CNE love letters

Balloons, Brides, and Butter

Apparently attendance at the CNE is lower and lower each year, but there were still lots of people there, even with the rainy weather. And even though I wasn't able to get a large size monkey in a banana this year, it was still fun to ride the ferris wheel and wander through the food building to end off the summer.

There were a lot of exhibits as well, including giant sand sculptures, a vegetable competition (with tables of potatoes and carrots on display with ribbons on most of them. They all looked the same), and an exhibit called "Love Lust and Longing at the CNE" featuring photos and relics (with a wall for people to share their stories) of couples at the Ex since the late 1800s (people really dressed up back then for the Ex, big hats and dresses and everything!).

So, did we try the butter?? Well, we weren't sure if we were up to the challenge, but apparently we think we have iron stomachs and aren't phased by even the unhealthiest of gastronomical experiments. 

Deep fried butter! $5 for 4, deep fried in batter and drizzled with sugary sauces. We were too curious not to at least try. The line up was too long and we were short on time, but a nice man donated one to us, and we split it four ways.

The salted butter was melted and created a hollow pocket with a bit of custardy-ness inside the fried dough. I can't say it wasn't tasty, the saltiness of the butter was good. However, maybe because I knew it was butter, I could not have eaten more than 1/4 of one. Already I felt like I had eaten a whole tray of cookies.

Worth it at least once though!

In other news, did anyone know the CNE was such a wedding hotspot?

Who knew?

e

The gosh darn perfect date!

If you're looking to jump back in time, listen to some classic oldies, and make out in the back seat, find your way to the 5 Drive In movie theatre on Ninth Line, just south of Dundas Street, Oakville - surrounded by grassy fields and jam packed with good clean fun!

And if you actually want to watch the movie, you can bring some lounge chairs and a blanket. Or if you have a van, you can park backwards, open your trunk, and lie down while you watch.

Catch a double bill for $11 a person (or get a deal on Tuesdays and Thursdays). I suggest you bring your own snacks (popcorn is $6!) and go to the bathroom first!

And if no one will make out with you, bringing a friend is just as fun, or you can just spend some quality time with your car.

e

G20 Stories-- Alive in Kensington

S.

Dear Toronto- September 7, 2010

Dear Toronto,

With your exposed red brick, merciless wit and irony, metal walkways and wooden planks, tasting of succulent braised beef, air aromatic of medium bodied wines...how could I not fall prey to your charms?

S. 

- Walking home through Brockton Village after dinner at the Local Kitchen at Queen & Roncesvalles

Publish Post

No Heart Feelings.

I seem to be obsessed with movies that showcase Toronto and then find some way of ensuring that their name makes an appearance on this blog (Chloe, Toronto Stories). Makes sense, given that I love film and happen to love Toronto (Toronto blog and all...).  

Go and see the film No Heart Feelings at Royal Cinema for a bit of modern romance, Toronto streetscapes and wit. (Go if not for the Royal Cinema itself.) You'll get late twenties Toronto meanderings, handy camera work, cringe-worthy awkward moments that wrote themselves into the script due to actors' skilled improv. It's both charming and annoying only because of its realism, and a great job for low-budget ($7500) indie film. Playing for a week longer than originally scheduled!


S.

Cake. Cake? Cake!

Oh gosh, sorry for the whole month of silence! We're still here!

I just got a job working at a cupcake bakery in Oakville with 5am shifts 5 days a week! It's pretty tiring work. Heavy lifting, repetitive movements, hot ovens...but all in the name of adorable sparkly cake, so I guess it's for a good cause.

Pros: I get to eat a lot of cupcakes. I'm learning a lot about commercial baking. I get paid to do something I like to do.
Cons: I eat too many cupcakes. I have to go to bed by 9pm. I work weekends!

So as a result I haven't been able to get into the city as much as I'd like. What have you all been doing? Did anyone check out Buskerfest? Tried some deep fried butter at the CNE? Picnic in Trinity Bellwoods Park? (wait, I did do that. For S's birthday! It was lovely!! Happy birthday S!)

For the time being, I've turned my kitchen into a cake lab, and I take orders, so please let me know if you'd like a cake for an event. I make custom cakes in whatever flavour and style you want. That includes animals!

xo
e