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| - I read about Good Egg in Toronto Life mag and casually stopped in. I almost wet myself with the amazingness that was Good Egg!
The owner was very gracious and, when I asked about a particular book I was looking for, she helpfully showed me that one, but also recommended some others that might be even better for the novice cook like me. No bookstore in Toronto has the range of cookbooks, or books about food, that Good Egg has. They also have travel books -- take a look at "How To Be An Explorer of the World", which tells you how to be a tourist in your own city. It's pretty awesome.
Oddly, even though I don't cook, I have a thing for kitschy kitchen timers. Good Egg had one that I'd never seen before -- a pink blob thing wearing a chef's hat. I was told that he was the character "Barbapapa", a french cartoon with an entire family of Barba's, and now I'm hooked! I bought him and smile every time I walk into my kitchen and see him sitting there.
And that's the thing about Good Egg -- you never know what amusing things you might find. I just wish I could read the books I've bought from there faster, so I can go and buy more.
TIP: Sign up for the Good Egg newsletter -- it's witty, assorted, and whimsical, just like the store.
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