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Blogger Event at Kinton Ramen 5!

Posted on March 31, 2016 by stenoodie

What a pleasure and privilege it was to attend another blogger event hosted by Stella and Kinka Family and dine at Kinton Ramen 5! Kinton Ramen was the very first Japanese ramen house to set foot in Toronto back in … Continue reading →

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Lunch at KAKA All You Can Eat

Posted on March 23, 2016 by stenoodie

I’ve previously blogged about my experience eating at KAKA All You Can Eat for their dinner service. You can read about the experience here. This time, I went to KAKA All You Can Eat during their a la carte lunch … Continue reading →

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Lunch at Kinton Ramen 5

Posted on March 19, 2016 by stenoodie

After a very rewarding experience distributing sandwiches to the needy, we ventured to Kinton Ramen 5 for some lunch! It was a relatively chilly day and the perfect gloomy day for some nice hot bowls of ramen! Up to this … Continue reading →

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Touhenboku Ramen (Richmond Hill)

Posted on March 4, 2016 by stenoodie

While I was perusing the menu at the newest (third) location of Touhenboku Ramen located in Richmond Hill, I searched back in my archives on stenoodie and realized that it’s been two years since I first stepped into the first … Continue reading →

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Blogger Tasting Event at Kintori Yakitori

Posted on January 18, 2016 by stenoodie

I am always so thankful for these blogger tasting events! Thank you Stella, Kinka Family, and Kintori Yakitori for extending the event out to me! 🙂 Nowadays, there are a lot more food “instagramers” than food bloggers

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Shibuya Izakaya Japanese Restaurant (Calgary)

Posted on January 16, 2016 by stenoodie

After a brief stop and stroll at the Chinook Centre after arrived in Calgary after 3-4 hours of driving from Edmonton, we went to Shibuya Izakaya Japanese Restaurant for lunch! Melissa’s friend Linda recommended this Japanese restaurant to her for their … Continue reading →

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Kinton Ramen 4 (North York)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by stenoodie

The very first ramen house that I went to was Kinton Ramen, the one located on Baldwin Street. I remember back then (this was my very early foodie days), there was a lot of hype about this ramen house — … Continue reading →

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Special Tasting Dinner at Kinka Izakaya Original

Posted on December 4, 2015 by stenoodie

Thank you Kinka Izakaya Original (Church Street location) for inviting me and a friend to your tasting dinner! 🙂 Kinka Izakaya used to be known as Guu Izakaya but since they have separated ways with the original franchise of the … Continue reading →

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Ramen Isshin

Posted on December 2, 2015 by stenoodie

After our inaugural visit to Toronto’s first cat cafe, TOT The Cat Cafe, the three of us headed for dinner nearby. Since we didn’t stay very long at the cat cafe or ate or drank anything too substantial, it was the … Continue reading →

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Dinner at Sushi Cove in Woodstock

Posted on December 1, 2015 by stenoodie

I recall this experience of our dinner at Sushi Cove in Woodstock with such emotion and fury that it’s actually a little funny. To backtrack a little bit, we were just finished our first ever Motives Cosmetics Party in Woodstock … Continue reading →