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Little Pebbles on Baldwin Street: Home of the 1 Kg $25 Croissant
Little Pebbles is a lovely little cafe on the same street as Tom’s Place in Kensington Market. It has delicious matcha and tiramisu lattes, but what everyone is talking about is their giant croissant. The 1 kg croissant is available Wednesday to Sunday. Also popular at Little Pebbles is their croissant ice cream and their…
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Nuit Blanche in Toronto 2023: Tight Spaces
This is one of the Nuit Blanche exhibits I was most curious about. Tight Spaces by Roda Medhat is an inflatable sculpture symbolizing the confining spaces of high-density developments that create a sense of isolation. This immersive installation highlights the negative impact of urbanization that encroaches on natural areas and calls for sustainable, human-centric city…
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Just Opened: Mamacitas in Kensington Market
Newly opened Mamacitas Restaurant is beautiful. Rich colourful decor, authentic Mexican food and live music on a twinkly patio. The art and color throughout the space is warm and reminiscent of a vibrant Mexican hacienda. Mamacitas opened at the end August with a big celebration. The wide open entrance to the front patio is a…
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Pauls Coffee on Humber Bay Shores
What started as a coffee truck we visited in the summer in Humber Bay Shores park is now a permanent fixture at the base of the Palace Piers condos. When I popped in I had the pleasure of meeting Andrew, who was filling in for the usual barista. Andrew works for Ethica Coffee Roasters, the…
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Fresh-shrooms in Kensington Market
This organic mushroom dispensary and psilocybin clinic is located on Baldwin Street, across from Tom’s Place. Fresh-shrooms offers psilocybin in a variety of ways; through locally grown freshly-picked mushrooms that are still wet from the earth, dried, powdered, and extract variations, and microdose capsules (pure psilocybin & mixed stacks.) They also sell mushroom-infused gummies, chocolates…
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Opening Soon: Tacos Moras on the Danforth
This popular Mexican restaurant on St. Clair is expanding to a second location at 523 the Danforth, replacing a Popeyes. Making delicious tacos runs in the family… the owner of Tacos Moras is the brother of the owner of Gus Tacos. View this post on Instagram A post shared by TorontoEaters | Toronto Food &…
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Opening Soon: The Biggest Canadian Tire in Toronto
The former Sears’ warehouse site in Rexdale, situated just north of Highway 401 at Islington Avenue, is undergoing redevelopment to become a new retail space. In the fall, an enormous Canadian Tire store is set to open at this location. This retail development will feature a brand new Costco as its anchor, located at the…
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Opening Soon: Costco at Islington and the 401
A brand new Costco Wholesale will be opening in November of 2023 at 2260 Islington Avenue. This Costco in Rexdale is situated where the old Sears warehouse used to be across from the Walmart shopping centre. Construction is well underway and as of August, there is a trailer on-site to sign up for a Costco…
