Tag Archives: North York

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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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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Dinner at Hashi Izakaya

May 2, 2017: After our long and arduous trip back from New York, we headed back uptown to Yonge and Finch area and decided to eat at Hashi Izakaya.  I had won an online contest back in February where my … Continue reading

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Italian Dinner at PAESE Ristorante

After our escape game at Casa Loma, Priscilla and I went to PAESE Ristorante for dinner!  I had won a $50 gift card to PAESE (thank you @girlswithnofrills for hosting the contest!) and was eager to redeem it.  Thus, it … Continue reading

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Private Tasting at Dazzling Café [Defunct]

I feel so grateful and lucky to be able to attend so many media tastings lately. 😀   This recent one that I attended on the weekend was to Dazzling Café, a popular Taiwanese café that has grown to over … Continue reading

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Bagel Nash at Dufferin & Steeles

More than a month ago, I entered a contest on Instagram courtesy of styledemocracyfood to win a chance to dine at Bagel Nash for myself and a friend.  I was lucky enough to be chosen and thus was finally able … Continue reading

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Lunch and Dessert at Sweet O’clock

“What time is it?” “It’s Sweet O’clock!” XD I’ve passed by Sweet O’clock many times before while walking on Yonge Street near Finch Avenue East.  Sweet O’clock is a Taiwanese dessert restaurant that also serves Japanese-inspired hot dishes and overall … Continue reading

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Hand Pulled Noodles at Big Beef Bowl [Defunct]

Mmm, Big Beef Bowl (大牛碗).  This was an amazing lunch of northern-style (Lan zhou style) Chinese noodles!!  Ken and I headed here on a Saturday around 1 p.m.  Big Beef Bowl is located on 1 Byng Street (tucked away from Yonge … Continue reading

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Poké Bowls at Poke Eats!

Poke Eats is a brand new restaurant that has opened up in the midtown area of Yonge and Sheppard in a new commercial complex that serves poké bowls!  As far as I know, there isn’t any other Hawaiian poke bowl … Continue reading

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Petit Potato

Ever since I was invited to attend the Media Event (and wasn’t able to go) last year, I have wanted to visit Petit Potato for its omurice and towering toast desserts.  I finally had the chance to try it out … Continue reading

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