I am quite joyous with the recent surge of Asian cuisine in Toronto. Be it Filipino or the never-ending surge of ramen-centric restaurants, these were the flavors that I was accustomed to growing up. To have a variety of authentic Asian cuisine within Toronto was a cure to homesickness and cravings that would never go […]
November 21, 2012
My usual routine to wake myself each morning was to check all the subscriptions I have on my Inbox. Last Tuesday morning, while trying to will myself to start my day, I started reading Toronto Life’s latest post and one recent opening caught my eye. It was the introduction of Rashers, an all-bacon sandwich shop […]
October 14, 2012
Just as I promised myself last year, this year I was not going to miss the 2nd annual Toronto Garlic Festival. September rolled in and I was in a lookout for the announcement. Imagine my happiness when I found out that this year was not a conflict with my Algonquin trek. In fact, it was […]
October 1, 2012
When my friend Diona Joyce of Kanto told me that the September TUM would be a celebration of its first year, I was taken aback of how fast time flies. I still remember that time when I first saw the tweets for the first and the second events last year and how frustrated I was […]
September 29, 2012
When my friend, Helen, volunteered to jump on a train from Mississauga to downtown Toronto to meet me, of course, I readily said yes. I tried to find an interesting area close to the Union Subway Station and decided we just go walking towards the St. Lawrence area. Looking for recommendations from Urbanspoon, I decided […]
September 4, 2012
It was my first day back teaching and I have to drag myself out of bed (Yes! I am still in denial that my vacation is over!). It didn’t help that I woke up to a gray rainy day. After basking in a weather with clear blue skies for the past month, this day seemed […]
December 2, 2012
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