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2017 BBQ Eats Festival: Toronto

Posted on June 15, 2017 by stenoodie

2017 BBQ Eats Festival held at Ontario Place at 955 Lake Shore Boulevard West in Toronto

I was first alerted to this BBQ Eats Festival in early May and I even registered for the event to get two free tickets. Fast forward to the event last weekend and I found out that the event itself was actually free all along and thus my two free tickets weren’t really so free at all lol. (Upon closer reading of the description, the tickets enabled me to get into the event one hour early… entry line bypass.)

The inaugural 2017 BBQ Eats Festival was held Continue reading →

First Time Attending a Toastmasters Session!

Posted on June 14, 2017 by stenoodie

Toastmasters session

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

I had heard about Toastmasters a couple of years ago and had already been intrigued but didn’t take the plunge Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

Posted on June 14, 2017 by stenoodie

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, Toronto. April 2017

This fish is IN focus. 🙂

That’s all. Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 13, 2017 by stenoodie

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

Posted on June 13, 2017 by stenoodie

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

Posted on June 12, 2017 by stenoodie

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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Game of Cheese Grand Opening Tasting [Defunct]

Posted on June 8, 2017 by stenoodie

Game of Cheese located at 505 Hwy 7, Unit 50in Thornhill

This past Saturday, I was invited to a new restaurant called Game of Cheese as part of their Grand Opening which included a dinner tasting menu where we were able to try some of their cheese-inspired and Asian Fusion items. Game of Cheese comes from the invention of Chef Frank Liu, the head chef of KaKa All You Can Eat. Game of Cheese is located in the ever-popular (and perpetually changing) Commerce Gate plaza Continue reading →

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Big Beef Bowl (Markham)

Posted on June 7, 2017 by stenoodie

Big Beef Bowl located at 8362 Kennedy Rd in Markham

Big Beef Bowl has opened up their newest second location in Markham at the very popular Peachtree/New Kennedy Square plaza! The first time that I tried the noodles and food from Big Beef Bowl was earlier this year when Ken and I went to their original location at Yonge & Finch and absolutely loved our meal since all the noodles were made fresh to order and we could see the hand pulled noodles being pounded Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Order

Posted on June 7, 2017 by stenoodie

Mi’hito Sushi Laboratory, Toronto. June 2017

I’m so tempted to put up a photo of something that is in DISarray this week — since I can think of a few things that are disorderly this week — but alas I came up with this one: Sushi burritos in order! This was taken at a recent food tasting where almost always the food displays meant for photography are organized and staged in neat and meticulous ways.

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Booster’s On Main

Posted on June 6, 2017 by stenoodie

(View from Booster’s On Main patio). Booster’s On Main located at 175 Main St Unionville in Markham

After a fun and successful photo shoot in Main Street Unionville, we went to Booster’s on Main to quench our thirst and for some bites. At this time, the sun was beginning to set but the weather outside was still good enough to squeeze in some patio time. Thus, Ken and I asked to be seated outside on the patio. Luckily, we were able to nab the last one.

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