Happy Chinese New Year!

As we say goodbye to the year of the Dragon and welcome the year of the Snake, I sit here reading my horoscope (thanks J) as I do every year.  I don’t necessarily take horoscopes word for word but it

Winterlicious: Luma

Restaurant two on my winterlicious 2013 tour was lunch at Luma.  I’ve been to Luma a few times and what I love about all the Oliver and Bonacini group of restaurants is the consistent quality of the food.  No matter

Winterlicious: Lucien

Every winter for 2 weeks, the restaurants in the city of Toronto create 3-course menus for lunch and dinner at a reduced price – between $15-$25 for lunch and $35-$45 for dinner.  The best part of this is that you

Mom’s Bake Sale

This weekend, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre was having their New Year celebration and part of the celebration was to allow vendors to come in and sell Japanese goods.  One of the vendors was my mom, who is somewhat infamous

Restaurant of the Month: Weslodge

This restaurant is perfect for the cold winter nights of Toronto.  The bright yellow doors with the name in bright lights lures you in from the street.  When you enter the first thing I notice is how dark the space

Me? In The Paper!

Me? In The Paper!

Its so hard to believe but I’ve been writing my blog for a year now – anniversary date: January 3rd, and I never imagined I would have this much to write about.  In fact, when I first started I thought

Happy New Year!

December 31st and January 1st are always about looking back over the past year and looking forward to the next.  And it was especially true this new year’s eve.  As we look to 2013 I will admit, I am one

Around The Corner

Every Saturday morning at 10am, I attend a paddling clinic for 2 hours to practice and learn how to paddle better.  I know what your thinking, do I do anything other than paddle 🙂 And sometimes I feel like its

Sidecar

Its been almost 3 weeks since my last post and to be honest, I’m completely exhausted.  My work and dragon boat obligations have kept me busy recently and I know what you’re thinking, dragon boat in WINTER?  Yes, training for

Happy Halloween!

For all the Halloween partiers, this past weekend was “the weekend” for Halloween parties.  I had two parties on Saturday night and so I had to split my time between the two.  As a result, I was only able to