Lunch at Il Fornello

Located at 8851 Yonge St in Richmond Hill

I went to Il Fornello for a late lunch the other day.  I’ve been to the King Street location of Il Fornello before and quite enjoyed my Summerlicious dinner in 2010, so I knew the Italian food, especially with it being a chain restaurant, would be up to par in terms of food quality and service.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

McRae Point Provincial Park, Ontario. July 2012

Wow!  How appropriate is this week’s photo challenge for me.  Yesterday, March 21, marked the one-year anniversary of my blog.  There’s definitely been a slew of reflections on the past year considering how much I’ve been blogging my life adventures through words and pictures through these 365 days.

For this week’s challenge, I present a picture that shows me “reflecting” and also shows the reflection of the water.   Continue reading →

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Visiting Reptilia, the reptile zoo!

Most people don’t know this, but I absolutely love reptiles!!  And some of you might not be aware of this, but today is actually stenoodie’s , this blog, birthday too!!  Happy birthday, stenoodie!  As part of my one-year anniversary blogging (started blogging 365 days ago!  Woohoo!), I visited Reptilia for some fun amphibian adventures! ^_^  Continue reading →

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Phoenix Restaurant — Woodbine & Steeles location

Today’s very short food blog is brought to you by a visit to Phoenix Restaurant, an HK-style restaurant, that I’ve blogged previously about before!  You can read my first post on it here. 🙂   Continue reading →

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Sakura Sushi

This Caterpillar Roll that actually looks like a caterpillar!
Located at 7010 Warden Avenue in Markham

I have to say that I had fairly high expectations for this sushi restaurant.  I read brief reviews that this was a “hole in the wall” and somewhere that you would return again and again to enjoy good sushi.  My friend Jeremy and I met up to have some dinner and catch up at Sakura Sushi.  It’s located at the Warden and Steeles plaza near the Green Grotto Tea Room and T & T Supermarket in Markham.   Continue reading →

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Dinner at Spring Villa Chinese Cuisine

Located at 7301 Woodbine Ave in Markham

With so many Chinese restaurants all around the Markham, Scarborough, and Richmond Hill area, how do you know which one to dine at?  Is there a secret formula or a method to figure out how to spend your hard-earned cash at the right place?  Unfortunately, there isn’t such a way to figure out which restaurant’s cooking will fit your unique taste buds, so the only solution it to go try ALL of them until you find one that leaves a memorable taste in your mouth!  *insert try ALL the restaurants meme here*   Continue reading →

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Dim Sum at Paramount Chinese Cuisine & Banquet Hall

Located at 550 Highway 7 East, Building E, 2nd Floor in Richmond Hill

Paramount Chinese Cuisine & Banquet Hall not only hosts special events like weddings, birthdays, and corporate gatherings, but they also serve dim sum in the mornings!  My family and I tried out their dim sum on a cold winter morning and I have to say I was quite pleased with the food. 🙂   Continue reading →

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Authentic Korean Barbecue at Piggy’s Restaurant!

Located at 5 Glen Cameron Rd, Unit 27A in Thornhill

Mmm, Korean barbecue!  Two friends and I met together for a night of Korean food and chatter at Piggy’s Restaurant last week.  Piggy’s Restaurant is owned by a Korean lady whose mission statement of her restaurant lies clearly on her website’s page.   Continue reading →

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New Location of Green Grotto Tea Room

Located at 7040 Warden Ave in Markham

Did you know that the popular Green Grotto Tea Room (Markham branch) recently shifted locations and took over the Wendy’s restaurant in the Steeles and Warden area?  It’s not longer in the snug little spot right next to Keung’s Delight, but located right near the main intersection.   Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

Sai Kung, Hong Kong.  July 2008

The crabs are inside and trying to get outside.  I think that’s simple enough for this week’s entry. 😉

If you are stuck inside at a boring job or a dead spot in life, get outside!!  Continue reading →

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