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.

Congee Queen (Agincourt Mall)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by stenoodie

So funny that I found myself here again so soon. There are so many Congee Queen‘s all across the GTA now and it doesn’t come as a surprise because of how delicious the Chinese food is and how affordable it … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 3850 Sheppard Ave E (Agincourt Mall) Unit 0425, Agincourt Mall, Chinese, Congee Queen, Curry Pad Thai with Shrimp & Chicken, eel fried rice, Empress Fried Rice, food blog, foodie, lunch set menu, minced beef with egg white thick soup, restaurant review, Scarborough, Sheppard, vegetable spring roll | 5 Comments

Product Review: Pentaxyl

Posted on May 6, 2015 by stenoodie

Pentaxyl is a blue and white bottle that contains ingredients like Vitamin A, C, and E, bearberry & licorice extracts, and Matrixyl® that work on both the epidermis and the dermis of the skin to reduce appearance of wrinkles, furrows, … Continue reading →

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Dinner at R&D

Posted on May 5, 2015 by stenoodie

I’ve been hearing a lot about this restaurant ever since it opened recently. R&D is located in Chinatown in downtown Toronto and is opened by the winner of the first ever MasterChef Canada cooking game show TV series, Eric Chong, and multiple … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 241 Spadina Ave, @rdspadina, @WOK_Lobster, Canadian, Chinatown, Chinese, Chinese-Canadian fusion food, Coconut Sugar Crème Brûlée, crème brûlée, Crispy Smoked Milk, CTV’s MasterChef Canada, Demon, dinner, downtown, Eric Chong, first season MasterChef winner, food blog, foodie, free wifi, fusion, Little Dragon Buns, malted milk ice cream, Masterchef Canada, oyster, poutine, R&D, R&D Restaurant, Rebel, restaurant review, Salmon Belly, Shiitake Polenta Fries, Shrimp Toast, Spadina, Toronto | 3 Comments

Hey Meatball

Posted on May 4, 2015 by stenoodie

By the name of this restaurant, Hey Meatball, you already know what they specialize in and that it’s clearly not a restaurant for you to go to if you are a vegan or vegetarian! (However, what’s interesting is that they actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 719 College Street, @TeamHeyMeatball, beef balls, ciabatta bun, downtown, food blog, foodie, Hey Meatball, Italian, Little Italy, local ingredients, meatballs, pork balls, Portugal Village, restaurant review, Rodfather, sandwich, self serve, Toronto | 2 Comments

Delucious: Korean Side-Dish Delivery [Defunct]

Posted on May 3, 2015 by stenoodie

Mark of Delucio (with an emphasis on the “luci”), a Korean side-dish delivery business based in Toronto, contacted me last week about providing me with some complimentary Korean side dishes to try and to share his mother’s story.

Posted in Complimentary Adventures, Food | Tagged bean sprout, coleslaw, complimentary, delivery, Delucious, family business, home delivery, how to increase vegetable intake, kimchi, Korean, Korean side-dish delivery, local, Mark & Lucy, no preservatives, promotional, radish, seaweed stem, spinach, Toronto, www.delucious.ca | 2 Comments

Tree Planting as part of Trees Across Toronto 2015

Posted on May 2, 2015 by stenoodie

I helped plant trees for the first time in spring 2013 when it was part of the DiSCOVER 2013 program events. I love participating in new experiences and planting a tree two years ago was definitely something new that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Philanthropy | Tagged @TOtrees, City of Toronto, families, free, gloves, L'Amoreaux North Park, mulch, public, Scarborough, shovels, shrubs, Toronto, tree planting, trees, Trees Across Toronto 2015, Trillium Lions, volunteer | Leave a comment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate

Posted on May 1, 2015 by stenoodie

When we were in New Zealand last month, we visited Rainbow Springs, a haven in New Zealand where hundreds of native trees and wildlife live. It’s also a place where they have raised and released more than 1,200 kiwi birds into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged coastal Redwood, dense, facility, giant sequoia trees, intricate, kiwi birds, leaves, native trees, nature, New Zealand, postaday, Rainbow Springs, Redwood trees, slender leaves, tourist, weekly photo challenge, wildlife | 15 Comments

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 →

Posted in Food | Tagged 1383 16th Ave. Unit D, 16th Ave., Beef Seasoned with Soy Sauce, Chinese, food blog, foodie, free wifi, fresh noodles, haggis, hand-pulled noodle, Hand-pulled Noodle with Haggis, House Special Beef Burger, House Special Hand-Pulled Noodles, lamb skewer, Leslie, Magic Noodle, Magic Noodle Richmond Hill, noodles, Organ Donor noodles, Popcorn Chicken, restaurant review, Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill noodles, saliva chicken, Shanxi sliced noodle, Steamed Chicken with Hot Sauce, Yang Kebab, 大槐树 | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Food | Tagged 157 Dundas Street W., a la carte, California roll, dinner, downtown, Dundas, eel, food blog, foodie, harvest, Japanese, miso soup, otoro, restaurant review, roll set dinner, rolls, salad, spicy tuna roll, sushi, Toronto, una-kyu, Yutaka Japanese Cuisine | 5 Comments

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 →