Eat This!

When a friend brought back bags of coffee from Costa Rica, Geordie and Jill Wilson could smell an opportunity brewing.

La Belle Baguette’s Alix Loiselle played the piano nearly every day from the time he was four years old. He was in university studying music when he had to change his tune.

Bunches of people have fallen in love with Le Monkey Bar’s treats, from their chocolate-dipped bananas to fruit smoothies, popsicles, shakes and sundaes.

There is one on the counter at the Acorn Café. His name is Nutz, he’s stuffed, and as the unofficial mascot of the café in Generation Green he’s a reminder of the coffee and lunch spot’s origins.

Louis Lévesque Côté was a touring musician, working at Café Postal between gigs. When the opportunity to buy in to the business arrived nearly seven years ago, he was ready to seal the envelope on life on the road.

Before moving to The Good Will Social Club at 625 Portage Ave. in January, Randy Khounnoraj and Korene McCaig operated Khao House, a 10-seat restaurant they opened in their West Broadway home in 2016.

We’ll have to bake another batch.
It’s been a theme of High Tea Bakery since Belinda Bigold and her mom, Carol, opened
the bakery 16 years ago with family recipes an investment of $300 each.

Ask kids about their favourite foods and chicken fingers are likely to land on the list. For Sandi Boulanger, the favourite comes with a childhood memory as sweet as a side of honey dill.

The girls were toddlers when the family boarded the Leonardo da Vinci ocean liner to Canada. Now Vicky Sartor and Cathy Wozny are the managing partners of Calabria Market and Fine Wines.

For Tia Medeiros, inspiration struck when she was watching the Dave Chappelle comedy Half Baked. It might be more accurate to call it a craving. The movie features Abba-Zaba bars, a taffy candy bar with a peanut butter centre.