Tomiko and I visited the Marché Jean-Talon in Montreal on a Friday morning, stocking up on snacks for our road trip through Quebec. It was great to see other tourists enjoying the market, as well as residents doing their own grocery shopping. The Marché Jean-Talon is more than just a farmers’ market: the sprawling market takes up a […]
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The Saint John City Market
Our Saint John friends took us to visit the bright and airy Saint John City Market for lunch. The market was small (compared to the Saint Lawrence Market in Toronto), but it was pretty much packed with food, drink, and art. There was also a colourful display of butterflies hanging from the rafters, created by hundreds of […]
Toronto Garlic Festival at the Evergreen Brickworks
For the third year in a row, I sampled the garlic at the Toronto Garlic Festival at the Evergreen Brickworks. There are several Ontario farms that grow garlic, but it is pretty much impossible to find in Toronto grocery stores. Started in 2011, the Toronto Garlic Festival celebrates this precious Ontario-grown garlic. About ten varietal groups […]
Aberfoyle Antique Market
The Aberfoyle Antique Market is Canada’s oldest antique market and is situated just a few kilometres from Guelph, where Tomiko and I went to university. Whenever we would catch the bus to visit Toronto, we would drive by the Aberfoyle Antique Market grounds and always plan to visit. It’s been ten years now, and we […]