TELUS TAIWANfest Crossover

TELUS TAIWANfest Crossover
Date: August 29, 2010 (Sunday)
Place: Harbourfront Centre

this is the Summer Festival that i've been looking forward to.. (i love Taiwan food!) our first stop is to eat!!

Wei's Taiwanese Food Inc.
(left) 蚵仔煎 Oyster Omelette $6
(right) 肉焿湯 Pork thick soup $3

(left) 魏家炸臭豆腐 Wei's Smelly Tofu $4
(right) 鹽酥雞 Fried Crispy Chicken $4

Diana's Seafood Oyster Bar

Chris the owner (on the right)..

8 oysters for $10.. very fresh, fatty & yummy!

913 茶王 @ Ten Ren's Tea
..it becomes one of my fav. drinks..

MimmiePuff 米米泡芙

Taiwanese Wheel Pie 車輪餅 3 for $5

Crossover Kitchen

Fruits & Vegetables Carving 蔬果雕

the little chef carved the watermelon in just a blink!

there was a food demonstration sponsored by President Choice..

they prepared 100 portions for sample tasting..

it's a dolloar for each..

guess the cost of the stuff in this grocery cart..

here r some free goodies from TaiwanFest..

found some recipes from last year's TaiwanFest.. (see 食譜)

西域食府 Xin Jiang Restaurant

西域食府 Xin Jiang Restaurant
Date: August 27, 2010 (Friday)
Address: 3636 Steeles Avenue East, Markham (Steeles & Warden)
Phone: (905) 948-9966
Opening Hours: Mon-Thu, Sun 11am - 11pm / Sat 11am - 12am

according to LG's boss, this place is famous for its Lamb dishes..

(left) 葱油餅 Pan Fried Shallot Pancake $1.99
..not as good as the one at 真東北餃子館..
(right) 烤羊肉串 BBQ Lamb kabob $1.6 each

薄餅羊肉 Shredded lamb with 12 pc Chinese pancakes $11.99

all the lamb dishes tasted good.. i'll say it's a good place to go if u like to eat lamb..
the total cost is $21.1..

吳彥祖「賣空氣」?

廣告公司: DDB
導演: Shern Sharma
原創音樂：Denise Hofmann

台味軒

台味軒
Date: August 22, 2010 (Sunday)
Address: 2578 Birchmount Road, Scarborough (Birchmount & Huntingwood)
Phone: (416) 754-4605
Opening Hours: Mon, Wed-Sun: 11am - 3pm / Tue Closed


魏家炸臭豆腐 Wei's Smelly Tofu $3.99

魚排飯 Fried Fish Fillet Rice $5.49

大腸肉焿麵綫 Pork Intestine & Meat Thick Noodle $4.49

the environment is more like a take-out place.. (i'll say.. take-out is recommended!)

Hot & Spicy Food Festival

Hot & Spicy Food Festival
Date: August 14, 2010 (Saturday)

it's summer & how could we miss the festival on Harbourfront!

Ras Iville's One Love Corn Soup $3

Tropical Fruit Market

..everything local & organic

Halal Malaysian Food

Chicken Murtabak $8
..ground chicken, potatoes, eggs, green peas, onion, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, spices, coriander leaves

Coconuts $5

Churros Ricos Churros

"Churros are a traditional Spanish dessert developed centuries ago by Spanish shepherds."

their Churros are cooked, then become soft on the inside, & golden crispy on the outside..

i found it too sweet thou..

Kelsey's

Kelsey's
Date: August 13, 2010 (Friday)
Address: 1620 Elgin Mills Road, Richmond Hill (Elgin Mills & Leslie)
Phone: (905) 508-4139

50/50s..Beer Battered Onion Rings Sweet Potato Fries $7.99
..both the onion rings & sweet potato fries are yummy! the dipping sauces too!

(left) 9oz. Top Sirloin Steak 18.99
Steaks are cut from AAA Beef and seasoned with a mixture of house spices, brushed with garlic and flame grilled to order. Served with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables
(right) Lobster and Crab Alfredo Linguine $16.99
East Coast lobster and Chilean crab served over linguine tossed in our signature creamy Alfredo sauce with garlic, chili peppers, fresh lemon, green onions and parsley

comparing to our last visit, it's not as good as before..

朱古力芝士蛋糕 Chocolate Cheese Cake

this is my first homemade Chocolate Cheesecake..

朱古力芝士蛋糕 Chocolate Cheese Cake

(食譜來源: Leisure-Cat)

材料︰ (6吋蛋糕份量)
忌廉芝士 200 克、朱古力 100 克、忌廉 80 克、忌廉(打起) 200 克、魚膠片 7.5 克、糖 80 克

做法：
1. 先將朱古力、忌廉 80 克 隔水整溶，再加入已浸軟既魚膠片。
2. 再將忌廉芝士、 糖打軟，加入已溶既朱古力，再加入已打起既忌廉(打起) 200 克，雪2小時完成。