stenoodie

OktoberFEAST 2016 Supporting the Canadian Cancer Society at Markham Museum

Posted on October 23, 2016 by stenoodie

OktoberFEAST 2016 located at Markham Museum at 9350 Markham Rd. in Markham

OktoberFEAST 2016 was held last night at the Markham Museum near Markham Road and 16th Avenue in Markham. It was an event where local food and drink vendors came together to raise funds to fight against cancer by supporting the Canadian Cancer Society.

I was aware of this event a month ago when Andrea, the digital content specialist at CCS, contacted me about helping them to promote this event in exchange for some compensation and free admission to the event. Continue reading →

Posted in Complimentary Adventures, Food | Tagged 'Ono poke bowl, 9350 Markham Rd. Markham, @batlgroundsaxe twitter, @northpokeTO twitter, @thewickedSin twitter, @WafelBar twitter, autumn festivals in Toronto, BATL Axe Throwing, Brickworks Cider, Canto Sando, DevilBalls, food blogger, food festival, food trucks, foodie, Hey Otis! Band, Markham food events, Markham Musem, Mill St. Brewery beers, Mill Street Brewery, North Poke, OktoberFEAST 2016, OktoberFEAST 2016 in Markham, OktoberFEAST 2016 Markham Museum, OktoberFEAST prices, review, Wafel Bar food truck, Waimea poke bowl, Wickedly Sinful food truck | 1 Comment

Tasting Dinner at 98 Aroma

Posted on October 22, 2016 by stenoodie

98 Aroma located at 440 Spadina Avenue in Toronto

I had the pleasure to be invited to 98 Aroma last night for a wonderful tasting dinner. 98 Aroma is located at 440 Spadina Avenue near College. It is right in the heart of downtown where Chinatown is in Toronto. 98 Aroma aims to serve fine Chinese cuisine, specifically that from the northern part of China. I was in for an absolute treat and I was so excited! Continue reading →

Posted in Complimentary Adventures, Food | Tagged 440 Spadina Ave., 98 Aroma, 98 Aroma menu and prices, Assorted Delicate Vegetables, Blueberry Mashed Chinese Yam, Chinatown Toronto, Chinese, Chinese restaurants in Toronto, Coconut Milk with Sweet Rice, dumplings, fine Chinese cuisine, Fine Chinese cuisine at 98 Aroma, food blog, foodie, free parking, free wifi, Fried Salt & Pepper Calamari, Long Island Iced Tea, Northern Chinese, Pan Fried Pork Buns, Pork Chives Dumplings, restaurant review, restaurants in downtown Toronto, Rice Dumpling in Osmanthus Sauce & Fermented Rice Wine, Signature Handmade Pancake, Steamed Garlic Shrimp, Steamed Mussels with Garlic and Vermicelli, Steamed Tilapia Fish with Chopped Bell Chili, Stewed Lion Head Meatball with Brown Sauce, Summer Breeze, Toronto | Leave a comment

De Code Adventures in Mississauga

Posted on October 21, 2016 by stenoodie

De Code Adventures located at 6620 Kitimat Rd in Mississauga

As part of Tam’s birthday festivities this year, she celebrated with an escape game at De Code Adventures in Mississauga. De Code Adventures has opened for more than two years already but it was my first time hearing about them and thus my first time playing one of their games.

I love playing escape games and I was very looking forward to seeing what this one would be like. Continue reading →

Posted in Escape Room Reviews | Tagged 6620 Kitimat Rd, @DecodeCanada twitter, De Code Adventures, De Code Adventures in Mississauga, escape room game, escape room game in Mississauga, Mississauga | Leave a comment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Shine

Posted on October 21, 2016 by stenoodie

Ohsaekdalbit, Gangneung Culture Night in Gangneung, Korea. September 2016

This was one of my favourite photos from my trip to Korea this summer. It was the second annual Ohsaekdalbit, Gangneung Culture Night, and volunteers manning the booths were handing out lanterns in the colours of the South Korean flag — very patriotic. This celebration was in light of Chuseok, a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar on the full moon. Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Chuseok, culture nights, Gangneung, Gangneung Culture Night, harvest festival, lanterns, Ohsaekdalbit, playing with lanterns, Shine, South Korea | 4 Comments

Media Event at The Poké Box!

