I wandered along Gerrard while waiting for bill from his seafood shop to open up and stumbled upon this gem.
With the clapboard stating the best butter tarts in Toronto I figured this deserved a look-see.
Well after my family devoured these huge and delicious and buttery sweet tarts they proclaimed BEST BUTTER TARTS EVER!!!! They are naturally gooey and runny and there is no need to warm them up. They are that good.
I also grabbed a filone of bread or a french stick as they also say and it came from Black Bird Baking. This was one of the best french loaves I had because to me it needs to be crisp and crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Andrea brings her breads in as they are more of a pastry shop. I need to visit Black Bird myself when near Baldwin Street.
Too bad I am up in the suburbs because this place offers some really good stuff.
I also enjoyed a delicious organic fair trade coffee and they do sell some of the beans and artisinal products as well.
One thing i noticed on their business card that has some great food porn photography is that they also sell Streetcar Sandwiches...not sure what that is but I do plan to drop by next time I am downtown to check it out.
Needless to say they do offer the east chinatown citizens take out lunches, and pastries and the great bread in a cozy shop.
Andrea is a godsend in baking home made goods from local ingredients and organic ingredients as best possible in a world of food factory goods that have no taste.