Author: Alice

Lamesa Filipino Kitchen, Queen Street West

LAMESA FILIPINO KITCHEN 669 Queen St W Toronto, ON M6J 1E6, Canada Filipino – Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner website – facebook – twitter $$ I’ve always been super curious of Filipino food. After completing my TAFE course in 2012 and putting all of my focus onto my hobbies, there were curious weeks with endless searches of recipes, of…

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Mom’s Korean Food, Koreatown

MOM’S KOREAN FOOD 612 Bloor Street W Toronto, ON M6G 1K7, Canada Korean – Lunch specials $ An afternoon dedicated to looking for ‘Cute stores’ around Koreatown, we started it off with lunch at Mom’s Korean Food. And yes, of course we were lured in by the $6.00 Lunch Special. Three rows of…

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Ichiban Sushi House, North York

ICHIBAN SUSHI HOUSE 5095 Yonge St. Unit A9A Toronto, ON M2N 6Y7, Canada Japanese – Take-out – Dinner/Lunch $ The second periodontist consultation appointment, and a fine treat by my Aunt. Ichiban Sushi House is located inside the Empress Walk complex in North York, there really wasn’t any other option for lunch. We were…

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Home of the Brave, Fashion District

HOME OF THE BRAVE 589 King Street W Toronto, ON M5V 1M5, Canada No reservations – Lunch/Dinner – Drinks – WiFi website – twitter – instagram $$ My darling Food Adventure buddy was finally back from her month trip! I was pretty much done admiring the sights she witnessed and the beautiful weather…

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HUSH Restaurant, Entertainment District

HUSH RESTAURANT 303 King St West Toronto, ON M5V 1J5, Canada American – Fusion – Lunch/Dinner – Drinks – Patio $$ “What will we be having for our Last Supper of 2013, Phanny?”. I immediately thought of HUSH Restaurant’s D.I.Y Fondue. It was 6:30PM on a Monday night and we had all of our intentions to meet…

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Dufflet Pastries, Queen West

DUFFLET PASTRIES 787 Queen St W Toronto, ON  M6J 1G1 Canada Cafe – Pastries website $ Even after walking up and down Queen Street countless times over the past seven months, I still do not have the whole place written down. There would be those off moments when somebody mentions an eatery which…

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Ajisen Ramen, Markham

AJISEN RAMEN Unit 23, 7010 Warden Avenue Markham, Ontario L3R 0L9, Canada Japanese – Ramen $ My first memories of the franchise, Ajisen Ramen, was in Sydney. It was the Spring of 2009, and like every other youngen’ my age at the time, I would make a 40-minute train ride out to the…

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Aunties and Uncles, Kensington Market/Chinatown

AUNTIES AND UNCLES 74 Lippincott St Toronto ON M5S 2P1 Canada Breakfast/Brunch – Cash only $  My third day of walking out into snowfall, I was still filled with giggles waiting at the bus stop, taking way too many macro pictures of white perfectly symmetrical snowflakes falling on my contrasted black scarf. I…

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Insomnia Cafe, The Annex

INSOMNIA CAFE 563 Bloor Street W  Toronto, ON  M5S 1Y6 Canada Brunch/Dinner – Drinks – Free WiFi – 20% for students $  Two weeks of promoting for Insomnia, all I had running through my head was – ‘Spin the wheel for free food! Everybody’s a winner. Win yourself $10 off, a free smoothie,…

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Loui’s Kouzina, Markham

LOUI’S KOUZINA 9255 Woodbine Avenue Markham Ontario L6C 1Y9 Canada Greek – Take Out $  A 5:30AM wake-up, with a 12 hour day ahead of us. Yelp is always my best friend when we’re in far off places as Markham. A one-hour break landed us in Loui’s Kouzina, a Greek restaurant not too…

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