Monthly Archives: June 2017

Media Tasting at Hotmess Tex Mex

This past Tuesday, there was a jojoinstameets media tasting at Hotmess Tex Mex.  If it weren’t for jojoinstameets, I would not have known about this neat little Tex Mex restaurant!  Hotmess Tex Mex resides on Queen Street West where there are … Continue reading

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Thai Food at Nana Restaurant

Last Saturday, after an amazing tasting at Dazzling Café, I headed downtown for a long-awaited dinner with some friends.  (We had been trying to schedule this dinner for a long time and due to postponements and delays, we finally were … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Delta

Who is suggesting these challenges for the weekly photo challenges!?  They’re rather uninspired and repetitive.  Last week we already had a similar theme.  I would love to see different and varied themes like “run”, “tiny”, “soft” or something very specific … Continue reading

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Private Tasting at Dazzling Café [Defunct]

I feel so grateful and lucky to be able to attend so many media tastings lately. 😀   This recent one that I attended on the weekend was to Dazzling Café, a popular Taiwanese café that has grown to over … Continue reading

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Sugar Marmalade (Markham)

June 2017:  After a hot and thirsty day hammering and constructing framing parts for the townhouse at Habitat for Humanity, Ken and I were still able to meet up for a meal at night. 😀  We chose a restaurant somewhere … Continue reading

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First Time Volunteering at Habitat for Humanity (140 Pinery Trail)

This past Saturday, I participated with the Toronto Trillium Lions Club in our first volunteering event with the Habitat for Humanity to work on one of their current build sites.  “Habitat for Humanity Canada is a national, non-profit organization working towards … Continue reading

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Desserts at Taiwanese-inspired Light Café

On Friday evening, my girls and I met up for dinner at Light Café.  I had seen photos from Light Café pop up since last summer on social media and since then had always been intrigued to go to try it … Continue reading

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Private Tasting Lunch at Holt’s Café

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting Holt’s Café for a private tasting with my friend to try out items from their brand new menu.  Holt’s Café is located inside Holt Renfrew, the “chain of high-end Canadian department stores specializing … Continue reading

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Media Tasting at Lone Star Texas Grill (Etobicoke)

The first and only time I had stepped into a Lone Star Texas Grill was all the way back in university, which is really about ten years ago.  I remember that visit as fairly lackluster and since then hadn’t had … Continue reading

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$1 Food Specials at Grand Opening of Club 1806

I had noticed this event float up on my Facebook feed a couple of weeks before the event on June 2 and I was highly intrigued by it.  It advertised $1 food dishes after 10 p.m. at Southern Accent.  They … Continue reading

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