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Partial SMC Reunion at Beerbistro

Posted on August 10, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 18 King Street East in Toronto

Beerbistro is a popular place to hang out for food and drinks, and especially for beer given their name. My friends and I have tried on two occasions to make a dinner get-together here but failed for it to go through because Beerbistro has a strict policy on leaving a $600 deposit for parties over 8. Hopefully you read this review, Beerbistro , because based on that reservation policy alone, you’ve lost out on two potential groups of customers. Continue reading →

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Fish Noodle Soup at Deer Garden Signatures

Posted on August 9, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 633 Silver Star Boulevard in Scarborough

My mom and I went for this specialty fish soup noodles place on a summery Friday at Deer Garden Restaurant and the place was packed!! Either it was because it was summer and all the kids and adults were out or this is just a popular restaurant in general, but we had to wait 10 minutes before we got a table booth. Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged affordable, Chinese, combo, Deer Garden Signatures, fish noodle soup, food blog foodie, lunch, restaurant review, Scarborough | 11 Comments

Prix Fixe Dinner at Sambuca Grill

Posted on August 8, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 21 Baldwin Street in Toronto

I’ve been to the other location of Sambuca before; the one that is on Church street. I remember dining there and being genuinely and pleasantly surprised with the amazing quality of the food and the generous portion of the food.

Sambuca Grill is located on Baldwin Street where there are a lot of restaurants along the street. Continue reading →

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Prix Fixe Lunch at Smash Kitchen & Bar

Posted on August 7, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 4261 Highway 7 East in Markham

A couple of weeks ago, my blogger friend Violet and I went on a lunch date to Smash Kitchen and Bar in Markham! Upon arriving at the restaurant and being seated at a spacious booth that could have fitted two more, I realised that there was a prix fixe menu being offered! I immediately became aware that it was being offered as part of the York Region Savour the Seasons event that is happening from July 14 to 27. Continue reading →

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A Quick Dinner at iQ Food Co.

Posted on August 6, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 181 Bay St in Toronto

Before we sat our butts down to watch the nearly 4-hour long Katy Perry concert on a Monday (2 hours opening acts + 2 hours KP), Jenny and I dined at iQ Food Co. I was searching for something quick to eat that was near the Air Canada Centre and came across this restaurant on urbanspoon. Continue reading →

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Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #9: Banu

Posted on August 5, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 777 Queen St W in Toronto

Banu was my final stop on my Summerlicious 2014 journey this year (insert sad face). The three October babies reunited again for a prix fixe meal; I think that’s what we do best and enjoy the most. 🙂

Banu features Iranian cuisine, one that I’m sure I haven’t tried before. I was excited to try out all the dishes on their menu. 🙂 I’ve seen it before many times on previous Summerlicious & Winterlicious so I know this restaurant has been around for a while. Continue reading →

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Summerlicious Restaurant 2014 #1: Vaticano Italian Restaurant

Posted on August 4, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 25 Bellair St in Toronto

For my first Summerlicious restaurant this season, I went to Vaticano Italian Restaurant with Steph. She wanted to try an Italian cuisine in the heart of Yorkville (posh neighborhood in Toronto where a lot of celebrities dine and shop). Continue reading →

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The Pottery Restaurant

Posted on August 3, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 110 Jozo Weider Blvd at the Blue Mountains

I originally wasn’t planning to blog about this restaurant since we didn’t really dine in at The Pottery Restaurant, but their take-out service was so exceptional that I really wanted to highlight them. An hour before we were to depart from Blue Mountain after our wonderful weekend away playing survival team games and treetop trekking, we gathered at the Blue Mountain inn to wait for our lovely coach bus to take us back to Markham. Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Zigzag

Posted on August 2, 2014 by stenoodie

Shen Zhen, China. July 2008

Time is zigzagging for me right now and I don’t have too much time moving forward to choose an ideal photo, so this one will do! These plastic statue children are rushing up the stairs in a zigzag fashion! It reminds me of how life is like — zigzagging all over the place and not always in a straight line. Continue reading →

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Mile High Poutine at the Blue Mountain Village!

Posted on August 1, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 156 Jozo Weider Boulevard in the Blue Mountains

Due to the brief interruption of rain, thunder, and lightning just as we were strapped into our treetop trekking gear at our Blue Mountain summer getaway, we weren’t able to go on the Timber Challenge High Ropes course for another 30 minutes. We decided to go for a quick lunch instead! Continue reading →