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Paulo Carvalho grew up helping his family at My Flowers to Go, and now it’s his shop.

Mark Turner doesn’t look like the person you may picture when you conjure up an image of a tea room proprietor – and the Amsterdam Tea Room is no dusty cliché either.

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.

Since 1948, City Bread has been putting bread on the table. The company prides itself on using only natural souring agents to give their loaves a unique—and downright delicious— flavour.

Hop over a fence. Walk a bit further. Inconvenience yourself. When you go out of your way, people will go out of their way for you.

How often do you think about the take-out paper cup that holds your coffee?