Ohhh Canada at Smoke’s Poutinerie in celebration of Canada’s 150!

Smoke's Poutinerie Ohhh Canada poutine

Smoke’s Poutinerie located at 218 Adelaide Street West in Toronto

Canada’s 150th birthday only comes around once in a lifetime so Smoke’s Poutinerie has come up with “the most Canadian-themed dish the world has ever seen” to produce the Canadian of all Canadian poutines to celebrate this historic milestone!  (We all know poutine, a dish made with fresh hot French fries, smooth gravy, and fresh cheese curds, is *the* Canadian dish to enjoy and feast on!)   Continue reading

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Private Tasting at Origination Noodle House (Silver Star Blvd)

Origination Noodle rice noodles

Origination Noodle located at 633 Silver Star Blvd, Unit 119 in Scarborough

This past Wednesday, I was invited to Origination Noodle for a private tasting thanks to Sweven Media.  I arrived promptly at 6 p.m. and was the first one to arrive even before Minnie, the hostess.

Origination Noodle House is located at 633 Silver Star Boulevard and takes over the unit that used to be a previous noodle house Continue reading

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Chi’s Congee & Noodle House

Chi's Congee & Noodle House

Chi’s Congee & Noodle House located at 1177 Central Pkwy W, Unit 66 in Mississauga

Last weekend, we came here for lunch with Ken’s family.  Chi’s Congee & Noodle House is a standard Cantonese restaurant that serves rice, noodles, congee, stir-fried dishes, soups, and the like.  It’s located in the busy and popular Golden Square Centre in Mississauga.  The last time I was in this area was for the media tasting of the nearby Moral’s Village!

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Lim Ga Ne (Bloor Street West)

Lim Ga Ne cold noodles

Lim Ga Ne located at 680 Bloor St W in Toronto

After the BBQ Eats Festival, we ventured to downtown Korea Town and ended up at Lim Ga Ne for dinner.  We chose this restaurant based on the fact that it was dinner time and we wanted an available restaurant that wasn’t too empty but yet where we wouldn’t have to wait for a table either.  This one fit the bill. 😛

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First Time Attending a Toastmasters Session!

 Toastmasters session

Toastmasters session

This past Saturday, I attended my first Toastmasters session!  Toastmasters is all about public speaking and speaking on the fly!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

Fish at Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, Toronto. April 2017

This fish is IN focus. 🙂

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Dinner at Black Bear Japanese Fusion [Defunct/Rebranded to Bo Tree]

Black Bear Japanese Fusion white burger

Black Bear Japanese Fusion located at Remove term: 4568 Highway 7 Unit 3 4568 Highway 7, Unit 3 in Markham

Last Friday evening, Ken and I checked out the new restaurant at Kennedy and Highway 7 called Black Bear Japanese Fusion.  This Japanese fusion restaurant takes the place of a previous long-running Japanese sushi restaurant called Sushi on 7.  I still remember going there with my relatives many years ago when they were visiting Canada.   Continue reading

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Bagel Nash at Dufferin & Steeles

Bagel Nash falafels

Bagel Nash located at 81 Gerry Fitzgerald Dr in North York

More than a month ago, I entered a contest on Instagram courtesy of styledemocracyfood to win a chance to dine at Bagel Nash for myself and a friend.  I was lucky enough to be chosen and thus was finally able to redeem this prize of two drinks, two entrees, and two desserts at this bagel franchise last Friday.   Continue reading

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Dinner at NextDoor Restaurant

NextDoor Restaurant bone marrow

NextDoor Restaurant located at 2G6, 139 Main St Unionville in Markham

From the chef of Smash Kitchen & Bar comes a new restaurant, NextDoor Restaurant, that features Canadian fusion dishes in tapas style in the heart of Main Street Unionville (this sounds like an advertisement, eh? XD).  My friends and I decided to check this new place out after hearing about it on Instagram.   Continue reading

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