Bo Tree Plant-Based Cuisine located at 4568 Hwy 7, Unit 3 in Markham
January 19, 2020: We decided to check out this brand new vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Markham called Bo Tree Plant-Based Cuisine (4568 Hwy 7, Unit 3). It’s located in the plaza on Highway 7 and Kennedy and is rebranded from the Black Bear Japanese Fusion restaurant. At the time of visiting, they had a 20% off on all orders until Continue reading
Rosalinda Restaurant located at 133 Richmond St W in Toronto
January 19, 2020: Back in January, we met up for brunch downtown at the vegan restaurant, Rosalinda Restaurant (133 Richmond St W). We had compiled a list of vegan restaurants we want to visit and this one was the first to cross off the list! Rosalinda Restaurant serves vegan planet-friendly Mexican food. We were excited to try Continue reading
Ding Tai Fung Shanghai Dim Sum (鼎泰豐) located at 3235 Hwy 7, Unit #18B in Markham
I was feeling for some Shanghainese food and wanted to order takeout from the Golden Shanghai Restaurant at Kennedy and 14th Avenue (their peanut chicken rice sheets are SO good and they have amazing dinner combos), but it seems as if they are closed during the pandemic. I called the restaurant and there was no answer.
Thus, I had to resort to another Shanghainese restaurant and settled for Ding Tai Fung Shanghai Dim Sum (鼎泰豐) located at First Markham Place. This Continue reading
ONNURI Korean Restaurant located at 3330 Pharmacy Ave in Scarborough.
January 18, 2020: We enjoyed a family style dinner at ONNURI Korean Restaurant, located at 3330 Pharmacy Avenue (main intersection is Pharmacy Avenue and McNicoll Avenue) in Scarborough. I had never been to this Korean restaurant before and, as always, was excited to try a new restaurant out. (It appears there is a restaurant of the same name in Mississauga too.)
When we drove up to this restaurant on a really snowy and wintry evening, I Continue reading
Q1 Le Pho located at 1480 Major Mackenzie Dr E, Unit C2 in Richmond Hill
January 18, 2020: Lunch time, and I was famished! My specific craving was a big hot bowl of Vietnamese pho, so we decided to check out Q1 Le Pho (1480 Major Mackenzie Dr E, Unit C2) at the Leslie Centre on Major Mac and Leslie in Richmond Hill.
Despite being a Continue reading
Vintage Garden Dining Room located at 1038 McNicoll Ave in Scarborough
January 4, 2020: For my father-in-law’s birthday this year, we celebrated at Vintage Garden Dining Room (葡萄園會所), a bit of a hidden gem restaurant serving Chiu Chow cuisine. The restaurant is located at 1038 McNicoll Avenue on the ground floor of a multi-level building that’s located behind the Tendercare Nursing Home Continue reading
Shanghai Dim Sum located at 330 Hwy 7, Unit #108 in Richmond Hill
January 1, 2020: We started off the first day of the new year with brunch at Shanghai Dim Sum (城隍廟小吃) (330 Hwy 7, Unit #108,) at the Golden Court Plaza in Richmond Hill. I had dined at their Scarborough location a few years ago and highly enjoyed the large array of Shanghainese dishes at affordable prices. It was nice to Continue reading
Terra Lumina at the Toronto Zoo
December 31, 2019: We participated in the Terra Lumina exhibit at the Toronto Zoo on the last day of 2019 before we counted down to the new decade.
Terra Lumina is a unique night walk experience that takes place on the footpaths of the Toronto Zoo. It was 1.5 km in length and Continue reading
Legend Pot located at 7030 Warden Ave D3 in Markham
December 31, 2019: For the last meal of 2019, we went to Legend Pot (九鼎香) at Warden and Steeles in Markham for an all-you-can-eat hot pot dinner. We wanted a fairly simple and economical hot pot experience and since we hadn’t tried out Legend Pot before, we decided to come here.
We arrived just before Continue reading
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