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Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #6: 93 Harbord

Posted on July 20, 2014 by stenoodie

For my 6th Summerlicious restaurant this 2014 season, I ate with three other friends at 93 Harbord. What’s interesting about this restaurant is that their name is the same as their address. That way if you ever meet up with … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 93 Harbord, @LiciousTO, dinner, downtown, food blog, foodie, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, prix fixe, restaurant review, Summerlicious 2014, Toronto | 4 Comments

Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #7: Origin North

Posted on July 19, 2014 by stenoodie

There aren’t very many uptown Summerlicious restaurants to choose from but I still managed to meet up with a friend for lunch. One of these happened to be Origin North which is located in the Bayview Village shopping area. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @LiciousTO, @originnorth, @origintoronto, apple cabbage slaw, Bayview Village, Chilled Gazpacho, food blog, foodie, Fresh Fish Cake, Fried Chicken Sandwich, lunch, Origin North, parfait, prix fixe, restaurant review, Samosas, Summerlicious 2014, Toronto | 2 Comments

Dim Sum at Yang’s Chinese Cuisine

Posted on July 17, 2014 by stenoodie

Yang’s Chinese Cuisine is located in Markham near Highway 7 and Leslie. It’s your typical Chinese restaurant where you check off the items you want to order on a sheet of paper and submit it to the server who will … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Chicken Pie in Portuguese Sauce, Chinese, Congee with Lean Pork & Preserved Duck Egg, Deep Fried Chicken Wings with Spicy Salt, Dim sum, food blog, foodie, Highway 7, Leslie, Malaysian Durian Pastry, Markham, Pan Fried Bun with Minced Meat & Vegetables in Abalone Sauce, restaurant review, Steamed Beef Tendons with Chu Hau Sauce, Steamed Chicken with Fish Maw, Steamed Dumpling with Pea Sprouts Leaves & King Mushroom, Steamed House Special Shrimp Dumpling, Steamed Rice Roll with Shrimp, Steamed Shui Mai with Minced Shrimp and Rice, Steamed Yam Roll with Mushroom, tea, Yang's Chinese Cuisine | 2 Comments

Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #8: Grasslands

Posted on July 16, 2014 by stenoodie

This is the first time that I’ve had vegan food at a western restaurant. By vegan food, I mean that the restaurant actually makes mock meat, also known as seitan. I was happily surprised to see Grasslands on this year’s summerlicious … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged $25, @GrasslandsTO, @LiciousTO, Burger Board, Chocolate Bundt, Crispy Kings, dinner, downtown, food blog, foodie, gluten-free, Grasslands, Grilled Seitan Steak, king mushrooms, mock meat, nut free, popular, prix fixe, Queen West, reservations, restaurant review, Root Slaw, seitan, Toronto, Vanilla Cake, vegan, Vegetarian, wheat free | 6 Comments

Lunch at the Sunshine Spot

Posted on July 14, 2014 by stenoodie

I couldn’t believe how amazing the Eggs Benedict was at this restaurant! Sunshine Spot resides at a small plaza on Sheppard Avenue in North York between Leslie and Bayview next to a sushi restaurant. It isn’t a place that you … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @SunshineSpotCa, all day breakfast, breakfast, Eggs Benedict, food blog, foodie, Hollandaise sauce, home fries, North York, peameal bacon, restaurant review, Sheppard, smoked salmon, Sunshine Spot | 5 Comments

Rock Lobster

Posted on July 13, 2014 by stenoodie

Rock Lobster has been on my to-go-to list for a while now so I was very happy when Christine and I were finally able to set a time to go there to try it out. While walking from the Dundas … Continue reading →

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A Little Meal and Catch-up at Wimpy’s Diner

Posted on July 12, 2014 by stenoodie

My friend Grace currently suffers from an autoimmune disease and has eczema which has plagued her life and normal day-to-day routine for the past several months. She’s slowly getting better but is still only able to come out on really good … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 404, @wimpysdiner, cheddar cheese, dine-in, diner, food blog, foodie, greasy, highway, Junior Burger Melt, Philly Chicken sandwich, restaurant review, Shops on Steeles, Thornhill, Wimpy's Diner | 5 Comments

A Late Lunch at Symposium Café

Posted on July 10, 2014 by stenoodie

After another really tiring court reporting session, I had a late lunch at Symposium Café with my mom on a Tuesday afternoon. There are many locations of this casual cafe all around GTA with the most recent one opening in … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @CafeSymposium, cream of broccoli, Crispy Chicken Wrap, food blog, foodie, Jambalaya, lunch, patio, restaurant review, soup, Symposium Cafe, Thornhill | 3 Comments

Las Vegas Eats 2014: Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen + Bar

Posted on July 8, 2014 by stenoodie

It was our last night in Vegas! I was going to miss it; all the good food, the energy, the sparse yet comfortable crowds, the dry heat, all the new things I got to see — we had to make … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Eats 2014: Jean-Philippe Pâtisserie

Posted on July 7, 2014 by stenoodie

Calvin, Danny, Eric, and I were exploring the Bellagio Hotel on the first night of Vegas after our Cirque du Soleil Zarkana show and happened to pass by Jean-Philippe Pâtisserie. It’s an European-style pastry shop that stands out since there’s a beautiful display … Continue reading →