The Montreal Deli and Greek Grill [Defunct]

Located at 115 York Boulevard in Richmond Hill

There’s nothing like going for breakfast early in the morning with a friend to just catch up.  Betty and I tried out The Montreal Deli and Greek Grill yesterday and it was a no frills deli and grill place.

I hadn’t heard much about this restaurant at all before and didn’t even know that it was located in the densely-restaurant-populated area of York Boulevard in Richmond Hill Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned

Little Lake, Barrie. July 2011

Patiently waiting,

Abandoned and alone,

Waiting for peeps to come home.

: )   Continue reading →

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The Best Alaskan King Crab Legs in the World — Victoria Harbour Restaurant (Hong Kong)

Alaskan King Crab Legs steamed on a bed of Egg Whites

I love my family.  I love my family that lives in Hong Kong.  Every time we visit them, we go out and indulge in some pretty spectacular meals.  I can’t forget the time we visited a seafood restaurant in Hong Kong and the whole meal was centered around the juiciest, biggest, and best tasting Alaskan king crab legs in the world!   Continue reading →

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Destiny Asian Fusion

Mangocinno. $4.49

If you live in Markham, Richmond Hill, or Scarborough in the Greater Toronto Area, you already know what this restaurant is about:  Late night bubble tea affairs, unlimited wifi bandwidth, Asian snacks/noodles/rice, desserts, and even dim sum in the mornings.  Destiny‘s needs no introduction.  It is simply a popular spot to go for drinks to hang out with friends.   Continue reading →

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My first time playing ESC-IT!

ESC-IT old logo

ESC-IT located at 175 West Beaver Creek, Unit 14 in Richmond Hill (old location)

I had noticed many of the friends on my Facebook list checking into a place called “ESC-IT” in the past couple of months.  When I clicked on the link to the Facebook page, it was categorized as an “entertainment service”.  At first, I thought it was a club, but it was also located uptown in Richmond Hill and I knew that a lot of these friends weren’t into clubbing and especially not in an uptown location so it definitely piqued my interest.   Continue reading →

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Dumplings Galore at Ding Tai Fung Shanghai Dim Sum

Located at 3255 Highway 7 East, Unit 18B (First Markham Place) in Markham

I went to Ding Tai Fung Shanghai Dim Sum this past weekend for a dumplings and dim sum feast.  For those of you that are wondering, this Ding Tai Fung restaurant does not belong to the world-renown Din Tai Fung restaurant (notice the subtle missing “g” in the first word?).  This restaurant that we chose to dine at resembles the popular restaurant very closely in that it also serves dumplings and xiao long baos, however it is not the ‘real deal’.   Continue reading →

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Lamb Tongue Sandwiches at Chef Burger!

Half of the Lamb Tongue Sandwich!
Located at 8910 Yonge Street in Richmond Hill

When walking into Chef Burger, I did not expect that I would be having a lamb tongue sandwich for lunch!  This restaurant is part of a plaza on Yonge Street near 16th Avenue and could be considered a hole in the wall as it’s not prominently featured or known about.  Despite its obvious intention as a shop selling burgers, the restaurant actually incorporates a Middle Eastern flair into their sandwiches and subs.   Continue reading →

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My Visit to Malaysian Food Street in March 2013

Wow!  For once, I’m all caught up in my travel blog posts!  You know what this means?  I’m going to go BACKWARDS in time to review a past travel point!  Woohoo!  This one’s going to be food-related. 🙂   Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes

Threes:  In the summer of 2010, I went on a road trip to Ottawa, Thousand Islands and, Kingston.  While I was in Ottawa, we explored the ByWard Market.  It’s also known as Marché By in French and it is one of Canada’s oldest and largest public farmer’s markets.   Continue reading →

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Speaking in front of some fantastic people :)

@Radisson Hotel in Toronto

Tonight, I had the privilege and pleasure to speak to a group of amazing people.  I haven’t public spoken in a while..the last time I remember speaking to this many people was back in high school when I was part of the Kids Help Phone high school chapter and answering questions as part of an information session about the charitable organization.   Continue reading →

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