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Protected: That wasn’t so bad

Posted on June 5, 2020 by stenoodie

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Pandemic 2020 Takeout Eats: Ding Tai Fung

Posted on June 4, 2020 by stenoodie

Ding Tai Fung Shanghai Dim Sum (鼎泰豐) takeout

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 →

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ONNURI Korean Restaurant (Scarborough)

Posted on June 3, 2020 by stenoodie

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 →

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Vietnamese Cuisine at Q1 Le Pho

Posted on June 2, 2020 by stenoodie

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 →

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Chiu Chow Cuisine at Vintage Garden Dining Room

Posted on June 1, 2020 by stenoodie

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 →

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Shanghai Dim Sum in Richmond Hill [Defunct]

Posted on May 31, 2020 by stenoodie

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 →

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Terra Lumina at the Toronto Zoo

Posted on May 30, 2020 by stenoodie

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 →

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Hot Pot Dinner at Legend Pot

Posted on May 29, 2020 by stenoodie

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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Pidz Restaurant inside Quebec City Jean-Lesage International Airport

Posted on May 28, 2020 by stenoodie

Pidz Restaurant, Quebec City Jean-Lesage International Airport, 500 Rue Principale, Québec, QC

I finally have enough free time to go through my backlog and publish these old adventures!! 😀 This blog post is about the time we grabbed a bite to eat at the airport before we boarded the plane from Quebec City to fly home to Toronto.

December 30, 2019:

There were only a few fast food options inside of Continue reading →

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Pandemic 2020 Takeout Eats: Pho Time Authentic Vietnamese Eatery

Posted on May 27, 2020 by stenoodie

Pho Time Authentic Vietnamese Eatery takeout

Takeout from Pho Time Authentic Vietnamese Eatery

This is not good. We are ordering too much takeout during this pandemic! Despite being so obedient the first month and eating exclusively home-cooked food to avoid interacting too much with the outside world, ever since we broke the seal on Easter long weekend with our first takeout meal, we’ve been going out to buy takeout more and more often.