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I will be staying near the campus at York University whilst i attend the ATP tennis tournament in August. In a bid to save money and the fact that i have access to a kitchen i am looking for supermarkets/grocery stores within an easy distance from here.
I have found 1 called Highland Farms that i can reach via a short bus ride.
Is this place any good?
Is it reasonably priced?
Are the products nice? what i mean is, sometimes you get cheap food that is awful and a waste of money. Does that apply here?
Are there any other places that are worth trying?
Again, many thanks to all that reply
Clare
This store is in the Uni Grounds
Food Cents
45 Four Winds Dr, Toronto, Ontario
(416) 663-6000
The Food Cents is round the corner from where i will be but i have read a review that states it is rather limited in what it sells. I cannot seem to find much info about the store/chain. Of course i will try there first.
Those limitations usually mean specialty/foreign foods in reviews. Sobey's is another chain that has a closer store.
When I did some work for the FED CUP, there was transportation galore for people working the event. They would give me a ride pretty much anywhere.
Closer than Loblaws, I mean
OK, I found the mother of all stores, .5K from the school grounds. From what I remember, the UK is just getting these
http://www.superstore.ca/LCLOnline/store_details_landing_page.jsp?storeId=346
Thank you for the replies.
As for the cheap food comment i meant that in the UK you can buy basic food items, say a tin of beans for 11p, around 17-20 cent and they are disgusting. Some stores in UK only cater for the "lower end" of the market. I wish to avoid these places. But looking at your replies i don't think i will have that problem :)
As for frozen meals, yes in the UK these are popular but i prefer to eat fresh and must have some fruit or i will go crazy!
Ron, was thinking BIG stores not Loblaws
York University is not in a residential area so the supermarkets are few and far between. Go to Highland Farms. There is a Loblaws Superstore at the corner of Steels and Dufferin. Don't bother . The vegetable, fruit and mewat sections will be sad. Highland wins hands down.If you have access to a car try Metro, Sobeys, Longos and real Loblaws stores.
Prices are all over the map .
Seedless grapes $1 to $ 2 per lb
Whole Chicken $4.5 per kg
Lean Ground Beef $8 per kg
Bananas $ 0.8 to $ 1 per lb
Lettuce $1.0 to $ 1.3 per head
Can of Beans $ 1.5 per .5 litre can
There are Superstores ( probably most ) in Toronto that are excellent . It's a location issue or maybe there is a problem with the store manager.
Be prepared for the seasons all year round.
http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/on-143_metric_e.html
It can be 30C in March, or we can have overnight frost up to May 24th. September/October are generally cool and comfortable, but can also be high 20'sC.
The in-between seasons, you really have to prepare for both warm and cool.
The CN Tower, the world's tallest free-standing structure, has glass-fronted elevators rising 553m (1815ft) to indoor and outdoor observation decks which afford a 120km (75-mile) panoramic view on a clear day. The twin gold towers of the Royal Plaza make it the most eye-catching of the many avant-garde commercial buildings in the city.
Toronto's latest attraction, SkyDome, at the foot of the CN Tower, is a multi-purpose entertainment complex and sports stadium and was the world's first to have a retractable roof - baseball's World Series has been played here more than once. Having a great meal at the Chinese Resturent at the Metropolitant hotel.
What I appreciate for example, is that there is caring for the needy. In the subways, most advertisements are for charities. Just one example, is Goodwill. They accept donations of virtually any used goods. These articles are then sold in their stores and used to help the impoverished and finding jobs. They have donation stations at various city areas. Fortunately for me, they have one near me, hence easy for me to dispose of what I do not need. That also makes it easy for me to take a photograph of their donation truck!
Their website: http://www.goodwill.on.ca/
There is a lot to see and do in Toronto including the CN Tower, & Sky Dome mentioned below. There is also Ontario Place (a kind of entertainment park with IMAX theatre and various shows), Toronto zoo - situated in Scarbourough - , the Science centre and the theme park Canada's Wonderland which is not far from Toronto and a lot of fun! Probably the day we spent at Canada's wonderland. We had a fantastic time even though we didn't go on any of the big rollercoasters, there were plenty of other rides plus a couple of shows to enjoy. We really didn't want to leave at the end of the day!
I was suprised at how many people abroad asked me if it was true that Canadians celebrated Hallowe'en by wearing costumes and going door to door "trick-or-treating" the way seen in most American movies.
The North American tradition of "trick-or-treat" comes from the idea that you must be kind to dead ancestors or they will play a trick on you. Although this is where the tradition of Hallowe'en originated from, it is rarely talked about as being about that. The holiday is celebrated on October 31st every year. To children, it means they get to dress up in whatever costume they want, and go door to door in the evening with a pillow case that will be filled up with candy. It also means the costume parties, dances, and pumpkin-carving that will take place the week before Hallowe'en night. On the porch of many houses on October 31st, you will see a pumpkin with a face or some sort of a desing carved in it, with a candle inside so it lights up.
Hallowe'en is exciting, and meant to be "spooky" in a fun way but be careful as there could also be some danger out there. Even in the small town I come from there have been egging incidents, and people doing things thay think they can get away with because it's Hallowe'en. There are usually cops watching everywhere too.
Only children normally go door to door for candy (I could probably go if I wore a mask) It's common for them all to go together in a group with their friends, but the younger ones are guided by their parents.
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