LPK's Culinary Groove is a tiny boutique at Queen & Broadview that specializes in stunningly beautiful organic creations like cakes, tarts, truffles and pastries. There are vegan and gluten-free options galore and everything is expertly labelled with descriptions.
Owner Lesia is incredibly knowledgeable and welcoming and knows absolutely everything about the intricacies and ingredients in the store's baked goods.
The neat thing about the beautiful mini cupcakes on display is that they're made from leftover cake batter, so the flavour combinations vary from day to day depending what's being baked/ordered. How economic! The only downside to these cupcakes is the somewhat prohibitive cost - $2.50 for a mini cupcake is definitely the most money I've ever spent on a mini. However, it had a real uniqueness and beauty to it - vanilla with brown sugar buttercream. The butteriness (a word??) was very evident; I almost felt like I was eating an entire rosette of butter that's served with a dinner roll. Dieters beware!
While LPK focuses on sweet baked goods, the true knockout of the day was the "Spicy Chèvre Noir Shortbread Cookies", which I had a free sample of. Unbelievably good. The flavour is unlike anything you've ever graced your lips with - at once tangy and spicy with a bit of a kick. The cost ($12 for a bag of 16) is well worth it for the journey to tastebud nirvana!