Author Archives: stenoodie

About stenoodie

I'm a stenographer, foodie, avid traveller, and mom of 3 who loves to share her experiences with the world.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Satisfaction

Posted on July 26, 2017 by stenoodie

There’s nothing that satisfies me more than a good meal. I’m talking about the REALLY good meals where the taste of food is delicious and the portion is substantial and you are left completely satisfied and content. The price of … Continue reading →

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Seven-Course Tasting Menu at Canis Restaurant

Posted on July 25, 2017 by stenoodie

I had a wonderful tasting menu at a relatively new restaurant called Canis Restaurant last week to kick off the weekend! 😀 I’m so glad that my foodie friends invited me to try this with them as I probably wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Tasting the New Summer Items at the Yonge & Eglinton location of Paramount Fine Foods

Posted on July 24, 2017 by stenoodie

Thanks to Liquid Communications, I was once more invited to Paramount Fine Foods to partake in a private tasting for myself and a guest to try out their food and help them promote their menu. This time, the goal of … Continue reading →

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Summerlicious 2017 Restaurant: Liberty Commons at Big Rock Brewery

Posted on July 23, 2017 by stenoodie

The only Summerlicious restaurant I participated in this year was Liberty Commons at Big Rock Brewery. This was such a uncommon practice for me; I used to attend the licious restaurants religiously and would go to more than one restaurant in … Continue reading →

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Tasting Dinner at Mabu Generation

Posted on July 22, 2017 by stenoodie

This past Tuesday, I was invited to Mabu Generation to a tasting event organized by DKLoEvents. I had been to Mabu Generation for dinner with my friend previously (that blog post is available here). From that visit, I didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Italian Dinner at PAESE Ristorante

Posted on July 21, 2017 by stenoodie

After our escape game at Casa Loma, Priscilla and I went to PAESE Ristorante for dinner! I had won a $50 gift card to PAESE (thank you @girlswithnofrills for hosting the contest!) and was eager to redeem it. Thus, it … Continue reading →

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This week’s steno adventures

Posted on July 20, 2017 by stenoodie

This was a crazy week of steno adventures. 😀 :O It started on Monday. I was supposed to sit on the same matter for all five days this week (a feat that I still haven’t achieved yet — earlier this … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged court reporting, steno adventures, steno blogger, stenography | Leave a comment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Unusual

Posted on July 19, 2017 by stenoodie

Today I saw something unusual outside the window. First of all, it was an unusual move on my part as I rarely look out the window (for an extended period of time anyway) to notice anything significant. I was on … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged downtown Toronto, from the ninth floor, postaday, things you see when you look at the window, Toronto, Unusual, weekly photo challenge | 12 Comments

Today’s steno jobS

Posted on July 18, 2017 by stenoodie

Today was a hectic day. First, we started off with the penalty hearing of the below job. Normally I don’t disclose the cases that I work on for privacy reasons but this is a public record and the main premise … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged court reporting, stenography | 4 Comments

Playing Escape Casa Loma – King of the Bootleggers

Posted on July 17, 2017 by stenoodie

It’s been a while since I wrote up a review for an escape game and that’s because it HAS been a while since I stepped into one to play! 😛 I love escape games but it’s not always easy to … Continue reading →