Caramel Chocolates from Cococo Chocolatiers!!

16 Milk and Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels!

Here is a little teaser.  I just had the best sea salt caramel chocolates ever from Cococo Chocolatiers, owners of Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut!  Here’s a sneak picture.  This box of caramel chocolates comes in four different flavours:  Sea Salt Caramel in Milk Chocolate, Thai Ginger Sea Salt Chocolate Caramel in Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Sea Salt Raspberry Caramel in Milk Chocolate, and Sea Salt Caramel in Dark Chocolate.   Continue reading

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Covernotes Tea and Coffee House

Located at 10268 Yonge Street in Richmond Hill

Simone and I went to a local tea and coffee house today for a small catch-up over lunch!  I found Covernotes Tea and Coffee House when I was searching up places that offered at least salads or smoothies online. Continue reading

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Las Vegas Eats 2015: Sea: The Thai Experience

Located at 3645 S Las Vegas Boulevard (Ballys Hotel) in Las Vegas

We are finally at the end of the Las Vegas Eats 2015 blog series.  On the last night of Vegas, we went to Sea: The Thai Experience to eat dinner before we rushed off to the airport to fly back home to Toronto.   Continue reading

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Lunch at Me Va Me (new Markham location)

Located at 169 Enterprise Blvd in Markham

The first time I’ve had Me Va Me was at their Bathurst and Steeles location in North York when my friend Marilyn brought me there many years ago.  It was a take-out location with a few tables for you to sit and I remember liking their food that time.  Fast forward to today and they have recently opened up a location at the new Cineplex Cinemas Markham & VIP!   Continue reading

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Tapas Dinner at Beast Restaurant

Located at 96 Tecumseth St in Toronto

Yay!  I finally got the chance to try out this restaurant!  Beast Restaurant is located at 96 Tecumseth Street in downtown Toronto near Bathurst and King.  It’s a meat-focused restaurant so don’t bring any friends here who might be vegetarian.   Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Connect

Grandma’s birthday in Scarborough. January 2015

This week’s photo challenge focuses on the word “connect”.  I like how they used the example of a bridge that connects two lands together.  To me right now, “connect” means people connecting together and building relationships that way.   Continue reading

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KAKA All You Can Eat — Sushi, Sashimi, and Japanese Food!

Located at First Markham Place at 3235 Highway 7 East, Unit 18A in Markham

I had the pleasure of visiting and dining at one of Greater Toronto Area’s newest all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants.  This one is called KAKA All You Can Eat and it’s located at the plaza strip of First Markham Place in Markham (Highway 7 and Woodbine).  This restaurant used to be Sense Modern Japanese (I blogged about it here).   Continue reading

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Crazy Food at CNE 2015!

CNE 2015! 😀

It’s that time of the year again!  Eating crazy food at the Ex!  The Canadian National Exhibition has been promoting some off-the-charts crazy food creations in the recent years and most of us foodies fall for it because it not only looks delicious but seems crazy to try.
You get a lot of weird combinations that might taste good but on the whole, it is a risk to take.

The last time that I was at CNE was actually two years ago.   Continue reading

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Sushi at Kabuki Sushi Lounge!

Located at 4 O’Neill Rd A004D in North York

Kabuki Sushi Lounge is a high-end sushi and sashimi lounge that is located at Shops on Don Mills in Toronto.  They serve fresh sushi with daily specials like fresh oyster, uni (sea urchin), toro, and more.  They had a very upscale restaurant that fits into the likes of the restaurants that are in this area.   Continue reading

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Coconut Festival 2015!

Media for Coconut Festival 2015!

Did you know that there is an annual Coconut Festival hosted in downtown Toronto every year?  This is their second year of hosting it!  This year, they hosted the Coconut Festival 2015 at the David Pecaut Square which is right next to Roy Thompson Hall.  It is just a two-minute walk from St. Andrew Subway Station and was the perfect spot to have an outdoor coconut-focused festival!   Continue reading

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