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L-eat Catering’s Cottage Grab and Go Box tasting

Posted on September 2, 2017 by stenoodie

L-eat Catering located at 3829 Bathurst St in Toronto

May 24, 2017: Jojoinstameets set up a tasting with Paese Ristorante. Originally, the plan was for a sit-down dinner at the restaurant but since they had already hosted a dinner tasting event previously with another group of Instagrammers, this second one was a bit different. We were informed via e-mail that it would be an outdoor BBQ experience with a focus on “Cottage Grab and Go” — “products that are specially prepared foods aimed to help the busy weekend cottager. These foods are conveniently packaged and ready to be Continue reading →

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Sushi Bong in Thornhill

Posted on September 1, 2017 by stenoodie

Sushi Bong located at 7181 Yonge St, Unit 27 in Thornhill

May 22, 2017: For a small snack in the afternoon, we stopped by Sushi Bong in Thornhill. This was my first time to Sushi Bong despite hearing all about their delicious sushi rolls. Their original location is at Yonge and Finch. This location in Thornhill is their second location. It’s located where the World on Yonge Complex is (also where the original Love Me Sweet is).

When we walked in, we were the only dine-in customers. They only have two tables for dine-in as the majority of their orders are all take-out orders.

We ordered the classic Dynamite Roll and an order of Gyoza. I was really looking forward to trying their sushi rolls since I Continue reading →

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Tasting at Soi Thai Street Food [Defunct]

Posted on September 1, 2017 by stenoodie

Soi Thai Street Food located at 651 College St in Toronto

May 18, 2017: In May, I was invited to Soi Thai Street Food by @jojoinstameets for a tasting. Soi Thai Street Food serves exactly its namesake — Thai street food. Their restaurant was decorated in a way that it makes you feel like you are dining on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand.

I was running a little late as I arrived to the event just after 6 p.m. As I got there, all of the food Instagrammers were already in the process of taking photographs of the food dishes that were being served. As it was a hot day, the large window of their restaurant was Continue reading →

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The Best Mac n’ Cheese at The Gabardine!

Posted on August 31, 2017 by stenoodie

The Gabardine located at 372 Bay St in Toronto

May 15, 2017: This was one of the best meals I’ve ever had! The food was good from beginning to end with appetizer and finishing off with dessert. I had heard a lot about The Gabardine and especially for their mac and cheese (and chicken pot pies as well). Thus, Grace and I came here after work one day for dinner.

Grace had already arrived when I got there just before 6 p.m. There were a lot of people there already and dining and drinking on a Monday evening. I was pleasantly surprised!

We ordered the Korean Fried Cauliflower appetizer, and two mains: Mac n’ Cheese and the Chicken Pot Pie to Continue reading →

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The Decadent Drip Cake Cone from Eva’s Original Chimneys at Pusateri’s Saks Food Hall

Posted on August 31, 2017 by stenoodie

Eva’s Original Chimneys at Pusateri’s Saks Food Hall located at 176 Yonge St in Toronto

Back in June, I had won a contest from @tastetoronto on Instagram for a free Decadent Drip Cake Cone from Eva’s Original Chimneys (at Pusateri’s Sak’s Food Hall in the Toronto Eaton Centre). I had completely forgotten about this until Priscilla messaged me last week asking if I wanted to redeem the prize with her (she had coincidentally won the contest too). It was the perfect opportunity for us to go there together to claim it!

Thus, we went yesterday (a day before the offer would close on August 31) to claim our Decadent Drip Cake Cones Continue reading →

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Éclairs from NÜGATEAU

Posted on August 30, 2017 by stenoodie

Nügateau located on 717 Queen St W in Toronto

May 15, 2017: Back in May, I had won a contest from @feedmetoronto on Instagram for a prize of six éclairs from Nügateau. I had never had a proper éclair before (not even when I was in Paris, France! :O) so when I was picked to win this prize, I was very excited to try these decadent éclairs from Toronto’s only all-éclair bakery.

Nügateau was located on Queen Street West and I headed there after a half day job at work. There was no one else in this bakery when I arrived. They had a beautiful counter set up with Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Structure

Posted on August 30, 2017 by stenoodie

Sea stacks as part of the natural habitat, Tobermory. August 2017

This past weekend, I was at the Fathom Five National Marine Park to see Flowerpot Island. Among hiking to see the large and small flower pots (and within Bruce Peninsula National Park), you can see these layers of sea stacks — a geological landform made of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion — all over the park and island.

These natural structures are made Continue reading →

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Dinner at Diana’s Oyster Bar & Grill in Markham

Posted on August 29, 2017 by stenoodie

Diana’s Oyster Bar & Grill located at 7501 Woodbine Ave, Unit #3 in Markham

May 12, 2017: For a late dinner, Ken and I went to Diana’s Oyster Bar & Grill in Markham. I was craving some seafood paella and also wanted some seafood so Diana’s fit the bill of my cravings and was nearby too. I was actually debating whether or not to blog about this dinner or not — I had dined at this location before last year when I was there for their Grand Opening party but since this was a dinner that I was experiencing myself that was not on a complimentary basis, I wanted to Continue reading →

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Private Tasting at Southern Accent Once More! [Defunct due to Covid-19]

Posted on August 29, 2017 by stenoodie

Southern Accent located at 839 College St in Toronto

May 11, 2017: In May of this year, I was once again invited to Southern Accent for a private dinner to taste their featured items and help them promote their vegan specials and new breakfast take-out option. My apologies for such a late post!

Southern Accent holds a special place in my foodie heart because it was actually the very first restaurant that personally invited me out for a private tasting. I remembered the day fondly and that visit was definitely blogged about in detail on this blog. (That blog post is Continue reading →

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Tasting at Genghis Khan Mongolian Grill

Posted on August 28, 2017 by stenoodie

Genghis Khan Mongolian Grill located at 900 Don Mills Rd in Toronto

May 10, 2017: In May of this year, I was invited to my first ever DKLoEvent! (Since then, I have been to many and grateful for each one.) This first DKLoEvent was situated at Genghis Khan Mongolian Grill! I had always wanted to dine here — both from having heard its name before and having seen an Insider foodie video which showcased its giant circular fire grill.

Genghis Khan Mongolian Grill is essentially a Northern Continue reading →