Dinner at Yang’s Chinese Cuisine

Posted on January 1, 2015 by stenoodie

Located at 8432 Leslie St Unit 110 in Markham

Happy first day of 2015!  Since today marks the first day of the calendar, it also marks the first day being back from being backlogged from completing all my restaurant reviews from my HK trip — I’m back to blogging about Canadian restaurants again!  😀

I really didn’t expect to blog about this restaurant again.  I previously went to Yang’s Chinese Cuisine to have dim sum with my family.  The food was average and the place was nice.  I expected dinner service to be about the same.  Oh boy was I wrong!   Continue reading →

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2014 Reflection

Posted on December 31, 2014 by stenoodie

2014 — many firsts and memories!

So, today’s the very last day of 2014 — December 31, 2014.  We’ll never see this day again and never feel the same way we did on this day.  Before I get too far into how every day actually passes us just like this (a *snap*), let me recount the amazing things that happened this year:   Continue reading →

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stenoodie’s 2014 in review (WordPress version)

Posted on December 30, 2014 by stenoodie

Wow!  It’s the second-last day of the year already!!!  Do you know what that means?  For me, that means recounting what happened in the past 357 days and posting it here for me to reflect on.  But before that happens, WordPress provided a neat little prezzie for us this year by accumulating all our stats for the year and summarizing it for us.   Continue reading →

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Room Escape Adventures — Trapped in a Room with a Zombie

Posted on December 29, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 37 Bulwer Street in Toronto

A week ago, eleven friends and I went to play this newer room escape adventure called “Trapped in a Room with a Zombie” courtesy of Room Escape Adventures.  I first heard about this from my friend after we played the “Inception” room at Xscaper Arts about how there was an escape room that had a real live person dressed up as a zombie that was chained up while you tried to solve the clues in order to get out of the room.   Continue reading →

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Nra Trang (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 28, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 7/F, New Town Plaza Phase 1, 18 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin in Hong Kong

The final restaurant review blog of a restaurant I ate at in Hong Kong from my autumn 2014 trip is Nra Trang.  I ate at this restaurant a few days after I arrived in Hong Kong for lunch with my mom and aunt but for some reason, the photos from this visit have completely disappeared from my phone.   Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Warmth

Posted on December 26, 2014 by stenoodie

Walnut cake, South Korea. December 2011

Winter is here!  That means that we are all searching for warmth, whether it be a toasty cuddle under the blankets on cold night, intertwining fingers next to an open fire’s glow, the feeling you get when that special someone whispers something goosebumps-inducing in your ear, or a simple sweet snack that warms your heart, warmth is something we all love and can’t get enough of. 🙂   Continue reading →

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Chicken Hot Pot at The Great Restaurant 一品雞煲火鍋 (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 25, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at G/F, 73 Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong

For our last meal in HK on our fall trip in 2014, we visited an extremely popular restaurant in Tsun Wan.  It’s so popular that you must ensure you go there early before it opens at 5:30 p.m. in order to line up to get a table.  My friend Jennifer recommended this to me, saying that ‘chicken pot’ places are all the rage now in Hong Kong.  Upon hearing that, I knew I immediately had to get myself to it before I left HK (food blogger that wants to stay ahead of the ‘trends’).   Continue reading →

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Butao Ramen (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 24, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at Shop 167, 1/F., New Town Plaza, 18 Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin in Hong Kong

For noontime lunch on a Friday, we headed to another one of Jennifer’s recommendations: Butao.  It’s a Japanese ramen restaurant that has chains located all around Hong Kong.  I knew it was a ramen shop but other than that, didn’t know what to expect of the place.   Continue reading →

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Ka Ma Do Japanese Dining 火間土 (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 23, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at Shop A, 16/F, Lee Theatre Plaza, 99 Percival Street, Causeway Bay in Hong Kong

I’m so happy that I got to try this restaurant before I left my Hong Kong trip this time!!  This kind of restaurant is called Japanese “faun tei” and it’s essentially all-you-can-eat-Japanese food but they call it this name.  Why not call it buffet?   Continue reading →

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Agave Tequila Y Comida (Hong Kong)

Posted on December 22, 2014 by stenoodie

Located in Shop C & D, 93 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai in Hong Kong

The other day, when we were in Wan Chai looking for a place to eat lunch, we actually passed by this restaurant called Agave Tequila Y Comida before we ate at Wing Wah Noodle Shop.  So when we were in this area again, this restaurant seemed like a good spot to stop at to try.  Agave is a Mexican restaurant that seems authentically Mexican and Western from its interior and decor.   Continue reading →

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