Wordless Wednesday #18: Una pausa caffè

How To Gain Ten Pounds in a Week, Part 3

I miss the markets in the West coast. I don't know what it is about them...perhaps it's the fact that it's a completely new environment and I take the thrill from something novel and different from what I get here.

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Wordless Wednesday #17: Hot-Oil Bath (Chinese XO Sauce)

How to Gain Ten Pounds in a Week, Part 2

There are two things I constantly bemoan about Japanese cuisine here in Toronto: 1) The lack of a good Japanese ramen shop, and 2) the lack of izakayas. We're a town filled with lots of sushi restaurants, some not-so-good and some absolute gems. But aside from your sushi and your typical teriyaki/bento box fare, there's not more diversity in Japanese cuisine.

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How to Gain Ten Pounds in a Week, Part 1

So how do you gain ten pounds in the span of a week? You head off on vacation and eat to your little heart’s content! That’s what I ended up doing on my recent trip to Vancouver. I headed off with a long list of places and things I wanted to try, and while I ate lots, I don't think I even made it through one-fifth of my list.

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