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Thi-Thi Vietnamese Submarine in China Town Calgary

by Jerry Ko February 13, 2012

After hearing good things about this place, I decided to head downtown in Calgary and visit Thi-Thi Submarine for their Vietnamese sandwiches. I got there early at 11am to avoid the [...]

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Phayathai Thai Food Restaurant

by Jerry Ko January 10, 2012

Phayathai is a Thai Restaurant that is tucked away in small strip mall located in Ronkonkoma New York.  Don’t let the looks of this place turn you away.  The food [...]

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TJ’s Hero Shop

by Jerry Ko December 19, 2011

I was going to get a haircut like I normally do every 2 weeks for my usual one on top and skin fade with no points on the side.  Usually [...]

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A Visit to Hotel Chocolat Boston Store

by Jerry Ko November 13, 2011

We had the privilege to pay a visit to Hotel Chocolat store in Boston to see what this place is all about and we also met with the CEO Nicki [...]

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Wagamama noodle bars – serving up tasty noodles in Boston

by Jerry Ko October 31, 2011

I was doing some shopping at the Prudential Center and somewhere along the way I worked up an appetite.  Since I was in Boston, I was interested in eating seafood [...]

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Our getaway vacation to Boston Massachusetts

by Jerry Ko October 29, 2011

 Earlier this week I went on a quick amazing few days trip to Boston and did my own mini version of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservation visiting various locations within downtown. [...]

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Paces Steak House

by Jerry Ko September 16, 2011

Always wanted to come to this steakhouse especially since I heard so much great things about this place.  I finally got around to make a special unforgettable trip on a [...]

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Sapporo Ramen

by Jerry Ko July 18, 2011

I stopped by Sapporo for some ramen with a few guests and enjoyed a really nice hot scorching bowl of Shoyu ramen.  This is one of my go to spots [...]

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Nyonya Malaysian NYC Restaurant

by Jerry Ko June 5, 2011

One of the main reasons we love going to New York city is primarily for the all the assortments of Restaurants available throughout this great city along with the diverse [...]

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Asian inspired korean Bann Restaurant

by Jerry Ko May 29, 2011

I’m going to start off bold by saying if you are expecting a K-town experience, don’t bother coming here. The place has decent decor and head chef replaced by people [...]

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Long Island’s J&Rs Steak House

by Jerry Ko May 7, 2011

J&R’s Steak house is one of Long Island’s most affordable bang for your buck steaks.  The idea was to avoid the Mother’s Day packed out Restaurants on that busy holiday so [...]

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Red Mango Frozen Yogurt

by Jerry Ko May 2, 2011

Since I have been a fan of Pink Berry for many years, I was excited to finally see a Red Mango open up near my area finally!  For those of [...]

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Mulan Restaurant at Flushing NY

by Jerry Ko April 25, 2011

  After spending an early morning going out to the city with family, we stopped by the recently built Queens Crossing shopping plaza for lunch. It’s easily one of the [...]

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Morimoto NYC Restaurant

by Jerry Ko October 15, 2010

Over this past summer, I had been in New York quite a bit, especially in Manhattan with my family soaking the whole New York scene up for a solid month. [...]

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Key-Lime and Blackout Forest Cupcake at Crumbs Bake Shop

by Jerry Ko July 2, 2010

Whenever I am in midtown Manhattan, one of my favorite spots to hit up for some good cupcakes is at Crumbs bake shop.  They serve up daily fresh baked cupcakes [...]

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Tori Kara fried chicken Manchanko ramen at Manchanko-Tei

by Jerry Ko July 1, 2010

Fresh out of work in midtown Manhattan, with food on my mind and my stomach growling for the last couple of hours. I been pondering where to eat for lunch. [...]

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Kotobuki Japanese Restaurant offering great traditional and contemporary meals

by Jerry Ko June 23, 2010

  Kotobuki’s Japanese restaurant offers great traditional and contemporary cuisines ranging from beautifully crafted sushi and various cooked dishes.  This place is a little hidden gem on Long Island.  It [...]

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Clearly Thai Angel is worth traveling out of bounds for

by Jerry Ko June 18, 2010

There are days when anyone may get the cravings for eating out at their favorite Chinese place or Italian place and so on.  Today I was really craving to eat [...]

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Memorial Day Weekend BBQ cookout

by Jerry Ko June 2, 2010

I was enjoying Memorial Day Weekend over at my relative’s house.  Everybody was having a good time eating and drinking.  There was a lot of food to eat and left [...]

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La Casa Gourmet Chicken Marsala and Tex Mex Pizza

by Jerry Ko May 25, 2010

People always talk about alot pizza and how pizza in New York (city) is great. But I feel there are some pizza restaurants in Long Island area that is also pretty [...]

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The Garage Pit and my New Yorker sandwich

by Jerry Ko May 19, 2010

The Garage is the Hauppauge Industrial Park’s favorite lunchtime destination.  Each day of the work week, many LI businessmen and women can be found networking while enjoying their meals. I [...]

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Take out meal by the pound @ Whole Foods Marketplace

by Jerry Ko May 15, 2010

We all have those nights where we all might not be in that mood to cook. Tonight was one of those nights for me.  So I stopped by one of [...]

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Steak Diane @ Cheesecake Factory

by Jerry Ko April 22, 2010

The Cheesecake Factory is a franchise restaurant located all over the U.S.  known for their popular cheesecakes.  They offer plenty of variety to choose from classic to fresh strawberries, to chocolate [...]

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Miller’s Ale House Restaurant in Deer Park NY

by Jerry Ko April 19, 2010

I was working overtime at work and the boss took us out on company dime to dinner. So I went along for the fiasco to check out this spot called [...]

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Mochi from MINAMOTO KITCHOAN, 10 West 49th Street NYC

by Jerry Ko April 16, 2010

I found this nice little Japanese bakery that had all kinds of pastries, azuki bean cakes, sweet treats,etc.  I happen to bought myself some delicious various types of mochi filled with [...]

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