Posted on October 20, 2016 by stenoodie

The Poké Box located at 36 Toronto St in Toronto

What a wonderful media event we had at The Poké Box on a Monday evening! By now, those attuned to what’s trending on the Toronto food scene has noticed that there have been many poké shops opening up all around the city and The Poké Box is the latest one to join the poké craze. For me, this was actually my first time trying poké and I was incredibly excited to try it out. Continue reading →

Posted in Complimentary Adventures, Food | Tagged #FeedMyPhoneInstaMeet, 36 Toronto Street, downtown Toronto, food blog, foodie, free wifi, Hawaiian, poké in Toronto, poke fish, poke restaurants in Toronto, raw fish salad, restaurant review, Signature Poke Box, Superfood, The Poké Box, The Poké Box menu and prices, Toronto, where to eat poke in Toronto | Leave a comment

Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu Korean Restaurant (Bayview location)

Posted on October 19, 2016 by stenoodie

Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu Korean Restaurant located at 9019 Bayview Ave #15 in Richmond Hill

Having tried the first location of Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu Korean Restaurant near Finch and Yonge three years ago now (time flies), when I saw that they had opened their second location in the Bayview and Hwy 7 plaza, I was eager to try it again. It was a nice to know that I didn’t have to trek all the way to North York for soon tofu anymore (yay!). Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 9019 Bayview Ave #15, Bayview location, Buk Chang Dong menu, Buk Chang Dong Richmond Hill, Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu Korean Restaurant, Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu on Bayview, buk chang dong soon tofu richmond hill, Dumpling Soon Tofu, food blog, foodie, free wifi, Hot stone pot rice, Korean, Korean restaurants in Richmond Hill, restaurant review, Richmond Hill, Seafood Soon Tofu, soon tofu, soon tofu in Toronto, where to eat soon tofu in Toronto | 3 Comments

Ebisu on Queen Grand Opening Party [Defunct]

Posted on October 19, 2016 by stenoodie

Ebisu located at 204 Queen Street West in Toronto

Thanks to Loopp Media Inc., I was able to attend the grand opening party of Ebisu opening on Queen Street in Toronto last Saturday. (Ebisu replaces what used to be Sushi Queen on 204 Queen Street West in downtown Toronto.)

Ebisu is a sub-brand of Kamei Group in west coast Vancouver, BC. They serve a variety of Japanese izakaya items including sushi, ramen, curry, and donburi. Their first extended branch is now newly opened and this grand opening party commemorated that. Continue reading →

Posted in Complimentary Adventures, Food | Tagged 204 Queen Street West, blue fin tuna cutting show, Bluefin Tuna Nigiri, Ebisu, Ebisu dinner menu, Ebisu on Queen, Ebisu Toronto, food blog, foodie, grand opening party, Kamei Group, Loopp Media Inc., Maguro Kaitai Show, new in Toronto, restaurant grand opening, sake barrel ceremony, sake barrel ceremony at Ebisu, sushi restaurants in Toronto, Toronto, Vancouver Roll | 1 Comment

Steno adventures in Mississauga

Posted on October 18, 2016 by stenoodie

The view from the 16th floor. ❤

Today’s steno reporting adventures came from the city of Mississauga! It was my first time reporting outside of downtown Toronto — I’m still a newb — and I was very excited to drive out west for this job! One thing I love about the steno field is that each day is different. Reporters usually work out of different offices and law firms every day! Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Leave a comment

itaMoMo located at Shop 102, 1/F, Yu Chui Shopping Centre, 2 Ngau Pei Sha Street, Sha Tin in Hong Kong

itaMoMo (意八餐廳) is a restaurant franchise offering fusion Italian cuisine that spans several locations in Hong Kong. We ate here for dinner before our flight to Korea and arrived just in time to take advantage of their afternoon tea time special (ending 5:45 p.m.). (Their entire tea time menu was in Chinese BUT their regular menu was in English and Chinese.) Continue reading →

Posted on October 17, 2016 by stenoodie | Leave a comment

Nak Won Paradise Korean Restaurant (Markham location)

Posted on October 16, 2016 by stenoodie

Banchan at Nak Won Paradise Korean Restaurant

Nak Won Paradise Korean Restaurant located at in Markham

A day after returning home from my month-long Asia trip, I had lunch with my mom and the first thing that popped into my head that I wanted to eat was Korean food. I wanted some of that spicy yet tangy kimchi and some hot stone pot rice!

Thus, we headed to the Markham location of Nak Won at First Markham place (a foodie heaven since there are so many restaurants all in one place). I had never been to this location of Nak Won before Continue reading →