The Feast of St. Lawrence’s Dinner 2018
July 14, 2018: Every year, The Feast of St. Lawrence hosts a scrumptious fine dining event on Front Street in downtown Toronto. This year’s “Dinner Under the Stars” is held on August 10, 2018.
This is an exclusive, al fresco fine dining event for charity. Two hundred and fifty guests will be seated at two continuous tables on Front Street (between Scott and Church Street) and served a sumptuous five-course dinner Continue reading
Dumpling House Restaurant located at 328 Spadina Ave in Toronto
July 7, 2018: After a wonderful stroll through Harbourfront and the newly built Trillium Park, we had a late light dinner at Dumpling House Restaurant. We were still full from our BBQ lunch so we came here to try out their namesake dumplings.
It’s a no frills Chinese restaurant so don’t be offended if you feel like the servers are Continue reading
Wild Wing located at 107 Church St in Toronto
July 3, 2018: I was feeling for some meaty protein so as we were at Wild Wing, I ordered the Rib Combo. It was a Tuesday and they actually had a really great deal where you get half price off an order of wings if you order any beverage. I would have ordered that if I exclusively wanted wings, which is actually what Ken did. It really was a great deal Continue reading
Blossom Vegetarian located at 9425 Leslie St in Richmond Hill
July 2, 2018: There’s a new all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffet restaurant in Richmond Hill! Blossom Vegetarian is located inside Richlane Mall on Leslie north of 16th Avenue and takes over the place of a previous Chinese restaurant.
It’s a big venue for a buffet restaurant with even more private rooms on the lower Continue reading
A second weekend stay in Port Hope, Ontario
June 30- July 1, 2018: I had the best time this Canada Day long weekend in Port Hope! This trip was generously sponsored by the Municipality of Port Hope.
First of all, I want to share that every year in April, Port Hope hosts an event that commemorates the great flood of 1980 that ran through the small town. Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny Continue reading
Laveanne Lavender Fields located at 8667 Gilmour Rd in Campbellcroft, Ontario
July 1, 2018: After having breakfast in Downtown Port Hope, we headed north back up near the Ganaraska Forest Centre to check out the Lavaenne lavender fields. I didn’t even know that there were lavender fields! It is always a pleasure to check out local and unknown spots and Laveanne is definitely a not-as-known spot yet for lavender fields. Continue reading
The Waddell Hotel located at 1 Walton St in Port Hope
June 30, 2018: Our hotel for the night was at The Waddell Hotel in Port Hope. The Waddell Hotel is a century-old historic Heritage District hotel that resides right beside the Ganaraska River and also has an Italian restaurant on the lower level, the Trattoria Gusto.
We had dined at the Trattoria Gusto for dinner the last time we were here (a wonderful Continue reading
The Social Bar and Table located at 26 Ontario St in Port Hope
June 30, 2018: Reservations for our dinner had been made at the Social Bar and Table. We actually had dined at the Social Bar and Table for lunch before on one of our first visits out to Port Hope to see the salmon migration. I remembered the lovely Classic Burger we shared with a helping of their French fries with a creamy dip. Continue reading
Haute Goat located at 1166 5th line in Newtonville
June 30, 2018: The last time when we visited Port Hope in March, we headed to Haute Goat for their famous Haute Goat Shurmgle (going on walk with goats and getting up, close, and personal with them for hugs). This time, we were fitted with a healthy farm fresh lunch and a session of Goat Yoga at Haute Goat! 🙂
Haute Goat is a farm Continue reading
Sam’s Congee Delight located at 7354 Woodbine Ave in Markham
August 3, 2018: Today was a very anticipated day for many long-time Sam’s Congee Delight fans! Sam’s Congee Delight (黃三記) is the infamous congee and silky smooth rice rolls restaurant that used to reside inside Market Village for over two decades. Upon the closure of the shopping mall however, Sam’s Congee has now newly relocated itself to the northwest corner of Continue reading
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