Italian Dinner at Il Fornello (Richmond Hill)

Il Fornello Orecchiette

Il Fornello located at 8851 Yonge St in Richmond Hill

December 8, 2017:  I originally wasn’t going to blog about this but then if I leave out bad reviews, it doesn’t help the restaurant improve so here it is.  This was my third time going to the Richmond Hill location of Il Fornello.  They serve Italian food and have several locations in the GTA (of which I have been to before).  The first time I dined here was two years for lunch (blogged here) and the second time was for a dinner tasting hosted by a Continue reading

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Limited Time Chocolate Mix Cheesecake at Hcafe Unionville

Chocolate Mix Cheesecake

Hcafe located at 158 Main St Unionville in Markham

December 6, 2017:  Hcafe Japanese Cafe in Unionville has a brand new flavoured cheesecake for the holiday season!  It’s a Chocolate Mix Cheesecake!  If you like chocolate and cheesecakes, this is a no-brainer for you.

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Hangzhou Southern Chinese Food at Green Tea Restaurant in Markham!

 Green Tea Restaurant food

Green Tea Restaurant located at 3235 Hwy 7 E, Unit 18 in Markham

December 5, 2017:  I was invited by Sweven Media to a private tasting event at Green Tea Restaurant this past week!  Green Tea Restaurant is newly opened in Markham and is the very first outpost restaurant from its well-known 50+ restaurants in China!  This is the very first location outside of China in fact!  I was excited to see what it was all about.  Plus, I really love eating Chinese food; it’s like comfort food to me to be able to enjoy many dishes at a time by sharing with fellow tablemates. 🙂  Continue reading

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Spoonful Dinner Buffet in Brampton

Spoonful buffet storefront

Spoonful located at 499 Main St S in Brampton

December 3, 2017:  I’ve heard of this Spoonful buffet for years and hearing that it was one of the best buffets in the Greater Toronto Area.  The only down side for me that it is a little further to get to so coming here was definitely a special treat on top of being a little special celebration dinner too. 😀

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Handmade Gourmet Cookies from The Night Baker in Toronto!

The Night Baker cookies box of 6

Cookies from The Night Baker!

November 27, 2017:  My friends Leanne and Mitch have steadily been baking and perfecting their cookie baking skills.  I have seen them gradually post photos of these homemade scrumptious-looking cookies on their social media feeds until one day they announced that they would be beginning a brand new venture with The Night Baker and selling their cookies to cookie-lovers all around the Greater Toronto Area!  What a great Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Cheeky

 monkey on the rail

Tianzi Mountain, Zhangjiajie, China. September 2017

This little cheeky monkey was seen on our fourth day of travels when touring in Zhangjiajie in China!

Apparently, we had to be careful because they are known to be little thieves, taking away people’s food or cell phones!

 

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Dim Sum at Royal House in Markham

Royal House dim sum

Located at 10 Apple Creek Blvd in Markham

November 26, 2017:  I didn’t like this restaurant at all.  I had high hopes for Royal House because it was one of those relatively unknown Chinese restaurants in the Markham area that I hadn’t heard much about before.  I was hopeful for this restaurant to be a good one so that I could return in the future since it was located so close to me.

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Comfort Food at The Pint Public House in Toronto

The Pint House Beefshires

The Pint House located at 277 Front Street West in Toronto

November 25, 2017:  After attending The Gentlemen’s Expo at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, we set out for dinner.  I was starving — the expo didn’t have any complimentary samples of food like I thought it would — so when we were deciding where to eat in the Front Street vicinity, I was more than happy to see The Pint Public House metres away from us.  A quick look at their menu outside their door and we were in.  I wanted some comfort food! 😀  Continue reading

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The Gentlemen’s Expo 2017 Event Recap

The Gentlemen's Expo 2017

Held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building in Toronto

November 25, 2017:  This was my first time attending The Gentleman’s Expo!  To be clear, this is an expo event that anyone can attend; it’s not just exclusive to men as the name suggests.  However, I did have to look at their FAQ on their website to be sure of that.  XD

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Serene

 Summer sunrise over a lake

McRae Point Provincial Park, Ontario. July 2012

The definition of “serenity”!  When you escape the city and go north into the depths of Mother Nature.  On this clear summer morning, Steph and I got up at the crack of dawn to witness and capture this view.  The water was so clear, the air was so crisp, and there was not a sound in the area.

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