Cookie Monster Ice Cream from Fugo Desserts!

Fugo Cookie Monster ice cream

Fugo Desserts located at 205 Dundas St W in Toronto

A year after its debut, I finally tried the ice cream from Fugo!  (I had stepped into this store and passed by it when it opened but was either too full from other sweet desserts or wasn’t in the mood for trying it at the time.)  The Cookie Monster Ice Cream from Fugo came to fame a year ago when the blue-dyed cookies and cream ice cream made Continue reading

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Trying out the Burgers at Rudy!

Rudy burgers

Rudy Restaurant located at 619 College St in Toronto

After gawking with the giant rubber non-quacking duck (:D), we headed towards Little Italy for a taste of burgers!  I had seen the burgers from Rudy advertised on Instagram and many foodies had stated that it was a hit burger.  Since it was Canada Day, Rudy was actually given out free burgers Continue reading

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Media Tasting at CANO Restaurant

CANO Restaurant pizzas

CANO Restaurant is located at 1108A St Clair Ave W in Toronto

This past Wednesday, I had the pleasure of attending another DKLoEvents for a media tasting at CANO Restaurant.  This is an Italian restaurant (with Mediterranean influences) that is located in the west-mid-side area of Toronto.  Its major intersection is St. Clair Avenue West and Dufferin Street (St. Clair West Subway Station is the Continue reading

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Media Tasting at Hotmess Tex Mex

Hotmess Tex Mex food

Hotmess Tex Mex

This past Tuesday, there was a jojoinstameets media tasting at Hotmess Tex Mex.  If it weren’t for jojoinstameets, I would not have known about this neat little Tex Mex restaurant!  Hotmess Tex Mex resides on Queen Street West where there are a number of notable eats already; it seems like Queen Street West (Little Italy) is becoming quite the food scene for Continue reading

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Thai Food at Nana Restaurant

Nana Restaurant interior

Nana Restaurant located at 785 Queen St W in Toronto

Last Saturday, after an amazing tasting at Dazzling Café, I headed downtown for a long-awaited dinner with some friends.  (We had been trying to schedule this dinner for a long time and due to postponements and delays, we finally were able to meet up!)  Nana is a Thai restaurant that I’ve heard about for about two years when I Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Delta

sunset views

Markham, Ontario. June 2017

Who is suggesting these challenges for the weekly photo challenges!?  They’re rather uninspired and repetitive.  Last week we already had a similar theme.  I would love to see different and varied themes like “run”, “tiny”, “soft” or something very specific and see what everyone comes up with and not these Continue reading

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Private Tasting at Dazzling Café [Defunct]

Dazzling Café food

Dazzling Café located at 37 Sheppard Ave E in North York

I feel so grateful and lucky to be able to attend so many media tastings lately. 😀   This recent one that I attended on the weekend was to Dazzling Café, a popular Taiwanese café that has grown to over 200 locations worldwide!  Dazzling Café recently opened at Sheppard and Yonge in North York and I was really Continue reading

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Sugar Marmalade (Markham)

 Sugar Marmalade Markham interior

Sugar Marmalade located at 3255 Hwy 7 #19 in Markham

June 2017:  After a hot and thirsty day hammering and constructing framing parts for the townhouse at Habitat for Humanity, Ken and I were still able to meet up for a meal at night. 😀  We chose a restaurant somewhere in the area and I suggested Sugar Marmalade (糖记甜品) as I had never Continue reading

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First Time Volunteering at Habitat for Humanity (140 Pinery Trail)

140 Pinery Trail Habitat for Humanity group photo

Habitat for Humanity at 140 Pinery Trail

This past Saturday, I participated with the Toronto Trillium Lions Club in our first volunteering event with the Habitat for Humanity to work on one of their current build sites.  “Habitat for Humanity Canada is a national, non-profit organization working towards a world where everyone has a Continue reading

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Desserts at Taiwanese-inspired Light Café

Light Café black sesame dessert

Light Café

On Friday evening, my girls and I met up for dinner at Light Café.  I had seen photos from Light Café pop up since last summer on social media and since then had always been intrigued to go to try it out.  It’s a Taiwanese-inspired café with savory items like hot sandwiches, mini pizzas, salads, soup, and baked potatoes as well as lots of Continue reading

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