Happy Sunday! Good morning, Toronto! We're joining a Niagara Falls Day Tour today, but we grabbed breakfast from Amora Espresso Bar before leaving.
We chose the wrap-looking thing, but I think it's a Tiropita (feta cheese baked in filo pastry). It's filling to kick start the day.
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| Tiropita |
I want to post things as close to real-time as possible, so I will publish this at 8:20 AM without the picture. 😅
When I moved to Canada and was unemployed (my first nine months here), my comfort show was "You Gotta Eat Here." I tried a handful of places the show featured in Vancouver, so it only makes sense that we visit The Burger Priest now that we're in Toronto.
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| OG Cheeseburger It's the OG. What else do we need to say? Our beef patty with American cheddar and your choice of toppings. |
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| The Priest The Priest burger from the Burger's Priest? I mean, c'mon. Cheeseburger & 'The Option' (panko-crusted mushroom caps stuffed with cheese) with your choice of toppings. |
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| Stern Fries Fries, onions, cheese, and secret sauce |
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| Poutine Fresh cut fries, cheese curds, and gravy |
The burger is delicious, but the sides are even better. If you love onions and a mustard-based sauce, go for the Stern Fries. If not, the poutine is surprisingly better than what I expected.
We arrived in Toronto two minutes early, but we had to wait for luggage which meant we missed the UP Express and had to wait for the one that left the airport at 2:25 PM.
When we got to Union Station in Downtown Toronto, there were a lot of Blue Jays fans heading to the game.
We walked to our hotel to leave our luggage since it was already after the check-in time of 3:00 PM. Unfortunately, this means we cannot explore the Union Station food scene. I had planned to have lunch at Sansotei Ramen there.
After leaving our luggage, we decided to walk to St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica for the 5:00 PM Mass. Along Queen Street, there are a lot of sights to see. By 4:10 PM, we ended up at CF Toronto Eaton Centre and boy, was it big. It's bigger than the other CF malls we've been to (CF Pacific in Vancouver and Richmond Centre in Richmond). The food court is also more extensive, and it's packed! I feel like I'm back in the Philippines, specifically the SM food court. Trying to find a seat was a challenge.
Looking around, I spotted Sansotei Ramen. It's meant to be!
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| Tonkotsu Black Chashu, black fungus, egg, green onion, and garlic oil |
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| Miso Black Chashu, spicy kakuni, egg, shiitake, and garlic oil |
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| Zangi Hokkaido-style fried chicken |
The ramen is delicious. The warm broth is comforting after walking around outside.
Good morning! I woke up at 2:00 AM for our 6:00 AM flight to Toronto.
We did our routine and were out of our home at 3:30 AM. We're past security before 5:00 AM, and Green Bean Cafe is the only food option available after security.
I ordered the sausage breakfast wrap, ham breakfast wrap, and two orange juices from Green Bean Cafe.
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| Green Bean Cafe near gate B14 is the only food source open before 5:00 AM after security. |
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| Breakfast Wrap with Ham from Green Bean Cafe |
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| Breakfast Wrap with Sausage from Green Bean Cafe |
My order came to a total of $35.69 which is higher than expected, but it is what it is. The food was decent, nothing to rave about but enough to fuel you for a flight.
I wrote this post on the plane and published it while waiting for the Union Pearson Express (UP) to leave Terminal 1. Please forgive any typos, misspellings, and grammar mistakes. I will edit this again when we get to the hotel.
Happy Friday! It's Thanksgiving Long Weekend, and we're off to Toronto tomorrow for our first outside BC flight and vacation since 2019.
Before that, we picked up an item from Best Buy and had dinner at Benkei Ramen.
I had the Tan Tan Noodle combo with small Beef Curry and drink, while hubby chose the Kokumiso Special combo with chicken karaage.
I enjoyed the karaage so much that I ordered more. 😁
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Kokumiso Special A perfect mixture of various spices is used to create Benkei's original miso, with tonkatsu soup topped with a black sesame sauce. |
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| 3-piece Chicken Karaage |
The Kokumiso Ramen is delicious, at least the one hubby shared with me. Meanwhile, the Tan Tan Noodle is more saucy than soupy. It has a good amount of heat to open up the nostrils, but nothing crazy.
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Tan Tan Noodle A mixture of chicken broth and soy milk combined with Benkei's original special sesame sauce and spicy miso. |
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| Small Curry Rice |
The curry is usual, but the karaage is better than I expected. It is crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside, and there's a subtle sweetness to it.
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| Chicken Karaage |
Overall, a food coma-inducing dinner.
Excuse the spelling, typo, and formatting - I'm typing this on my phone because my laptop is already in the luggage. 😅
Below is a list of ramen and sides we tried from Benkei Ramen.
We're trying to eat healthier, so I ordered fresh pressed juice and wraps from Jugo Juice.
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Kale Aid (Kale, red apple, spinach, celery, lemon and ginger) and
Fresh Orange Juice |
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Chicken Avocado Wrap Chicken, avocado, tomato, romaine lettuce, mozzarella, and spicy mayo |
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Falafel Wrap Falafels, cucumber, tomato, spinach, hummus, and hose-made GOA dressing |
Both wraps were delicious, and I'll be happy to order them again. The Kale Aid was good but has an unusual aftertaste which I blame the ginger or maybe the celery. It tasted like curry.
Hubby said drinking it on its own is fine, but taking a bite of the wrap, then sipping the juice did have an unusual after-taste.
Happy Thanksgiving! We're celebrating a week early with my siblings because my husband and I are going on vacation next week (during Thanksgiving Long weekend).
I thought we would just eat out and order a turkey. Still, my younger sister wanted to cook turkey and all the sides that are usually a part of a Thanksgiving meal; mashed potatoes, green bean casserole (so good!), stuffing (prepared by my sister's boyfriend), gravy, and cranberry sauce. We (hubby and I) purchased pecan and pumpkin pie from Whole Foods to complete the meal.
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| Thanksgiving Lunch was prepared by my younger sister. |
After lunch, we played Smash Bros (like last week) and had fun. The trash talking was hilarious. I love my siblings and enjoy spending time with them. I can't wait to see them again next month for my birthday. They requested we do karaoke.
Happy Sunday! Before buying pumpkin pie and pecan pie for our one-week early Thanksgiving celebration, we had breakfast at Tim Hortons.
We ordered the Sausage Farmer's Breakfast in sandwich and wrap form from Tim Hortons. I still prefer the wrap, and it's my favourite item from the Tim Hortons breakfast menu.
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| Sausage Farmer's Breakfast Sandwich |
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| Sausage Farmer's Breakfast Wrap |
