Taste of the Danforth

On August 6 and 7, I headed home to Tdot to be with my family and of course to take in the Taste of the Danforth. Its a great street festival celebrating Greek Town and all that it has to offer. Taste of the Danforth is a yearly festival held in Toronto, in the Greektown area along Danforth Avenue for a period of three days in August, spawned from the Taste of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Started in 1994, it celebrates Greek food and culture every second weekend in August.

This street Festival is one of my favourites to attend - and I sort of don't have a choice - my parents have a store on the Danforth but I look forward to the mayhem each and every year!

Not to mention all the great treats and eats - I just looked at these :)

There was some Greek Yogurt available to try....

Fresh Corn on the Cob

Roasted Yams, Watermelon the size of your face...I kid you not....

But this is what I look forward to...the big Carrot....Its this amazing natural food market with organic treats, eats, and goodies. I walked out with two grocery bags full :)

Have you attended a street festival this summer?

Smokeless Joe's

Friends,

I am heading to Tdot this weekend (for those of you who don't know that’s Toronto for short)….I am affectionately allowed to call it the tdot, or t.dot.o as I was born and raised there (though I don’t judge if you want to call it that too :P).

I am heading down for a bridal shower. I am SUPER excited for it (and I'll be honest, I don’t really like wedding hullabaloo) but one of my best friends from high school is getting married! I mean how can you NOT be happy to share some joyous moments with a friend who taught me how to drive, who's let me crash at her place after I may have had one drink too many, She even held my hair when, at age 16, I unglamorously made her life I am sure a living hell (we will not get into details of a spring break vaycay)…

But one thing that is unbreakable is our bond. After 12 years of friendship, SK and I can call each other out of the blue or everyday and its as if no time has passed between us.

So getting back to the original reason for the post is the Bridal Shower! Its being held in this amazing little bar (Grunge (bar) meets Sex and the City (the girls all dressed up)). And to bring back even more memories SK worked there once upon a time!











They are known for their wide range and array of beers on tap (both local and international) ANDDDDD the one thing I am still allowed to eat (for now)….OYSTERS!

I am a sucker for them and can't wait to indulge (but still staying on the diet) this weekend!

Hope to post pictures from the bridal shower and my dress later on this weekend. If not when I am back on Monday.

Have a great weekend (enjoy because its going up to 20 degrees!)

Xoxo