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Back in Toronto! pt 2
Stop! Reflection time! The reason I started this very blog was only a little more than a year ago in March of 2013. See the post here. I remember flying back from my Asia trip and into Toronto and starting … Continue reading
Parkview Restaurant (Hong Kong)
For lunch, we had quasi-Italian food at a classy-looking restaurant called Parkview Restaurant in the Sha Tin New Town Plaza. I call it quasi because you know it’s not truly authentic but it is definitely in the realm of Italian food. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchovy Fillet Olive Oil, Black Truffle Paste, Cheese Bun, food blog, foodie, Hokkaido Scallop and Mushroom with Stewed Organic Brown Rice, Homemade Tomato Salsa Sauce, Hong Kong, lunch, lunch set, New Town Plaza, Parkview, Parkview Restaurant, restaurant review, salad, Seafood Spaghetti with Lobster Cream Sauce, Sha Tin, Soft Bun, soup, Western
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Angular
For a more interesting interpretation of this week’s photo challenge of Angular, I choose this photo. For this mascot/cartoon character of a children’s clothing store, being angular is a way of life.
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Tagged angular, apm mall, cartoon, cute, Hong Kong, mascot, postaday, shopping, weekly photo challenge
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Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert
Toronto should have more of these! Why aren’t these more in the food industry? Is it because of big-name chains like Tim Hortons and Menchies that crowd out all the small-size snack shops? Or maybe because Torontonians care more for … Continue reading
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Tagged airport, black glutinous rice, Black Glutinous Rice in Coconut Juice with Extra Mango, chain, Chinese Herbal Jelly, coconut juice, cute, Dessert, everywhere, 許留山, food blog, foodie, fresh fruit, fruits, gui ling gao, Healthy Dessert, herbal jelly, Hong Kong, Hui Lau Shan, mango, Mango Delightful Trio, napkin, restaurant review, Sha Tin, sweet
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Ajisen Ramen (Hong Kong)
Everyone knows about Ajisen Ramen. It’s one of the first ramen places that popped up in Toronto before the ramen craze began. Before that, it’s always been a global franchise that has shown off its ramen and tendon pork ribs … Continue reading
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Tagged Ajisen Ramen, food blog, foodie, HKIA, Hong Kong, Japanese Deep Fried Chicken, ramen, restaurant review, soup broth
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御花園 (Hong Kong)
Simple meals are best! Despite loving unique dishes and out-of-the-ordinary cuisines or delicacies, I crave the simplest meals often. An example is congee! After many heavy meals with high GI foods, a meal with lots of veggies and simple carbs is best.
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Tagged breakfast, chow mein, congee, food blog, foodie, Hong Kong, peanut sauce, restaurant review, rice noodle, Sha Tin, simple, soy sauce, sui mai, Sui Wo Court, vermicelli, 御花園
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement
Achievement to most people is earning a specific level of education, game, acclaim, or quite simply an attainment of a previously set goal. Achievement is partnered with ‘success’ where we think that once we achieve something, we are successful.
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Tagged achievement, examples, graduation, life, milestones, postaday, weekly photo challenge
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Tsui Wah Restaurant (Hong Kong)
Tsui Wah Restaurant is located right next to Tai Hing. They are both HK-style restaurants where you can order breakfast sets, lunch sets, afternoon tea, dinner, and more (do I still refer to these cafes as ‘HK-style’ if they are … Continue reading
Cafe Aficionado (Hong Kong)
This was our third time dining at Cafe Aficionado, the all-you-can-eat buffet at the other side of Hong Kong International Airport. My relatives really enjoy this buffet as the food variety is huge, there is fresh and assorted sashimi, crab legs, … Continue reading
Chiuchow Garden Restaurant 潮江春
My family and I had dinner and morning dim sum at Chiuchow Garden Restaurant on two separate occasions. It’s a nice restaurant that has huge chandeliers that hang from their ceilings. It was the very first thing that I noticed.
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Tagged chandeliers, Chinese, Chiu Chow, Chiuchow Garden Restaurant, Dim sum, dinner, food blog, foodie, Hong Kong, oyster pancake, pork jelly, restaurant review, 潮江春
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