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Save Kensington Market: The Battle is on for my Neighbourhood’s Heart and Soul

March 23, 2013

Kensington Collage #1

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Kensington Market: my neighbourhood, my family – my first real home.

listen-to-the-podcastLocated in the heart of downtown Toronto bordered by College and Dundas to the north and south, to the east and west by Spadina and Bathurst, this unique enclave is a quirky, edgy, messy mish-mosh of old and new.

It’s where skinny Victorian row houses stand side-by-side with assorted shops and eateries selling everything from soup and suits to nuts and neckties – with plenty of stuff in between. Read more…

Filed Under: European Quality Meats, Jewish, Kensington Market, Story, Toronto Tagged With: Food, kensington market, marion kane, merchants

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Marion Kane has been a leader in the world of food journalism for a few decades. She is an intrepid populist whose work combines social commentary with a consuming passion for all things culinary. For 18 years, she was food editor/columnist for Canada's largest newspaper: the Toronto Star. She lives in Toronto's colourful Kensington Market and is currently a free-wheeling freelance food sleuth®, podcaster, writer and cook.

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