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

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 →

Éclairs from NÜGATEAU

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 →

Weekly Photo Challenge: Structure

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 →

The Owl of Minerva Korean Restaurant & Bar in Markham

Owl of Minerva Korean Restaurant & Bar located at 3229 Hwy 7, Unit #7b in Markham

The last time I went to an Owl of Minerva Restaurant & Bar was more than a decade ago (wow…) back in university at the downtown Chinatown location with two friends. Since then, I haven’t really paid much attention to this family-friendly Korean franchise restaurant. I guess I didn’t have the best impression after going there after my first visit so it didn’t stick out as a place worth returning to in my mind.

However, when I went for a dinner with two friends this past Monday at the Markham location of Continue reading →