AllStar Wings & Ribs (Markham)

AllStar Wings & Ribs nachos

AllStar Wings & Ribs located at 9255 Woodbine Avenue, Unit 11 in Markham

I was craving wings and nachos this past Saturday so we went to the closest wings place — AllStar Wings & Ribs at Woodbine and 16th in Markham.  Even though I live super close to the Cachet Centre plaza where this AllStar Wings is, I’ve actually never been here before.  Thus, this was my first time at this location of this popular wings franchise restaurant.   Continue reading

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Ichiban Asian All You Can Eat

Ichiban All You Can Eat

Ichiban Asian All You Can Eat located at 4675 Steeles Ave E, 1R1 & 1R2 in Scarborough

Ichiban Asian All You Can Eat is a Japanese all-you-can-eat restaurant located in the Splendid China Mall on Steeles Avenue near Kennedy Road in Scarborough.  This restaurant opened sometime in 2016 last year and while I had been curious about it, I didn’t get a chance to visit it until this past Friday evening.   Continue reading

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Grand Opening Party of Pogue Mahone Pub and Kitchen!

Pogue Mahone

Pogue Mahone located at 777 Bay Street in Toronto

The Grand Opening Party of Pogue Mahone Pub and Kitchen at 777 Bay Street in downtown Toronto last night was a huge success!  Thank you to Fab Restaurant Concepts for inviting me to the newly renovated space last night in order to partake in the opening festivities!   Continue reading

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Hokkaido, Japan 2016 Day 4: Museums and Parks Galore in Hokkaido!

Abashiri Prison Museum

Visiting the Abashiri Prison Museum

October 5, 2016 ~ Day 4 in Hokkaido, Japan.

Today was great and full of short excursions to interesting museums and pit stops.

Just before breakfast, we squeezed in another dip in the onsen hot spring bath.  This time, taking it in the morning meant a different feel and experience.   Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Wish

Hokkaidō Shrine ema

Hokkaidō Shrine, Hokkaido. October 2016

I found it!  I found a photo that matches exactly with this week’s photo challenge samples! XD  This photo was taken at the Hokkaidō Shrine in Sapporo, Hokkaido when I was travelling there in October last year (see blog post about the visit here).  I photographed these wishes in the shrine.   Continue reading

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Hokkaido, Japan 2016 Day 3: Snow Museum, Daisetsuzan National Park, and Private Onsen

Hokuten no Oka Lake Abashiri Tsuruga Resort

Hallway leading into our private suite at Hokuten no Oka Lake Abashiri Tsuruga Resort

October 4, 2016 ~ Day 3 in Hokkadio, Japan.

On the third day of our Japan trip in Hokkaido, we woke up early for another amazing breakfast downstairs on the third floor of the Mercure Hotel for a hot continental breakfast.  As I had already blogged about it on the second day of our trip, I raved about all the amazing selections that this continental breakfast buffet had.   Continue reading

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Green Lemon Grass South East Asian Cuisine

Green Lemon Grass pho

Green Lemon Grass located at 9425 Leslie St in Richmond Hill (inside Richlane Mall)

I had a really bad first impression of this restaurant called Green Lemon Grass South East Asian Cuisine (香茅咖喱屋).  My mom and I dined here on a Sunday afternoon for an early dinner.  We arrived at 5 p.m.  Green Lemon Grass South East Asian Cuisine is located inside the Richlane Mall on Lesile Street north of 16th Avenue in Richmond Hill.  They serve Vietnamese pho and other South East Asian dishes.   Continue reading

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Hand Pulled Noodles at Big Beef Bowl [Defunct]

Big Beef Bowl

Big Beef Bowl located at 1 Byng Street

Mmm, Big Beef Bowl (大牛碗).  This was an amazing lunch of northern-style (Lan zhou style) Chinese noodles!!  Ken and I headed here on a Saturday around 1 p.m.  Big Beef Bowl is located on 1 Byng Street (tucked away from Yonge Street south of Finch) in North York.  Look out for Byng Street when you are looking for it otherwise you might miss it like we did.  It’s a very simple restaurant storefront with tiny letters even for their signage.   Continue reading

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Wow! Sushi in Markham

Wow! Sushi food

Wow! Sushi located at 15 Karachi Drive in Markham

Wow! Sushi is yet another restaurant that I found about through Instagram when I saw a fellow food blogger post about its high-quality sushi.  Thus, three friends and I decided to come here to check it out.

Wow! Sushi is located at the plaza at 15 Karachi Drive nearest the intersection of Markham Road and 14th Avenue in Markham.   Continue reading

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One Kitchen: Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros from One Kitchen

For my third and last meal from One Kitchen this time around, I made the Huevos Rancheros, a traditional Mexican breakfast.  I’ve actually had this breakfast before both at a restaurant and made at home before (you can check the previous recipe here).  I chose this again to make from the meal prep service, One Kitchen, because I wanted to see how they altered and customized the recipe — since every chef and recipe is different out there.   Continue reading

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