{"id":5011,"date":"2015-07-06T06:45:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T10:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/?p=5011"},"modified":"2015-07-06T16:01:19","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T20:01:19","slug":"memories-of-sadies-diner-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/memories-of-sadies-diner-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Memories of Sadie’s Diner in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"

We ate our last meal at Sadie’s Diner<\/a>\u00a0last\u00a0weekend. Sadies is<\/del> was a vegan-friendly meatless restaurant that had been open since 2006, but now it’s closed. I’ve always seen it as an institution in Toronto and was a little surprised it wasn’t open even longer, but it probably helps that I have never known a Toronto without Sadie’s.<\/p>\n

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Sadie’s Diner was one of the first vegan-friendly restaurants I went to in Toronto on my first 48hr visit to Toronto back in 2008, and was one\u00a0of the first spots I visited when I arrived in 2010 (on the post-university “visit” that has extended to the present.)<\/p>\n

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Tofu Club from Sadie’s Diner in 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Known for their all-day-breakfasts, bright teal diner tables, and a huge wall of Pez (the owner Al is a serious collector), this spot did more than serve food – it was home to fundraisers, and art shows and community meetings, and more, and I hope that there will be other local vegan businesses that pick up the torch on the Vegan-Food-For-Charity front, because that level of thoughtfulness and community involvement will be missed.<\/p>\n

I remember the very first Chili-For-Charity fundraiser I attended<\/a> (which was also the first time JC and I went to Sadie’s together) back in April 2011 – for ARK II<\/a>, an organization I’ve since joined as a\u00a0director. It was my first time meeting the folks involved with ARKII and learning more about what they do. I even won a wallet and a t-shirt from the raffle.<\/p>\n

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Anyway, farewell to Sadie’s, and best wishes to Al Ridley. Sorry to everyone that missed out on visiting Sadie’s while it was open.<\/p>\n

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If you’re looking for a few good options for vegan brunch in Toronto\u00a0it’s not over – there are\u00a0a\u00a0few good spots out there, in no particular order (&\u00a0it’s certainly not limited to these):<\/p>\n