My First Visit I heard about Old’s Cool General Store at 250 Westlake Avenue in East York from my brother-in-law who knew it was right up my foodie alley! We went over last December to check it out. Can you ever tell by the wan winter light in the above photograph. Outside the store you […]
Friday Foodie Gratitude: Valu-Mart
The first time I went to Valu-Mart on a cold day in Toronto I wanted to make my spicy noodles and was so thrilled they had shiitake mushrooms. FRESH shiitake mushrooms. Impressive… The Obstacle The problem? They were way the hell up at the top of the mushroom stand! In fact, all the baskets of non-packaged mushrooms […]
Tour of Loblaws at Maple Leaf Gardens
The Location After our massive brunch at Sunset Grill Michelle and I took off to 60 Carlton Street to go to Loblaws so I could get those harder-to-find foodie treats. This is not just any Loblaws. It is the Maple Leaf Gardens location! My first visit to this location was back in 2012 with my sister […]
Homemade Fudgsicles Otherwise Known As Frozen Chocolate Pudding Pops
The Location While downtown over the insane long weekend celebrating Canada Day in Vancouver I discovered the store Cook Culture. Cook Culture is at 377 Howe Street at the corner of West Hastings and wow! I fell in love with it right away. Yes, very fancy pants with their Vitamixes… $200 copper bowls but…!!! The Inspiration They […]
Tour of SugaRush in Lower Sackville
Bite My Bleeding Heart T-Shirt… Feedback Requested!
A birthday present from you to me… Thank you!
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Ripsters Halloween & Party Shop: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Ripsters Halloween Shop has relocated to Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. I could not be happier about it! Over the last few weekends Reg and I have been going to many different stores looking for Halloween inspiration and Ripsters is definitely our favourite. Although scary, it is not as disturbing as some other shops are. I […]