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: Signs

Posted on October 3, 2014 by stenoodie

Don’t you just love seeing these signs? It means that you’re travelling and on the journey to go to a different location. I love travelling and it’s pretty fun to see these signs on the highway as you pass them … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged car rides, fun, highway, postaday, road trip, signs, travel, weekly photo challenge | 28 Comments

Ho Garden Chinese Restaurant

Posted on October 2, 2014 by stenoodie

October 2014: First of all, I’m not sure who named this restaurant or why this restaurant is even named “Ho Garden” considering that we are in a country where English is one of the two official languages. I would understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Cachet Centre restaurants, casual, Chinese, Chinese wo choi sets, Egg Sandwich, Fish fillet and bitter melon in clay pot, food blog, food blogger, foodie, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Ho Garden Chinese Restaurant, Ho Garden dinner sets, Markham, noodle soup, restaurant review, satay beef, vermicelli, wonton, Woodbine, Woodbine and 16th Avenue Chinese food | 3 Comments

Gigantic Seafood Feast at Club 21

Posted on October 1, 2014 by stenoodie

When you think of Club 21, you really think that there is a club here! However, Club 21 is simply the name of a restaurant that resides inside the Fallsview Casino at the famed Niagara Falls. As such, no minors … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged bone marrow, clams, Club 21, Cornbread, delicious, escargot, fancy, food blog, foodie, French Onion Soup, Iced Shellfish Tower, king crab legs, lobster, mussles, Niagara Falls, no minors, overlooks the falls, Oyster Rockefeller, oysters, restaurant review, seafood, shrimp | 4 Comments

Malaysian and Singaporean food at Gourmet Malaysia

Posted on September 30, 2014 by stenoodie

After discovering that One2Snack was closed on a Wednesday, my mom and I ventured over to Gourmet Malaysia. This is a restaurant that I’ve heard has good and authentic Malaysian food so I was very excited to try this out! … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Ayam Percik, Ayam Percik Grilled Chicken with Coconut Sauce (boneless), best Malaysian restaurant in Toronto, Char Kwei Teow with Seafood, Chicken Satay, Curry chicken, drink, food blog, foodie, free wifi, Gourmet Malaysia, Gourmet Malaysia review, Hainanese Chicken on Rice, Indonesian, Kung Poh Beef Malaysian Style, lunch set, Malaysian, Mee Goreng, Nasi Goreng Fried Rice with Seafood in Belacan Sauce, noodles, popular, restaurant review, roti, Roti Cannai and Beef Curry, Sambal Prawns, sambal sauce, Scarborough, Seafood Pineapple Fried Rice, Singaporean, Toronto | 6 Comments

Dragon Dynasty Chinese Cuisine

Posted on September 29, 2014 by stenoodie

It’s a little surprising that it’s taken me this long to blog about this restaurant. Dragon Dynasty Chinese Cuisine is a Chinese restaurant that I’ve frequented many, many times. We visit this restaurant often for dim sum on Sundays and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Chinese, Dim sum, Dragon Dynasty Chinese Cuisine, food blog, foodie, restaurant review, Scarborough | 4 Comments

Serissa Cafe (defunct)

Posted on September 28, 2014 by stenoodie

Serissa is a bubble tea and Taiwanese cafe hidden away in the plaza where Gal’s Sushi and Green Grotto is at Highway 7 and Warden. I had seen friends post pictures of food and drinks Serissa but I had never … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged bubble tea, cafe, food blog foodie, grass jelly, Markham, milk tea, review, Serissa | 1 Comment

Royale Fine Dining & Banquet

Posted on September 27, 2014 by stenoodie

Another new Chinese restaurant has popped up in Scarborough (on the border to Markham)! We are so lucky here in Toronto that there are so many restaurants in town that you can never run out of new places to try. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Chinese, Dim sum, food blog, foodie, restaurant review, Royale Fine Dining and Banquet Hall, Scarborough, Toronto | Leave a comment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime

Posted on September 26, 2014 by stenoodie

Back in 2012, my friend Marilyn had the genius idea to celebrate her birthday over a scene most famous in Asian countries like Thailand and Taiwan and even the Disney movie, Tangled. We were in Milne Park and lit up … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged birthday, dark, fun, ice storm babies, light, Markham, Milne Park, night sky, nighttime, postaday, sky lanterns, weekly photo challenge, wishes | 2 Comments

Delicious Shanxi Food at Magic Noodle!

Posted on September 25, 2014 by stenoodie

For a quick lunch, my mom and I visited Magic Noodle. It’s a restaurant that I’ve heard several friends frequent lately so when we were in the area, I decided to check it out myself too. When I got there, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Asian, Chinese, food blog, foodie, free wifi, lamb kebob, Magic Noodle, noodles, restaurant review, Scarborough, Shanxi, soup noodles | 6 Comments

5 Summer Essentials (as requested by Man Crates)

Posted on September 24, 2014 by stenoodie

Recently, Man Crates (Gifts for Men) contacted me about doing a post on the 5 things I would put in a crate if I were to hold a summer cookout. After this summer of many delicious meals, BBQ’s, and quality time … Continue reading →