Gardens: Magnolias in Spring

These are just a few photos of some glorious magnolia blossoms in front of one of my favourite houses in the Annex. I took these shots just north of Central Tech School in mid-May. We waited such a long time for spring to appear, now I want to capture all of its beauty when I have the […]

Hanami in High Park

Hanami is blossom-viewing, most famously cherry blossom-viewing, in Japanese. A few years ago Tomiko and I spent a month in Tokyo and enjoyed picnics under the blossoming trees. This year, we stayed in Toronto and bicycled to High Park to take in the beautiful views and take advantage of the first beautiful weekend of the year. […]

The Leslieville Flea

The Leslieville Flea, Kiku Corner

On Sunday April 20, we went down to the Distillery District for the last Leslieville Flea of the spring. It was a beautiful sunny (but slightly chilly) Easter Sunday, and we headed right to the indoor market. Once June rolls around, this market will move outdoors to Leslieville. We were tipped off by one of […]

The Annex Flea

On Sunday April 13, Tomiko, Donatello and I visited the Annex Flea at 720 Bathurst St, just south of Bloor St. There were a couple of tasty treat vendors, including the resident coffee shop, a pie stall, and a galette stall.

Toronto Eats: Dinner at Barrio Coreano

Barrio Coreano is a new restaurant in Koreatown in Toronto. It is one of a group or Mexican restaurants, and because if its location, has a decidedly Korean twist. The food and drinks menus are written on blackboards on the wall. The tacos were exceedingly tasty and just $5-6! The decor was also cool: bright […]