Food Shopping in Toronto Part B

While Langos failed to impress (see Food Shopping in Toronto Part A), this new place I discovered makes our Urban Fair and Meinhardt look plain. Welcome to the world of...

 McEwan - 38 Karl Fraser Road, Toronto, Ontario

Product selection and displays are what makes this store a unique food shopping experience.

Cherry tomatoes creatively packed welcome you next to chocolates. Products like Carnaroli Rice with Orange Zest make you want to hide in your kitchen and experiment with cooking for days on end.

No picture will give McEwan's selection of pastas credit. Pastas in different colours and shapes including the colourful pasta hats, roses, and bow ties, even black and white pasta bow ties.

And this repeats itself in many product categories including rice, cereals, vanilla, sugars, sauces, desserts, spices and on and on.

As you would have figured, it is definitely not cheap. And those you see in the picture are not fancy scotch bottles - they are fancy oils and vinegars hidden behind a glass display.

Definitely not the place for your everyday dinner shopping, but I sure could become a weekend regular if they opened in Vancouver.


Arz Bakery and Fine Foods - 1909 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario

Another unique shopping experience that we lack in Vancouver, a Lebanese grocery shop with fresh produce, bakery and all you need in between.

The place had five varieties of eggplants, let alone some unique fruits (featured later this week), fresh pita bread and other Lebanese baked goods, all sorts of cheeses, meats, nuts, teas, sweets, pickles to CDs and gifts.

Below is a display of the Lebanese olives they carry. Imagine how far I can take my Lebanese feasts with a store like this down the street...