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

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 … Continue reading

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Tasting at Genghis Khan Mongolian Grill

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 … Continue reading

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Small Plates at 416 Snack Bar

416 Snack Bar is a restaurant and bar that offers Asian-influenced small plates, draft brews, and cocktails in a small, low-lit space.  I had been curious about this restaurant for a while and was glad that me and two girlfriends … Continue reading

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Dim Sum at Omei Restaurant

Last Saturday, after my Zumba class, I had dim sum with my relatives at Omei Restaurant.  I had always seen Omei Restaurant from the street when driving along Highway 7 but this was my first time dining there.  I had … Continue reading

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CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice Supports SickKids in the Six!

This is a promotional post: “The Canaccord Genuity Great Camp Adventure Walk in support of SickKids is back for its 5th year on September 23, 2017.  Coco Fresh Tea & Juice will be partnering with SickKids to give back to … Continue reading

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Celebrating Morals Village Hot Pot’s 4th Year Anniversary!

Thanks to Sweven Media, we helped Morals Village Hot Pot celebrate its 4th year anniversary last week with a private hot pot feast in Markham with fellow foodies! Morals Village Hot Pot (德莊火鍋) started from a store in Markham and … Continue reading

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Israeli Food at Cafe Landwer

May 7, 2017:  Thanks to @myfoodnation who hosted a contest back in April of this year, I was able to win a complimentary meal at Cafe Landwer!  Cafe Landwer is an Israeli restaurant that began in Israel in 1919 and … Continue reading

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Dinner at Don Don Izakaya

May 6, 2017:  After a brief stint at the Leslieville Food & Drink Festival, we went to Don Don Izakaya for dinner.  I had previously been to Don Don Izakaya many years before.  In fact, it was one of the … Continue reading

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Recap of Leslieville Food & Drink Festival 2017

May 6, 2017:  I had been very lucky in the month of April and May this year where I won several contests on Instagram which allowed me to attend a handful of events for free.  Yay! 😀 One of the … Continue reading

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Media Tasting at Silo 13 [Defunct]

This is what happens when I have a long backlog and don’t end up getting around to blogging about the restaurant/company I was invited to until months later — they closed down even before the blog post went up.  XD … Continue reading

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