Category Archives: Food

Mile High Poutine at the Blue Mountain Village!

Posted on August 1, 2014 by stenoodie

Due to the brief interruption of rain, thunder, and lightning just as we were strapped into our treetop trekking gear at our Blue Mountain summer getaway, we weren’t able to go on the Timber Challenge High Ropes course for another 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @MileHighPoutine, Blue Mountain Village, food blog, foodie, fun, Mile High Poutine, Nacho Libre, Philly Cheese Steak, poutine, relaxing, retreat, review, summer, travel, weekend | 4 Comments

Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #5: STOCK Restaurant Bar & Lounge

Posted on July 30, 2014 by stenoodie

STOCK Restaurant Bar & Lounge is located at the 31st floor of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in the Financial District of Toronto (read: fancy schmacy). Danny was awesome enough to make a reservation for the four of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged $45, 2014, 31st floor, @LiciousTO, @STOCKToronto, Bay Scallop & Atlantic Salmon Ceviche, Bay Street, dinner, downtown, fancy, Financial District, fine dining, Flourless Fudge Cake, food blog, foodie, free wifi, Lemon Thyme Roasted Chicken Supreme, prix fixe, restaurant review, Sea Bream, sky patio, Spinach Salad, STOCK, STOCK Restaurant Bar & Lounge, Strawberry Pavlova, Summerlicious, Toronto, Trump International Hotel & Tower, two levels, Veal Loin | 1 Comment

Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #4: Casa Manila

Posted on July 29, 2014 by stenoodie

Oh, man. I wanted really badly to have a good review for this restaurant and say that I liked my experience here, but I really didn’t have a good time. You’ll see why below. For my 4th Summerlicious restaurant — … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 2014, @CasaManilaTO, @LiciousTO, Casa Manila, Cassava Cake, chicken adobo, coconut ginger fish, Filipino, food blog, foodie, gamas, garlic shrimp, lumpia, lunch, prix fixe, restaurant review, Summerlicious, Toronto, ube taro smoothie, Ube-Taro Cake, York Mills Road | 10 Comments

Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #3: Shibui Robata Bar

Posted on July 28, 2014 by stenoodie

Just before we went out to Beyoncé and Jay Z’s phenomenal concert, On the Run Tour, 6 of us dined out at Shibui Robata Bar, a Japanese restaurant that has a fun twist with the way its food is cooked … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged $35, 2014, @LiciousTO, @shibuirobata, Adelaide, Black Cod, Chilean Sea Bass Dumplings, Cremini Mushrooms, Crispy Rice with Salmon/Tuna, dinner, downtown, food blog, foodie, Japanese, lamp chops, maki rolls, Passion Fruit Mousse, Petit Gateau, Pirikara Ebi Maki, pork belly, Prime Rib Eye, prix fixe, restaurant review, Shibui Robata Bar, Shibui Salmon Maki, shichimi pepper, Summerlicious, Toronto, Ume Yuzu Mojito | Leave a comment

Dinner at King Dragon Cuisine

Posted on July 27, 2014 by stenoodie

My family and I had dinner at King Dragon Cuisine specifically because it had a lobster dinner special going on at the time. It’s a really fancy-looking and high-end Chinese restaurant that is on the second floor at Commerce Gate in … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Bird's Nest, casserole, Chinese, Chinese food, Commerce Gate, Deep Fried Crispy Chicken, dinner, food blog, foodie, garlic, grouper fillet, Highway 7, King Dragon Cuisine, king mushroom, lobster, promotion, restaurant review, second floor, snow pea leaves, stir fried scallop, wok fried oysters | 1 Comment

Yummy Pho Vietnamese Cuisine [Defunct]

Posted on July 26, 2014 by stenoodie

My mom and I had a quick lunch here at Yummy Pho a couple of weeks ago. Yummy Pho is situated in the plaza behind First Markham Place and close to A LA Kitchen, among a couple of other restaurants. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Asian, bean sprouts, Beef Noodle Soup, curry beef brisket, FMP, food blog, foodie, grilled pork chop, lemon grass, lunch, Markham, noodles, pho, restaurant review, rice, Vietnamese, Vietnamese cuisine, Yummy Pho | 4 Comments

Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #2: Bloom Restaurant

Posted on July 25, 2014 by stenoodie

Joyce and I agreed to go to a Summerlicious restaurant to hang out and catch up. I would have never expected this Latin American restaurant, Bloom, to be as good as it was. Firstly, the restaurant itself is decorated very … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged $35, 2014, @BloomRestaurant, @LiciousTO, beef tenderloin skewers, bloom, Bloom Restaurant, Bread Pudding, ceviche, dinner, food blog, foodie, grilled calamari, ice cream log, Latin American, Nuevo Latino, prix fixe, restaurant review, seafood, South American, Summerlicious | 6 Comments

Japanese food at Manpuku

Posted on July 23, 2014 by stenoodie

Helen and I dined at Manpuku recently to try out the Japanese food and also to catch up. I really do love catching up with friends over good food! Manpuku is located immediately on McCaul Street to the side of … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged AGO, Baldwin Village, chicken soy sauce broth base ramen, clam dough balls, dinner, downtown, food blog, foodie, Japanese, Manpuku, Manpuku Ramen, OCAD, ramen, restaurant review, tofu nuggets, Toronto, Tsubugai clam dough balls, Tsubugaiyaki, Village by the Grange | 4 Comments

Panera Bread (Yonge & 16th location) [Defunct]

Posted on July 22, 2014 by stenoodie

I’ve already visited another location of Panera Bread before (the Yonge & Dundas one downtown), but since I visited this uptown location at Yonge & 16th lately, I decided to still blog about it. :] I’ve passed by this location … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @panerabread, apple, bakery, cream of broccoli soup, food blog, foodie, free wifi, French baguette, Frontega Chicken Sandwich, lunch, Panera Bread, pick two, restaurant review, Richmond Hill, tracker, Yonge & 16th | 1 Comment

Flower Pot Dessert at Aka Teppan

Posted on July 21, 2014 by stenoodie

Two months ago, I visited this popular Japanese fusion restaurant for some unique D.I.Y. food where you would cook the food on your own hot plate when it arrived. See my post about it here. On this visit, Mandy and … Continue reading →