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A Little Meal and Catch-up at Wimpy’s Diner

Posted on July 12, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 2900 Steeles Avenue East in Thornhill

My friend Grace currently suffers from an autoimmune disease and has eczema which has plagued her life and normal day-to-day routine for the past several months. She’s slowly getting better but is still only able to come out on really good days and for short periods of time. (Get better soon, Grace!) I was lucky enough to meet up with Grace and catch up over some greasy food at this diner-style restaurant in Thornhill.

The only server at Wimpy’s that day was very friendly and easy to talk to. Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 404, @wimpysdiner, cheddar cheese, dine-in, diner, food blog, foodie, greasy, highway, Junior Burger Melt, Philly Chicken sandwich, restaurant review, Shops on Steeles, Thornhill, Wimpy's Diner | 5 Comments

A night to remember

Posted on July 11, 2014 by stenoodie

My beautiful, growing team (with key partners missing)

I wasn’t planning on blogging about this event as we have corings/team meetings every single week. However, for this coring that we had last night, the energy that we had was through the roof. First of all, I got to speak again in front of all these amazing people. Continue reading →

Posted in Learning | Tagged 27 days left, almost time, GenYTO, happy, make a change, make it real, mu30, take a chance, team, you deserve more | 3 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Relic

Posted on July 11, 2014 by stenoodie

Window of the World, China. August 2009

I don’t know why but the moment I saw this week’s photo challenge of relic, I immediately thought of this photo. This is a replica of the Globose that exists in the public Anthropology Museum of Mexico that I saw at the Window of the World when I was travelling in China several years ago. Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged ancient, Anthropology Museum of Mexico, China, history, Mexico, miniature world, postaday, relic, replica, Shenzhen, sightseeing, the Globose, tourist destination, travel, weekly photo challenge, Window of the World | 9 Comments

A Late Lunch at Symposium Café

Posted on July 10, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at 8187 Yonge Street in Thornhill

After another really tiring court reporting session, I had a late lunch at Symposium Café with my mom on a Tuesday afternoon. There are many locations of this casual cafe all around GTA with the most recent one opening in the Markham area. I’ve seen several friends post about this restaurant so I was pretty curious to try it out for myself. Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @CafeSymposium, cream of broccoli, Crispy Chicken Wrap, food blog, foodie, Jambalaya, lunch, patio, restaurant review, soup, Symposium Cafe, Thornhill | 3 Comments

My first time to Las Vegas!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by stenoodie

Beautiful Las Vegas. June 13-16, 2014

As most of you can tell from my recent posts, I went to Las Vegas last month! It was half business and half pleasure and I got to see so much and learn from some inspiring people in the process. I’d never been to Las Vegas before and wasn’t sure what to expect. Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Travel | Tagged Chinese Boot Camp, food, fun, GenYTO, group, growing, Las Vegas, learning, millionaires, mu30, Paris hotel, self-improvement, sightseeing, young entrepreneurs | 10 Comments

Las Vegas Eats 2014: Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen + Bar

Posted on July 8, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at The Quad Resort & Casino
3535 S Las Vegas Blvd

It was our last night in Vegas! I was going to miss it; all the good food, the energy, the sparse yet comfortable crowds, the dry heat, all the new things I got to see — we had to make the most of our last night!

Vivian and I were checking online at the Venetian (yay free wifi) to see which restaurants would be good enough for our last meal in Vegas before we jetted back home. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Travel | Tagged @GuyFieri, @guyfierivegas, beer flight, blue-sabi sauce, chicken wings, draft beer, Fireball Whisky Wings, food blog, foodie, Guy Fieri, Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen + Bar, Guy’s Cheesecake Challenge, hot fudge, Las Vegas, lollipops, mango-jicama salsa, potato chips, pretzels, restaurant review, sashimi-won tacos, The Quad, wow-sabi cream | 11 Comments

Las Vegas Eats 2014: Jean-Philippe Pâtisserie

Posted on July 7, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at the Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Boulevard S

Calvin, Danny, Eric, and I were exploring the Bellagio Hotel on the first night of Vegas after our Cirque du Soleil Zarkana show and happened to pass by Jean-Philippe Pâtisserie. It’s an European-style pastry shop that stands out since there’s a beautiful display of a choo-choo train near the ceiling with these glass-like glaciers coming out of it. To the right of the shop, there is a world record: the world’s largest chocolate fountain. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Travel | Tagged @Bellagio, celebration cakes, chocolate fountain, crepes, food blog, foodie, Guiness World Record, Jean Philippe, Jean-Philippe Pâtisserie, Las Vegas, pastry shop, sweets, world record, world's largest chocolate fountain | Leave a comment

Las Vegas Eats 2014: Hash House A Go Go

Posted on July 6, 2014 by stenoodie

Located at The Quad
3535 Las Vegas Boulevard S

This place is ridiculous, and I mean ridiculous in a good way.

On the last day of Vegas, our flight was late at night (booked specifically for that reason) so we got to explore more of Vegas before we flew home. We had a bit of a lazy morning where we finished packing and checked out of our temporary home at the Paris Las Vegas hotel (it was great!). We walked over to the Quad where we had brunch at Hash House A Go Go. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Travel | Tagged "twisted farm food", @hashhousesd, breakfast, brunch, Corned Beef Hash, food blog, foodie, free wifi, Fried Chicken Farm Benedict, Hash House, Hash House A Go Go, Las Vegas, Man v Food, popular, restaurant review, scrambled eggs, The Quad | 8 Comments

Las Vegas Eats 2014: Spice Market Buffet

Posted on July 5, 2014 by stenoodie

Located in Planet Hollywood
3667 Las Vegas Boulevard S

On the second last night of Vegas, the entire team celebrated with one of our biggest leaders, Max Chen, at Spice Market Buffet, one of the buffets in Vegas (and coincidentally also again in Planet Hollywood). It was an international buffet that spanned food offerings from different nations like Mexican (tacos, baked beans) Italian (pizza, pasta, lasagna), Asian (sushi, rice), Middle Eastern/Mediterranean (humus, skewers, marinated olives), American (fried chicken, BBQ ribs), seafood, soup, salads, and more. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Travel | Tagged @phvegas, American, Asian, Buffet, cotton candy, cupcakes, Dessert, food blog, foodie, Fried chicken, humus, international, Italian, Las Vegas, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle East, pasta, pizza, Planet Hollywood, prime rib, restaurant review, selection, smoked salmon pasta, Spice Market Buffet, stuffed sole, tacos | 6 Comments

Achieving UFO for the first time! :D

Posted on July 4, 2014 by stenoodie

Yay! My first UFO achieved in the second quarter of 2014

Last night was truly incredible. We not only infiltrated the headquarters/council chambers of the North York Centre but we recognized some amazing and well-deserving individuals for reaching the UFO program of the second quarter of the year.

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