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Yu Seafood - Part 2 - Dim Sum

Richmond Hill 8:16 AM
Went back to Yu Seafood with dear for Lunch Dim Sum.  It was crazy packed with long lines. Lucky, I was able to get a small table quickly.Food Rating: 5/5 - amazing quality - best of any dim sum dishes in TorontoService: 5/5 the servers were immediate and quickconstantly changed your plates complained about the empty pepper shaker and they quickly fixed itno credit...

Restaurant Review: Khao San Road

Downtown Toronto 2:17 PM
Wife was craving some thai food for a long time since we watched a lot of Mark Wiens youtube videos (his food travels clips in Asia). After some googling, the logical conclusion was to try the restaurant called Khao San Road located in downtown Toronto (I'm not used to paying for parking).We almost couldn't find the place but saw the partly lit neon...

Restaurant Review : Emperor Fine Chinese Cuisine

Richmond Hill 2:02 PM
Another dim restaurant in Richmond Hill. The taste is average but the cost per dish is $3 (which is pretty good). We were able to find a seat for 3 during lunch time on the weekends. Would I go back? Yes but don't expect anything to surprise your taste buds.For this restaurant, you order dim sum via paper and pencil. Note: This used...

Foodie Item - Japanese Green Kit Kat

food items 9:47 AM
What happens when you crave Kit Kats and Green tea? You get the following below. Can be found at any Asian supermarkets for maybe $5 bucks.  ...

Eating @ Diana's Oyster Bar (Markham location)

Markham 9:44 AM
I went here after waiting for sometime for them to open. They took over the former Japanese restaurant that used to exists. Went at lunch and  tried their Oyster Po Boy special and got some Fanny Bar Oysters. Oyster Po Boy was all crunch and no flavours. They gave very little soup as well (the server said sorry for the large bowls). Food: 2/5...

Eating @ Yu Seafood

restaurant 9:33 AM
Inside the restaurantA new restaurant called "Yu Seafood" opened up  to replace the bankrupt Wasibi buffet restaurant that existed in the West Beaver Creek location. When my lunch party got there for dim sum on Tuesday at 11:45 am, there was a long line already waiting.Style and Decor:Totally different from Wasibi decor Looks very open with booths and tables with high ceilings (probably $1-2M...

Foodie Item - Prima Taste Laksa La Mian ( Singapore Laksa Noodles )

food items 9:23 AM
After getting recommendations from local foodies on Chowhound and colleagues, I decided to purchase on Amazon of these Laksa instant noodle package.This is probably one of the greatest instant noodles in the world. If you make it according to the instructions, it will turn out tasting better than some of the "good efforts".Product Description: Indulge in this new experience ~Aromatic Prima Taste Laksa gravy...

Foodie Item - Snyders Pretzels

food items 9:17 AM
An old friend introduce these pretzels to us during an ice fishing trip up north in Ontario. It was a great hit within our hut and was unfortunately informed that it was only available back in the USA in the 2009 years.As fast forward to present day (1/22/2016), many Canadian retail food stores sell them now!  I have seen them at No Frills,...

Foodie Item - Baking Japanese Kit Kits

food items 9:09 AM
Found these are the local supermarkets and they are the baking Japanese Kit Kats (I found these at Tone Tai Supermarket in Toronto).You can supposely microwave the candies for a few seconds and supposedly send you to feel good frenzy. I didn't try it and ate it like regular candy. ...

Foodie Item - White Rabbit Candies

food items 9:06 AM
White Rabbit Creamy Candy is white, with a soft, chewy texture, and is formed into cylinders approximately 3 cm long and 1 cm in diameter, similar to contemporary western nougat or taffy.Each candy is wrapped in a printed waxed paper wrapper, but within this, the sticky candies are again wrapped in a thin edible paper-like wrapping made from sticky rice.[1]The rice wrapping layer is meant...

Starbucks and My "Name"

8:50 AM
I always find that the Starbucks staff would always write the wrong names/spelling on the cups. As such, I always find myself being a new person every time I visit them.Disclaimer: you might have realized that I'm a fan of Marvel movies and Game of Thrones.My Previous Purchases at Starbucks: ...

Power Foods - Kefir - What is it?

food 8:35 AM
I have seen Kefir in the supermarkets and normally ignored them. Spoke to a few of my work colleagues and found out that they have been taking a lot of home made kefir products to keep their immune systems up. They say it works miracles on keeping them healthy when they are close to being sick.  When you have kids, you are share...