I don’t get out for breakfast very often, but this morning I met up with my old friend A for a leisurely breakfast at Around the Corner, down the road in New Toronto. We were on our own as Tuffy P was working on a big batch of Christmas baking.
Around the Corner just opened this year. It’s run by Mark Ali who is also the proprietor of The Village Butcher, which is in fact just around the corner. The butcher shop is on Lakeshore between 6th and 7th and Around the Corner is on 6th. The Village Butcher has become well known in our area for excellent quality organic meats. Around the Corner also features organic foods as well as gluten free and nut free breakfasts.
Excellent breakfasts. Excellent conversations.
27th Street 
One of my favourite things about this time of year is meeting up with old friends. I’m looking forward to lunch with some former coworkers this week.
Gluten free is a big part of the cuisine around here because of my wife’s food allergies. Organic is also a big part of the food mix. Organic chickens are the best for baking. I used to raise organic poultry to sell the eggs. I could never have had enough chicken and duck eggs to satisfy my customers. They were just that good.
I’ve only recently realized that sensitivity to gluten is fairly common. I had no idea.