Tag: Marcus

Jun 22 2013

Dinner at Karen’s house :-)

Summer is finally here and the weather is getting hotter than hotter everyday.  Instead of eating out, we decided to made ourselves a lovely dinner at Karen’s house and I headed there early to help of course.  Cutting the geoduck (象拔蚌) took me sometime because every slice has to be paper thin, cutting the pork neck meat (豬頸肉) into strips was alright and not to mention I also had to marinate those chicken wings too 😛  The outcome was amazingly good as expected, geoduck with pork neck was cooked just right, wings were perfect and everything on the table was mouth watering!!!  At first I thought we cooked too much for 6 adults but at the end, we basically finished all the dishes, so what does that tell you eh??  😛

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Jun 19 2013

華星餐廳 (Chi Star House)

new pictures added 3 Jan 2014

華星餐廳 (Chi Star House) is located in 美食坊 9021 Leslie St. Unit 5-6. Richmond Hill, forgot what it used to be but this place was pretty packed when we went in.  When a restaurant is always packed on weekdays, it means the place is good, I am soo glad we tried it because it is not only a Hong Kong style (港式餐廳) restaurant and they also have combo dishes (和菜).  Take a look at what we ordered in the pictures below, don’t they look amazing?  Well, they taste pretty good too, the soup was a little on the salty side but other than that, everything was cooked just the right the way for our taste buds 😀  If you are looking for a casual Chinese diner in the area, this is really a good option to consider, price is not bad either, but do expect a line up at the door or you can call them at 905-771-8880 to make a reservation.

P.S. one thing noticed too, I didn’t see a take out menu inside but they do take takeout orders.

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Jun 14 2013

Ricky was here!!!

Glad to see Ricky came back to Toronto for a short visit, I don’t even remember when he left Toronto but this was a perfect opportunity for some old friends reunion.  Years ago, a small group of our friends went back to Hong Kong then people started going different directions, so quite a lot of people that we haven’t seen for a long while.  Anyways, we decided to have our old friends gathering dinner at Moxie’s.  The night was awesome, we tried to catch up everyone and stuffs, reminds me of old times having poker nights and hanging out together.  Oh and big congratulations to Cindy of her pregnancy too!!!

P.S.  for those of you that want these pictures in full resolution, you can download the files here https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_mlqvrXUFhGWW9NQWVvbUZ2UGc/edit?usp=sharing

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Jun 08 2013

Ceramic charcoal BBQ

Thanks Ruby and Jason for a wonderful BBQ dinner over the weekend, I have a admit Jason really out did himself and his BBQ skill is really great, or maybe it was his new BBQ ummm…  First time seeing a whole chicken being grilled in a ceramic charcoal BBQ, I was told that Jason did a lot of research, watched a lot of youtube videos to come up with this beer chicken and it was bloody fantastic!!!  And of course Ruby helped out the rest of the food too I am sure 😛  The cedar salmon was cooked just right, those little potato were crunchy on the outside and soft in the inside, plus my favorites, Chinese sausages and pork neck was tendered!!!

The night was awesome, food was delicious, poor Jason was going in and out the kitchen/yard checking on food and we spent a lot of time chatting, BS, chatting…  with all that being said, I really think Ruby and Jason should host more BBQ at their place so we can enjoy everything that CHEF Jason made 😛

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May 14 2013

Izakaya Ju @ J-Town

I am pretty sure a lot of people has already been to this restaurant already but it was actually my first time.  Izakaya Ju @ J-Town, a Japanese style bar and grill. It’s the equivalent of an English pub, where they serve snacks to accompany your drinks. They have many small dishes which are comparatively inexpensive and classical. People can enjoy casually eating and drinking.  Located at 3160 Steeles Ave E, Markham ON, right at the corner of Woodbine and Steeles Ave. east, a perfect Japanese grill in uptown if downtown is too far for you 😛  Price wise is alright, since everything is like snack size, you could end up paying a lot like what we did but you are looking at around $30 with a beer and you are good for the night  😀

I have to admit most Japanese grills taste really good, but after trying a few, I have to say I could only have it once in a while because everything is very salty really…  I guess the whole meaning to these restaurants is snacks and drink a lot 😛  Anyhow, I am still willing to go if anyone is up for it, hehe.

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