In the summer of 2000, our parents took our family on a round-the-world trip. We set off after school let out in Saudi Arabia, stopped to visit our family in Germany, then visited our family in Canada, flew to San Francisco, then Tokyo, then Beijing. Asia is famous for its night markets, where you can visit […]
Toronto
Toronto Eats: Brunch at Rose and Sons
One of my university friends just got back from a month long trek in Peru, so we met at Rose and Sons for brunch. It’s a tiny space that used to house an old diner. The walls were lined with subway tile and had a few large mirrors that made the whole place seem larger. Although […]
Summertime is…Mulberries!
There are two mature mulberry trees in our parents’ backyard. Since we have second and third-floor balconies, we can easily reach these delectable fruits. There is little else that heralds the coming of summer than fresh mulberries. These are so perishable, so seasonal, that I’ve never seen them for sale in the grocery store. Luckily, there […]
Canadian Design: Umbra
Umbra products are now sold all over – from museum shops to international malls, even now at Martha’s Vineyard – and I recently found out that it is a Canadian company. Not just any Canadian company…it’s from Toronto! Umbra products are generally smartly designed, beautiful and functional. I’ve got a few Umbra items in my […]
The Farmers’ Market at Evergreen Brickworks
The Evergreen Brickworks is this amazing complex in the Don Valley. It’s called the Brickworks because, well, it was the brickworks of Toronto. Our dad is pretty sure that our 100-year-old house was made with bricks from the Brickworks. It has long since been closed as a factory, but was left derelict and forgotten for many […]