Published 1,000 posts on stenoodie.com
Woohoo! From the start until now, March 21, 2013 to June 2, 2016, I have published 1,000 posts on this blog! I say “published posts” because I have written posts on this blog that have either yet to be published or were “private” and hidden from view. Continue reading
Espresso Rubbed Steak with Crispy Shredded Potatoes and Baby Bell Peppers from Chef’s Plate
Chef’s Plate has done it again, delivering utterly fresh and local ingredients and a simple yet tasty recipe for an amazing dinner at home. Chef’s Plate is a food program where you select the meals you want to make at home and they send you the fresh ingredients that are pre-packaged with a recipe created from a chef for a set fee. Continue reading
Bake Code located at 4910 Yonge Street in Toronto
Thanks to Acorn Communication, I was able to try Bake Code for the first time! I had heard so much about this Taiwanese bakery that features European and Asian baked goods but just never got around to trying them — there are so many beautiful photos of their baked goods on social media, especially ones containing matcha! Continue reading
Arctic Bites located at 21 Baldwin St in Toronto
Thanks to Patrick of @feedmyphone, my fellow foodie friends and I were able to try out Toronto’s very first Thai-inspired ice cream rolls at Arctic Bites. At the time of writing, they were not officially open to the public yet, but their soft launch to the public was on May 31 from 3-10 p.m. (this blog was published on May 31 at 8:30 p.m.) so by the time you read this, they will already be open to the public for everyone to enjoy! Continue reading
Jung Soo Nae Restaurant located at 5754 Yonge St in Toronto
After our dinner some time ago at Hot Pot on Yonge, we mentioned that we should try Korean raw crabs next time. Thus, when we decided to get together for a mini Trip to China reunion/dinner get-together recently, we went to Jung Soo Nae for a Korean meal and to try out these raw crabs! Continue reading
Sushi Time located at 325 Queen Street West in Toronto
After attending the SoCiAL LITE Vodka Launch Party, Mandy and I were in need of food for dinner, so we walked back to Queen Street West and into the first Japanese restaurant we saw, Sushi Time. We were aiming for something simple and Japanese food is always simple yet delicious! Continue reading
Queen Street Warehouse located at
So the story goes that after one of my court reporting jobs, I went with Grace for lunch at Queen Street Warehouse in downtown Toronto. This is the second restaurant (the first being El Furniture Warehouse) where all food items on the menu are only $4.95. Continue reading
Need a hand in packing your bags in a proper and efficient way? See this handy infographic below produced by Rebateszone and I: Continue reading
A reflection of this week’s court reporting adventures:
Three days. Five jobs. Each so short!! Continue reading
Outdoor exhibition in Koblenz, Germany. April 2016
Upon seeing this week’s photo challenge of the word “spare”, I immediately thought of this photo that I posted recently on my blog post to Frankfurt, Germany. After we had lunch at a restaurant near the Rhine River, we walked outside and saw that there was an outdoor exhibition project collaborated by some university students in which they used SPARE materials that are not recyclable or reusable to create ‘seats’ for people. Continue reading
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