Picking-up some sweets for a celebration is usually pretty straight forward. This time though, we had an extra challenge: accommodating a gluten allergy. While I must admit my knowledge of where to procure gluten-free products isn’t vast, having frequented Queen East lately brought one place to the top of the list: LPK’s Culinary Groove. While [...]
Today was a relaxing kind of day. I had planned for some brunch and then lunch, but by the time we were ready, it turned out we were going to just do lunch. No loss, as breakfast/brunch can be had easily enough in Toronto, and so we opted for some San Sebastian style tapas at [...]
During a previous visit to Seattle, we had a fantastic meal at Elemental. Lots of good food, interesting drinks, and the final bill was ridiculously well-priced. It’s the kind of thing that appeals to both stomachs and wallets (uh, but not my liver). So it was decided that we should make a return visit, bring [...]
We started the morning by heading out of town and going into Ballard. Our goal was to check if Café Besalu‘s croissants were as good as Tartine‘s in San Francisco as someone had assured me. Given that I ate my #1 croissant at Tartine, both my sister and I were eager to validate this claim. [...]
We had hoped to make it in to Seattle in time to line up for Elemental, but given that we had only arrived at the hotel at 4:30 (Elemental opens at 5), that wasn’t happening. So with our back-up plan in effect, we had our choice of Joule or Poppy. Originally, I had intended to [...]
My sister is awesome. While traveling Europe, she sent home some Ladurée macarons with a friend. Knowing that it would be a long and arduous journey for such delicate cookies (5 days!) before they got into my hands, she came up with a game-plan for optimal freshness. While they didn’t all perfectly survive, (I will [...]
