Birthday Lunch at Momofuku Noodle Bar

For my birthday, one of my closest friends J took me to Momofuku Noodle Bar Toronto!  I was so excited because it has been on my list of restaurants since it opened….and I have to admit, I have huge crush

Birthday Celebrations at the CNE

Birthday Celebrations at the CNE

I’m not one to really celebrate my own birthday – don’t get me wrong, I love celebrating birthdays just someone else’s. So its a good thing I have friends that share the same birth month. And having a birthday within

First Annual Cook-Off: Pizza

And the winner is……well, you be the judge!  The idea of a cook-off was born from my friend I, during a casual conversation about making pizzas on the bbq.  Of course, you need at least two people for a competition,

Afternoon Tea: Langdon Hall

As you can tell by the bare trees, this post has been a long time coming.  This past Easter, my friends (I, S and W) and I did a little road trip out to Cambridge, Ontario for afternoon tea at

Restaurant of the Month: El Catrin

It has been quite some time since I’ve posted a restaurant worthy of the “Resto of the Month” title.    But El Catrin absolutely deserves this honour.  The usual “Finer Things in Life” Supper club members (me included) hit the

Field Trip: Strawberry Picking

For the past 18 days now I’ve been on a “no dairy, no sugar (natural or artificial), no grain” challenge with my dragon boat team. So I thought to take advantage of the summer season, I wanted to go strawberry

India: Lazeez Affaire

On our tour of Dehli we were brought to Lazeez Affaire for lunch.  I typically don’t like scheduled tours but I must say, this is a great way to see a lot of Dehli in a short period of time.

India: Suruchi Restaurant

After a great visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar we decided to stop into a nearby restaurant for lunch called Suruchi Unlimited Thalis Service Restaurant.  The restaurant served all-you-can-eat thalis.  I had no idea what a thali was before

India: McDonald's

What’s great about fast food joints like McDonald’s is the consistency – you know what you’re going to get!  And don’t get me wrong, I love experiencing different cultures through food but I’m just as curious how large international food

India: Ladies Sangeet & Mehndi

India: Ladies Sangeet & Mehndi

Indian wedding celebrations last a number of nights and on my third night in India, we had probably the “most fun” night of the wedding at the Ladies Sangeet and Mehndi!  Why not the reception?….This night is reserved for only