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Kam Lo Dessert

Posted on December 13, 2016 by stenoodie

Kam Lo Dessert located at 50 Mei King St, To Kwa Wan in Hong Kong

Sept 22, 2016 – Kam Lo Dessert 甘露甜品

After our lunch at Kings H. K. Style Cafe, Willa and I walked a few blocks over to a well known old-school Chinese dessert shop called Kam Lo Dessert (甘露甜品). This was definitely a classic and traditional Chinese dessert shop from the look of it. Kam Lo Dessert also sold congee, “car noodles”, and street eats in addition to desserts.
Their walls were plastered with Chinese columnists and articles praising their desserts as well as menus written in Chinese.

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Sichuan Kungfu Fish

Posted on December 12, 2016 by stenoodie

Sichuan Kungfu Fish located at 9021 Leslie Street, Unit 4 in Richmond Hill

Sichuan Kungfu Fish (麻省理功) is a bit of a hidden gem if you like Sichuan and spicy food as much as I do. It is located on Leslie Street north of Highway 7 in Richmond Hill in the Fusion Place plaza where there is also a Chi Star House and Day & Night Angus Beef Hot Pot restaurant. This restaurant is fairly new as I don’t recall seeing it half a year ago. Continue reading →

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Toronto Trillium Lions Club Toy and Care Package Drive 2016

Posted on December 11, 2016 by stenoodie

Toronto Trillium Lions Club Toy and Care Package Drive 2016

Every December, the Toronto Trillium Lions Club gets together to raise awareness and collect toys to support a local toy drive as well as deliver care packages to those in need. I was really glad that I was available this year to join them! 🙂 Continue reading →

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Spring Rolls at Dundas

Posted on December 10, 2016 by stenoodie

Spring Rolls located at 40 Dundas St W in Toronto

Spring Rolls is a Pan-Asian restaurant that has many locations all over the Greater Toronto Area. I have dined at previous Spring Rolls locations before including this one at Dundas Street across from the Eaton Centre. (But this is my first blog post about it!) 😉 Continue reading →

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The Old Spaghetti Factory

Posted on December 9, 2016 by stenoodie

The Old Spaghetti Factory located at 54 The Esplanade in Toronto

The very first time I dined at The Old Spaghetti Factory was several years ago in my university days when we had a small reunion with friends. I remember the good Italian food and the beautiful one-of-a-kind decor that was housed inside this restaurant. According to their website, they were: Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: New Horizon

Posted on December 9, 2016 by stenoodie

Mississauga City, Toronto. October 2016

This week’s theme of “new horizon” is related to setting a new goal or plan for the new year. I remember earlier this year when I was sent to work out of a new location in Mississauga, I saw this beautiful new view of the city that I had never seen before. My goal for the coming year is that I will continue to work out of new environments, law firms, office boardrooms, and the like to always have new horizons to strive for and work in. Continue reading →

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Mini Hot Pots at Spicy Mafia! [Defunct]

Posted on December 8, 2016 by stenoodie

Spicy Mafia located at 20 Gibson Drive, Unit 111A in Markham

Last night, I had the pleasure to dine at one of the newest hot pot restaurants in Markham called Spicy Mafia! Spicy Mafia is located at 20 Gibson Drive and takes over the spot where HOPO used to be. Spicy Mafia is a hot pot restaurant that specializes in mini hot pot and noodle pots customized for the customer in individual pots! This means that you get to choose your own soup base, your own meats, dipping sauces, and noodles! Continue reading →

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A-Game Café (Board Game Café)

Posted on December 7, 2016 by stenoodie

A-Game Café located at 240 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor in Toronto

A-Game Café is a board game café situated on Queen Street West in the heart of Toronto. At the time of writing, they have a Groupon deal where you only have to pay $12 for unlimited gameplay for two people with a $10 food credit too. The regular sitting fee at A-Game Cafe is $3.50 per person per hour or $7 per person for unlimited gameplay. This Groupon deal of just $12 was definitely one of the best deals to get to have a fun afternoon of board game playing in this cafe! Continue reading →

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Dim Sum at Dragon Boat Fusion Cuisine

Posted on December 6, 2016 by stenoodie

Dragon Boat Fusion Cuisine located at 160 E Beaver Creek Rd #4-6 in Richmond Hill

Dim Sum at Dragon Boat Fusion Cuisine is a highly regarded Chinese restaurant serving dim sum in the Richmond Hill region. Many people say that it serves some of the best dim sum in town and that in order to get a table during the weekends, you have to arrive early and line-up even before the restaurant is open! (Indeed, I have seen a friend’s photo on Facebook where the line-up wound around the corner of the restaurant.) Ken and I were excited to try this place out. 😀

Dragon Boat Fusion Cuisine opens at 9 a.m. every day. I heard that people say that you have to be there by 8:30 a.m. to get a table on the weekend so we were there promptly by around 8:40 a.m.

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Hot Taste Restaurant 糊塗樓

Posted on December 5, 2016 by stenoodie

Hot Taste Restaurant located at 324 Highway 7 East, Unit 1 in Richmond Hill

It was Friday night and my mom and I dined at this restaurant that we hadn’t been to before. Hot Taste Restaurant (糊塗樓) is located at the Ho-View Plaza on Highway 7 near Chalmers Road and is a Chinese Sichuan restaurant. Just as the name of the restaurant implies, they serve a lot of spicy and hot food! Just as the name of the restaurant implies, they serve a lot of spicy and hot food!

We arrived shortly after 5 p.m. and were one of the first customers to dine in. In fact, some of the kitchen staff were finishing up their dinner as we arrived. Continue reading →