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Published date May 13, 2013
It was oddly bittersweet leaving Edmonton today. My parents and some friends are still there, but my home is now firmly planted in Toronto. Maybe it’s because I’m writing this on the plane shortly after take off, but I’m feeling really sentimental. I miss my family, but I’m looking forward...
Published date April 29, 2013
It’s been 1 year since the little food swap that could started up. I’ve been introduced to so many awesome and lovely people, bloggers, vegans, and foodies all over Canada. I know that people have started up blogs because of the swap, they’ve made friends, and real life connections because...
READ MORE April Vegan Food Swap – Happy 1st Swapaversary from Jackie at the Short Stack Foodie
Published date April 25, 2013
We’ve had a few brief slivers of time in the past two weeks where it was sunny and beautiful outside. Torontonians seem uplifted from the clouds and the cold and every street becomes full of pedestrians soaking up as much of the sun as possible. I was no different. In...
Published date April 13, 2013
In my recent and unquenchable search for vegan friendly kimchi in Toronto, I found a review on The Star that made us visit Bi Bim Bap for dinner that very evening. Ironically, the one thing I was searching for – the kimchi – has fish in it, but they have...
READ MORE Toronto – Review – Bi Bim Bap (Vegan Friendly Korean food on Eglinton West)
Published date April 10, 2013
A few weekends ago JC and I went to Kensington Market after a friend posted a picture on instagram showing vegan sausages were being handmade by Thomas Lavers Cannery & Delicatessen. They’ve been open since January 2013, and have been doing some interesting food things ever since. It’s a nice...
Published date April 8, 2013
This project organized by The Giving Table calls food bloggers to get together on April 8th, 2013 and do good with food, and use their blog as a platform to fight hunger. I spend nearly everyday thinking about hunger and how it impacts the people in our community. From the inaccessibility...
READ MORE Today is the day – April 8th – Food Bloggers Unite Against Hunger #takeyourplace
Published date April 7, 2013
After being inspired by a recent post on Our Hen House, a group of us has decided to start a Veg/Animal Book Club in Toronto, our first meeting is April 21st at 4pm. Location to be announced once I get final numbers. To find out more information feel free to contact me directly,...
READ MORE Toronto Animal Book Club – First Meeting – Sunday, April 21st 4pm
Published date April 3, 2013
I was reading the New York Times and saw something especially relevant to my interests, and I want to keep passing it on in hopes that people will participate and also consider poverty and hunger, even for a moment. This project organized by The Giving Table calls food bloggers to get together...
Published date March 30, 2013
One of my favourite moments in the month is when I get a package from some mysterious internet semi-stranger and it’s filled with vegan goodies. This month was no exception. It looks like the package had an interesting journey, but the contents arrived unscathed.
Published date March 29, 2013
Read my updated review here. Once upon a time there was Fressen, and it was okay, but then it closed at the end of last year and we were all lamenting the end of all vegan fine dining in Toronto. But before we could get too sad, Fressen’s owner, Stephan...
READ MORE A First Taste of Grasslands Restaurant Toronto – Vegan Fine Dining is back