Category Archives: Food

Vietnamese Cuisine at Q1 Le Pho

Posted on June 2, 2020 by

January 18, 2020:  Lunch time, and I was famished!  My specific craving was a big hot bowl of Vietnamese pho, so we decided to check out Q1 Le Pho (1480 Major Mackenzie Dr E, Unit C2) at the Leslie Centre … Continue reading →

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Chiu Chow Cuisine at Vintage Garden Dining Room

Posted on June 1, 2020 by

January 4, 2020:  For my father-in-law’s birthday this year, we celebrated at Vintage Garden Dining Room (葡萄園會所), a bit of a hidden gem restaurant serving Chiu Chow cuisine.  The restaurant is located at 1038 McNicoll Avenue on the ground floor … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Dim Sum in Richmond Hill

Posted on May 31, 2020 by

January 1, 2020:  We started off the first day of the new year with brunch at Shanghai Dim Sum (城隍廟小吃) (330 Hwy 7, Unit #108,) at the Golden Court Plaza in Richmond Hill.  I had dined at their Scarborough location … Continue reading →

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Hot Pot Dinner at Legend Pot

Posted on May 29, 2020 by

December 31, 2019:  For the last meal of 2019, we went to Legend Pot (九鼎香) at Warden and Steeles in Markham for an all-you-can-eat hot pot dinner.  We wanted a fairly simple and economical hot pot experience and since we … Continue reading →

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Pidz Restaurant inside Quebec City Jean-Lesage International Airport

Posted on May 28, 2020 by

I finally have enough free time to go through my backlog and publish these old adventures!! 😀  This blog post is about the time we grabbed a bite to eat at the airport before we boarded the plane from Quebec … Continue reading →

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Pandemic 2020 Takeout Eats: Pho Time Authentic Vietnamese Eatery

Posted on May 27, 2020 by

This is not good.  We are ordering too much takeout during this pandemic!  Despite being so obedient the first month and eating exclusively home-cooked food to avoid interacting too much with the outside world, ever since we broke the seal … Continue reading →

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Pandemic 2020 Takeout Eats: The Owl of Minerva (Richmond Hill)

Posted on May 26, 2020 by

We ordered takeout from The Owl of Minvera this past weekend from their Richmond Hill location.  I’ve been to this popular Korean restaurant before at their other outposts: downtown, Markham (First Markham Place) and also Markham (Steeles and Silver Star).  … Continue reading →

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