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.

Peruvian dishes at El Fogon

Posted on June 14, 2013 by stenoodie

Last night, a friend and I tried Peruvian food at El Fogon. It’s a nice little restaurant on St. Clair West. I was the first person to walk into the restaurant at 7 p.m. on a Thursday night, but as … Continue reading →

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Steno Progress

Posted on June 10, 2013 by stenoodie

Six students passed their speed tests this weekend. Woohoo! So happy when I got the e-mails informing me that they passed and and four of them were my former theory students. YAY!

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Fishmen Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant [Relocated]

Posted on June 10, 2013 by stenoodie

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My Favourite Dishes at Golden Shanghai Restaurant

Posted on June 9, 2013 by stenoodie

June 2013: This is a restaurant that serves Shanghai food that I’ve visited every so often over the past several years. I don’t remember when was the first time I stepped into this restaurant as it was many years ago, … Continue reading →

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My First Time Eating at Banh Mi Boys

Posted on June 8, 2013 by stenoodie

I finally had a chance to visit the esteemed Banh Mi Boys! It’s a Vietnamese sandwich (called a “banh mi”) shop that also sells the popular “kimchi fries”. It was obvious that we had to go there to these all … Continue reading →

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A First Dinner Visit to Richmond Station

Posted on June 7, 2013 by stenoodie

My friend and I visited this little restaurant called Richmond Station a week ago to have a nice catch-up dinner since she had just returned from teaching overseas and travelling away from home for over two years. It was a quaint … Continue reading →

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Heading to Music City in August!

Posted on June 6, 2013 by stenoodie

Yay! I just booked my plane tickets to Nashville, Tennessee for August for the NCRA Annual Convention! Yay!!! I’ve also just registered for the event too. Heh. I got excited reading about the resort that the Convention is being held … Continue reading →

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Yamamoto Japanese Cuisine [Defunct]

Posted on June 2, 2013 by stenoodie

My friends and I went to a Japanese all-you-can-eat restaurant last night and I was pleasantly surprised at the quality and yumminess of the food! It’s a new restaurant that opened up at Market Village where the Mongolian grill place … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged all-you-can-eat, baked half lobster, desserts, dinner, food, food blog, foodie, Japanese, Market Village, restaurant review, sushi, Toronto, Yamamoto Japanese Cuisine | Leave a comment

Translation Statistics

Posted on June 2, 2013 by stenoodie

On Friday, I shadowed a fellow friend and former CCVS grad and now court reporter at an examination for discovery. There was an interpreter for this examination and it pertained to a local business! I was pretty excited for it … Continue reading →

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Short shadowing session

Posted on May 29, 2013 by stenoodie

I shadowed Lisa today again on a case! Yay! To my surprise, the case was only 48 minutes lol. We started at 10 a.m. sharp and before we even had any sort of break at all, the lawyer announced he … Continue reading →