Monthly Archives: April 2015

Magic Noodle (Richmond Hill location)

Posted on April 30, 2015 by stenoodie

This restaurant screams “comfort food” to me. There’s nothing better any time of the year than to sit down with a bowl of hot soup noodles with a side dish or two of seasoned meat or meat prepared in a … Continue reading →

Yutaka Japanese Cuisine [Defunct]

Posted on April 29, 2015 by stenoodie

After a superior delivery of another Entrepreneur Seminar at the Toronto City Hall (we’re doing it big nowadays), we headed to a restaurant that was big enough to fit 20 of us for a late dinner. Yutaka Japanese Cuisine is only … Continue reading →

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Day 3 of Beijing 2015: Rickshaw Riding & Summer Palace

Posted on April 28, 2015 by stenoodie

Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Day 3 of being a Beijing tourist! Half of the trip is already done now. Today, we visited two salesy places and balanced out with three actual tourist spots. 🙂 After the same breakfast today (tried … Continue reading →

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Desserts & Snacks at ZenQ!

Posted on April 27, 2015 by stenoodie

Despite word-of-mouth, social media, and other high-tech ways to advertise, apparently old school snail mail still works! When I received a postcard-sized flyer about the opening of a new Asian dessert shop in Markham, I was intrigued by the clean … Continue reading →

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Day 2 in Beijing 2015: Great Wall & Street Food at Wangfujing‏

Posted on April 26, 2015 by stenoodie

Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Day 2 in Beijing! 😀 The day started off early with a breakfast buffet beginning at 6:30 a.m. in the dining area in the lobby. Just like my previous visit, you informed the hostess at the … Continue reading →

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Bombay Bhel (Thornhill location)

Posted on April 25, 2015 by stenoodie

I love trying out recommendations from friends! How do you know where to go if your friends, who likely have the same taste as you, don’t share with you great restaurants and food? This is what happened. TK casually mentioned … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion

Posted on April 24, 2015 by stenoodie

On the third night of our travels in New Zealand, we had a performance after our dinner buffet right at the hotel where we were staying at. On the lower level, there was a pool that also doubled as a … Continue reading →

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Folco’s Ristorante

Posted on April 23, 2015 by stenoodie

The other night, Angel and I had our long-awaited catch-up dinner at Folco’s Ristorante, an Italian restaurant I’ve always wanted to visit. This restaurant has shown up in the restaurant searches when searching in the Main Street Markham area. The … Continue reading →

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Day 1 in Beijing 2015: Arrival & Noodles

Posted on April 22, 2015 by stenoodie

Monday, March 23, 2015. Wheeee!!! So exciting!! I’m in Beijing again 😀 :D. Last time I was in Beijing was two years ago in the summer as part of the awesome DiSCOVER 2013 Program that was subsidized by the Mon … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Early Bird

Posted on April 17, 2015 by stenoodie

For this photo, we really did specifically get up early at 5 or 6 a.m. in the morning on our vacation so that we could see and get this shot. Early morning sunshine in the West Caribbean! Woohoo! The sun … Continue reading →