Toronto Eats: Butter Avenue Patisserie and Cafe

Toronto Eats: Butter Avenue Patisserie and Cafe, Kiku Corner

 Butter Avenue Patisserie and Cafe is a new cafe Ryan and I stumbled upon during Nuit Blanche in Toronto. It’s on a hip street downtown, but since I work full-time in Toronto’s west end, I now rarely stroll through this neighbourhood. What was once an underwear store is now a patisserie! What made us stop in our […]

Toronto Eats: Kekou Gelato

Toronto Eats: Kekou Gelato, Kiku Corner

On the last day of summer, Ryan and I visited Kekou Gelato. Located amid a collection of restaurants in Baldwin Village in Toronto, Kekou Gelato offers fresh gelato made in tasty Asian flavours. Ryan had told me about this joint ages ago and I used to go to classes just up the street, but I only managed to visit […]

Concord Grape Pie

Concord Grape Pie, Kiku Corner

  Apple pie. Peach pie. Strawberry rhubarb pie. Yes, they’re delicious, but also quite common. I’m not the biggest fan of pie, or of fruity desserts in general, but this grape pie is special and delicious enough to make me a convert! Toronto is close to the Niagara region of Ontario where it’s warm enough […]

Easy Fudgy Brownies

Fudgy Brownies, Kiku Corner

There are cakey brownies, fudgy brownies, iced brownies…but in my opinion, fudgy brownies are the quintessential brownie. If you want a cakey brownie, why not just eat chocolate cake? I also don’t understand people who like iced brownies. If your brownie is flavourful enough, it doesn’t need to be dressed up in icing. I think […]

Deconstructed Banana Split

Early this summer, Donatello told me he was in the mood for a banana split. We went for a classic one at Dutch Dreams and devoured it on the spot. Then one day he picked me up from class and suggested another round. Except he didn’t want the chocolate ice cream, and I didn’t really want the […]