Category Archives: Food

Asian Fusion Tapas at Azyun Restaurant

Posted on July 20, 2018 by stenoodie

May 11, 2018: This was the night that my phone suddenly froze and I couldn’t get it to turn on until after the meal when I got home. Luckily, I was able to make it to Azyun Restaurant even though … Continue reading →

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Tracy Dessert at First Markham Place

Posted on July 19, 2018 by stenoodie

May 2, 2018: I desperately needed a visit to a Chinese dessert shop to get some herbal turtle jelly to soothe my heaty body, so I went to Tracy Dessert (许留山) at First Markham Place for it. (I always thought … Continue reading →

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Lunch and “Crazy Cookies” at the Dreamers’ Cafe

Posted on July 19, 2018 by stenoodie

April 21, 2018: After the Float Your Fanny event, we headed to Dreamers’ Cafe for lunch. When Amanda asked me if there was a restaurant in the Port Hope area that I’d like to try for lunch, I chose the … Continue reading →

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Vegan Banana Bread from Empire Espresso

Posted on July 18, 2018 by stenoodie

April 19, 2018: After the YamChops cookbook launch event, Grace and I headed down the street to find a local cafe to grab a drink and chitchat. She found Empire Espresso which was a really cute and hipstery cafe that … Continue reading →

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YamChops Cookbook Launch

Posted on July 17, 2018 by stenoodie

April 19, 2018: Back in mid-April, I had a pleasure of attending my first vegan cookbook launch event! YamChops is Toronto’s only vegan (plant-based) “butcher” and they were holding a media event for fellow bloggers and foodie friends to visit … Continue reading →

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Tasting Dinner at Shinta Japanese BBQ

Posted on June 5, 2018 by stenoodie

April 18, 2018: In April, I had the opportunity to dine at a new all-you-can-eat Japanese BBQ restaurant called Shinta Japanese BBQ. I had seen influencers post about this place on Instagram and had seen a so-called line-up to get into … Continue reading →

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King’s Noodle Restaurant in Chinatown Toronto

Posted on April 29, 2018 by stenoodie

April 13, 2018: We had a second dinner at King’s Noodle Restaurant (富豪麵家 ) in Chinatown after Otto’s Berlin Döner. I had been to this Chinese restaurant in autumn 2013 and fondly remembered their wonton noodle soups that were tasty and … Continue reading →

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German Street Food at Otto’s Berlin Doner

Posted on April 28, 2018 by stenoodie

April 13, 2018: After the AGO exhibit, we went for dinner in the area. I had found a Berlin restaurant that had high reviews located on Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market. Otto’s Berlin Döner was a small restaurant with a … Continue reading →

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Northern Chinese Cuisine at Northern Dumpling Kitchen

Posted on April 26, 2018 by stenoodie

April 12, 2018: This was a substandard lunch. After an early day of work for me, my mom and I headed to Times Square at Leslie and Hwy 7 for lunch. We picked Northern Dumpling Kitchen 興隆軒 as we noticed … Continue reading →

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Yummy Sichuan Food at Do Eat Chinese Restaurant

Posted on April 24, 2018 by stenoodie

April 10, 2018: I had such an amazing dinner here that was so fitting for my taste buds! 😀 Every month at a certain time time of the month no matter how hard I try to eat clean and more … Continue reading →