One of my most favorite places in Toronto is this casual Bakery/Pub/Cafe up at the Annex, Future’s Bakery and Cafe. I came upon it about three years ago through an internet meetup. This place is always brimming with people. With really cheap prices, free WiFi, it’s a haven for UofT students on a budget. A […]
June 21, 2011
One of the most influential people I have met since my move to Canada is my personal trainer, Dwayne Walker. I have met him back in 2002 and I have followed him around since then. He is what you can call my personal happy pill as his optimism is infectious and he can make you […]
May 29, 2011
Given my very minute exposure to Ethiopian cuisine, I missed out on what is the most anticipated event in an Ethiopian meal – the coffee ceremony. Coffee, having historically started from Ethiopia, is a central part of Ethiopian hospitality. Just imagine me learning it belatedly, wincing as I read each word on the article I […]
May 9, 2011
If there is one thing that is so true about me, it’s my love for french fries. See me hugging a BIG potato with an equally BIG smile on my face? I specifically put PEI’s Potato Museum on my itinerary on my Maritimes junket sometime ago because of my love of tubers. So it is […]
May 9, 2011
Maybe it’s my curiosity why the competitors on Top Chef Canada got so worried about trying their flare on Ethiopian cuisine that I said yes without much of a thought when a client, Steve, suggested it last week after a shoot. I have no faint idea whether the food would be bland, spicy, heavy or […]
March 17, 2011
Just as what I divulged last post, my friend Natalia and I are on a hunt for a gallery to host our exhibition. We planned on scouting the Queen St West area, close to Ossington towards Dovercourt. I have once walked this part of town before having a nocturnal fill of art that on that […]
January 14, 2011
It’s been a while since my last post. Things have been quite hectic last month when I have to finish my last days as a chemist and trade it for becoming a full-fledged foodie photographer. It’s a big jump I know. Quite bordering on insanity. But I have a good feeling about this change. I […]
June 26, 2011
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