Cheese Soirée at Whole Foods Market Unionville!

Whole Foods Market Unionville Cheese

Whole Foods Market Unionville located at 3997 Hwy 7 in Markham

Last night, there was a Cheese Soirée held at the Whole Foods Market in Unionville.  Thanks to a Facebook sponsored ad, I saw this event float up in my newsfeed and I was highly intrigued.  For only $5 donation, there was going to be a cheese soirée!  This Whole Foods Market was close to me and thus, I thought why not and RSVPed to go.   Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: It IS Easy Being Green!

 green collage

Taken from various parts of the world. 2008-2016

I love these colour challenges!  I remember the last one I did was for the colour orange and I had so much fun picking out photos that were similar in terms of its colour scheme.  For this week’s challenge, the focal point is green everything!  Here are the photos that I came up with.  You can click the photo to enlarge it.  (Actually, I should have included my first ever pint of green beer too!  Ah well. 😛 ) Continue reading

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Chocolate Tour & Sampling at Chocolate F/X

Chocolate F/X chocolate covered strawberry

Chocolate F/X located at 335 Four Mile Creek Rd in St. Davids, Ontario

“If you can’t dip it in chocolate, it’s not worth eating!”  That’s the slogan of the Chocolate F/X chocolate shop that we visited when we were in Niagara Falls this past weekend.  Chocolate F/X is actually located in the town of St. Davids but it’s only a 15-minute drive from the Falls or a 15-minute from Niagara-on-the-Lake.   Continue reading

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Breakfast and Brunch at The Flour Mill Restaurant

The Flour Mill Restaurant

The Flour Mill Restaurant located at 6080 Fallsview Blvd in Niagara Falls

We were able to enjoy two meals at The Flour Mill Restaurant at the Old Stone Inn Boutique Hotel when we stayed there this past weekend.  To start off, the Old Stone Inn Boutique Hotel is an absolutely magnificent and beautifully rustic hotel that used to be a former flour mill dating back to 1904.  This made for a very historic and characteristic restaurant housed inside the boutique hotel where the walls were made with stone.   Continue reading

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T.G.I. Fridays (Niagara Falls)

T.G.I. Fridays Skillet

T.G.I. Fridays located at 5940 Victoria Ave. in Niagara Falls

This past Saturday evening, we for an early dinner at T.G.I. Fridays in Niagara Falls.  I had never been to this American chain restaurant before and was (as always) excited to try a new restaurant! 😀  They are located primarily in the United States with only a couple of locations in Canada — like this one in Niagara Falls.   Continue reading

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Nam Vietnamese Restaurant

Nam Vietnamese Restaurant pho

Nam Vietnamese Restaurant located at 9206 Leslie St in Richmond Hill

The first time that we tried to check out this restaurant, they were unexpectedly closed on a Sunday.  Fortunately, the next time that we visited again, it was open.  Nam Vietnamese Restaurant is a Vietnamese restaurant with elements of Cambodia and Vietnam located on the corner of Leslie Street and 16th Avenue in Richmond Hill Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Atop

view from R66 Revolving Restaurant

R66 Revolving Restaurant, Hong Kong. August 2008

A blast from the past!  This photo is from June 2008 when we went to R66 Revolving Restaurant, the only 360° revolving restaurant in Hong Kong located in Wan Chai.  I felt very grateful that our family friends brought us to this buffet for lunch where we got to enjoy an incredible view of Hong Kong.  This picture is almost eight years old and yet the restaurant remains there and retains its former name too!   Continue reading

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Millie Café Markham

 Millie Cafe Markham

Millie Café located at 8321 Kennedy Rd, Unit 1065 in Markham

After our brunch at Alchemy Coffee just a couple of minutes away from Langham Square, Priscilla and I went to Millie Café to try out their infamous Mille Crêpe cakes.

Millie Café is fairly newly opened and I had been wanting to come here after seeing photos on Instagram.   Continue reading

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Brunch at Alchemy Coffee

Alchemy Coffee brunch

Alchemy Coffee located at 4361 Hwy 7 in Markham

Alchemy Coffee is yet another restaurant that I had wanted to visit after seeing it on social media (they opened almost a year ago in May 2016), so this past Sunday, Priscilla and I had the chance to visit it for brunch on a Sunday.  Alchemy Coffee is located on Highway 7 close to Kennedy Road.  It’s located on a very small strip plaza so you’ll have to watch out for it when driving so as not to miss the entrance.   Continue reading

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