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Thai Fay Cuisine

Posted on March 21, 2015 by stenoodie

Located at 115 York Blvd., Unit 8 in Richmond Hill

I was genuinely shocked at how delicious this restaurant turned out to be. I was very impressed with every single dish of food that arrived at our table. That’s actually pretty rare for any restaurant! Kudos to you, Thai Fay Cuisine! 🙂

I met up with Alice for some catch-up time at this restaurant recently. Although the restaurant was extremely empty on a Saturday night, this meant that the server was able to come to our table and attend to us very quickly. I liked how she kept an eye on our food and eating progress throughout the night so that she was able to serve us our mains and desserts at the right times. Continue reading →

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh

Posted on March 20, 2015 by stenoodie

Jia Men, China. March 2013

This week’s theme of “fresh” at first made me want to choose picture of flowers that I’ve taken over the years. However, that was a little boring, even to myself — no offense to those who choose to put up flowers for this week’s theme. Instead, I came across this photo of fresh jackfruit that was being cut up and being sold at a market while I was in Jia Men, China one year. Continue reading →

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Wanda’s Belgian Waffles (Yonge/Elm St.)

Posted on March 19, 2015 by stenoodie

Located at 361 Yonge St in Toronto

After dinner with Jenn and having a lovely catch-up, I met up with Sze Chieh to also have a long-awaited catch up! I haven’t seen this girl in years and it was amazing to see her in person again. I loved the instant rapport and connection we had and our conversation flowed so well! I love having that immediate connection with friends! 🙂

I’ve been to Wanda’s Belgian Waffles before — twice actually! Continue reading →

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Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar

Posted on March 18, 2015 by stenoodie

Located at 382 Yonge St Unit #7 in Toronto

Jennifer and I had a lovely chat here at Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar over dinner. For a Friday night at 6 p.m., there sure were a lot of people already! The restaurant was dimly lighted and very packed. Scaddabush has two locations and we were at the Yonge street location; very close to Dundas Square and College Subway Station. Continue reading →

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Aroma Espresso Bar (Fairview Mall)

Posted on March 17, 2015 by stenoodie

Located inside Fairview Mall (1800 Sheppard Ave E) in North York

Interestingly, to this day, I still have not stepped inside an Aroma Espresso Bar even though they have numerous locations and are even situated inside shopping malls (oh, right, online shopping trumps brick and mortar stores now) :p. Continue reading →

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Yan Can Cook at First Markham Place

Posted on March 16, 2015 by stenoodie

Located inside First Markham Place (3255 Highway 7 East) at the food court

I have to highlight this little popup restaurant/shop which is in the food court of First Markham Place. You wouldn’t think food court food to be outstanding (also this place), but this place called Yan’s Cook is a place I return to time and time again. Continue reading →

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Fancy Chinese Cuisine

Posted on March 15, 2015 by stenoodie

Fancy Chinese Cuisine located at 7750 Kennedy Road, Unit 4 in Markham

The name of this Chinese restaurant is called Fancy Chinese Cuisine. It reminds me of the song “oh, you fancy huh?” XD. I’ve been to this restaurant many times and they have also changed names several times over the years. It’s not uncommon to see this done for Chinese restaurants. I think most people know why… Continue reading →

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Pho Pad Thai

Posted on March 14, 2015 by stenoodie

Located at 20 Apple Creek Boulevard in Markham

During our one-hour lunch break from the WebCenters training with Greg, we drove across the street to where Pho Pad Thai was. It’s a restaurant in the same plaza as Hong Kong Style Cafe and Mi-Ne Sushi and is run by Chinese people.

We sat in a table of four on this Saturday afternoon and the place was fairly packed. Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Wall

Posted on March 13, 2015 by stenoodie

The Great Wall of China, China. July 2013

When I saw the theme for this week’s photo challenge of “wall“, I immediately knew I had to share this photo of the Great Wall of China. Incidentally, on our trip, we took a picture where we made a human wall on the Great Wall of China. Ironic? Yes. Funny? Yes. Fun? Definitely yes! Continue reading →

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Day 4 Dinner of West Caribbean Cruise 2015

Posted on March 11, 2015 by stenoodie

Post-dinner entertainment — memorable XD

Day 4 dinner was a bit rushed and chaotic. Since none of the big group is able to sit and eat together, it was suggested that we go to the open-seating Black Pearl Restaurant at 7 p.m. in order to eat together. However, when we got there at 7, it was packed and there wasn’t any room for us. Continue reading →