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Pandemic 2020 Patio Eats: The Farmhouse Restaurant in Barrie

Posted on July 31, 2020 by stenoodie

The Farmhouse Restaurant located at 268 Bradford St in Barrie

July 1, 2020: For Canada Day, we decided to venture out of the Greater Toronto Area on a short road trip to Barrie for our first patio lunch of the year (which also signalled the first time we had dined out since March when the COVID-19 lockdown began). This was also when restaurants were able to operate in the Stage 2 capacity meaning that patrons could dine in at restaurant patios.

I did some research of the restaurants in Barrie the day before our road trip and found that The Farmhouse Restaurant had Continue reading →

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Melon Buns from Sweetened by M

Posted on July 12, 2020 by stenoodie

The Melon Bun from Sweetened by M

Sweetened by M is a home-based bakery from a husband and wife team whose travels inspired their baking. I personally know the sweet couple behind the new venture (having met them during the Mon Sheong summer retreat in 2014) and then saw how their love flourished over the years with milestones like Continue reading →

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Pandemic 2020 Takeout Eats: Fishman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant

Posted on July 3, 2020 by stenoodie

Fishman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant takeout lobster

Fishman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant located at 4020 Finch Ave E in Scarborough

To celebrate Father’s Day this year, I decided to surprise Ken with a lobster feast from Fishman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant (魚樂軒), the best place to eat “lobster mountains” in Toronto! I previously blogged about my visits to this seafood restaurant and how their freshly prepared lobsters are one of the best in the city and how you always get an jaw-dropping picture of the stack of lobster at such a feast. Continue reading →

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Buffet Dinner at Jerusalem Restaurant

Posted on July 1, 2020 by stenoodie

Jerusalem Restaurant located at 4777 Leslie St in North York

March 6, 2020: For my mom’s birthday this year, we went to Jerusalem Restaurant (4777 Leslie Street, North York) for the first time. Jerusalem Restaurant is a Middle Eastern cuisine restaurant that serves a la carte dishes as well as a buffet with live singing and belly dancing performances. This was actually the second-last time we Continue reading →

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Pandemic 2020 Takeout Eats: Cha Kee Restaurant (Richmond Hill)

Posted on June 30, 2020 by stenoodie

Cha Kee Restaurant located at 280 West Beaver Creek Road, Unit #30 in Richmond Hill

We actually dined at this restaurant sometime after they opened earlier last year before the pandemic hit, but that blog post is part of the backlog that I still have to post, so this one serves as the first one about it.

We were feeling for some authentic Hong Kong style cafe food and decided to order from Cha Kee (茶記) Restaurant for an Continue reading →

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iHalo Krunch at Vaughan Mills

Posted on June 29, 2020 by stenoodie

iHalo Krunch located at 1 Bass Pro Mills Dr in Vaughan

February 17, 2020: This was the last time we set foot inside of a shopping mall before the lockdown hit. And remember that summer a year or two ago when it was all about the ice cream from iHalo Krunch? I gave up on attempting to line up for it that summer at their flagship Queen Street store but finally had a taste of this popular ice cream at their Vaughan outpost at the Vaughan Mills shopping mall Continue reading →

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Pandemic 2020 Takeout Eats: Me Va Me Express (Steeles and Hilda) in Thornhill

Posted on June 28, 2020 by stenoodie

Me Va Me Express located at 330 Steeles Ave W in Thornhill

A few weeks ago after browsing items at Babies R Us, the hunger pangs struck my husband so we headed straight to Me Va Me Express (330 Steeles Ave W) which was in the same shopping vicinity. This location of Me Va Me in Thornhill is an express eatery, meaning that Continue reading →

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Tasting at Tam Vietnamese Street Food and Cafe

Posted on June 27, 2020 by stenoodie

food at Tam Vietnamese Street Food and Cafe

Tam Vietnamese Street Food and Cafe located at 369 Keele St, Toronto

February 15, 2020: DKLo invited us to a tasting at Tam Vietnamese Street Food and Cafe (369 Keele St), a brand new Vietnamese family-owned restaurant in the Junction in the west side of Toronto. We were excited to try out this restaurant in this part of the city, as I don’t tend to frequent it often. Continue reading →

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First time using Microsoft Teams on a virtual job

Posted on June 26, 2020 by stenoodie

I’m so glad that I took the time the night before to install the web application and test it out with my husband. (I should have done this for GoToMeeting too but who would have known that that application would be finicky with my laptop audio?)

Installing Microsoft Teams took Continue reading →

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Facial Sheet Mask Reviews: Dr. Morita Syn-ake Essence Facial Mask

Posted on June 16, 2020 by stenoodie

Dr. Morita Syn-ake Essence Facial Mask box cover

This Dr. Morita facial mask is called “Syn-ake Essence Facial Mask” and boasts a “Natural formula V Face” on the front of the packaging. Dr. Morita is a Taiwanese facial mask brand with some of the most varied types of facial masks on the Asian market (I’ve tried their Continue reading →