Last weekend, Yonge street was cordoned off between Dundas and Queen for the annual Green Toronto Festival. Many green products and services were introduced to pedestrians, to promote healthier and eco friendly living. Many of these vendors were handing out flyers big and small.

I have a huge problem with this hypocrisy. It seems every company is jumping on the already crowded ‘eco-friendly’ bandwagon, but many of them don’t take any accountability for the way they promote their new services.

How can you be eco-friendly if you hand out flyers that little the street a half a block from your booth?

I don’t buy it.
The picture is just of one vendor, I spotted a dozen more that were handing out spam.

Back from New York, well it’s been a few days, but I’m still recovering from it. Recovering in a good sense. Albeit the weather was uncommonly terrible, there were moments of sunshine which encouraged the desire to walk and explore giant buildings, and all encompassing parks.

But what I’m really covering from is the over-the-top dining experiences, that have not only raised my culinary bar, but have also re-fueled the desire for me to cook. Sometimes its not so easy when you’re just cooking for yourself, but after the tastes I’ve been introduced to, I’m eager to spend more time in the kitchen.

I’ll start another series of posts similar to what I did for LA, this time let me take a crack at Manhattan.

Ps. The picture is somethiung I managed to snap while getting a tour at Gordon Ramsay restaurant at the London Hotel in NYC.

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