(Image: Sian Richards)
Just walking past the juice bar and the pesticide-free garden centre and into the almost ridiculously beautiful produce wing of this 50,000-square-foot organic grocery utopia makes you feel healthier. Nature’s Emporium is a sumptuous testament to the new heights of our food obsessions. Signs detail provenance (the trout is smoked near Wiarton, and Picton’s Fifth Town supplies an army of flavoured chèvres), and a naturopath is on hand to offer advice. Two pastry chefs create gluten-free sweets; the zingy vanilla-orange cupcakes topped with rosettes of vegan icing are pure dairy-free decadence. At the raw bar, living pizzas (crisped slowly in a dehydration oven in the belief it preserves key enzymes) are stunning, especially the one with collard greens and cashew cheese. Luckily for kale-loving downtowners, this behemoth of health is scouting locations south of the 401.
Nature’s Emporium, 16655 Yonge St., Newmarket, 905-898-1844, naturesemporium.ca
A new food spot to drive to from Richmond Hill to shop- Yeah for the 905ers! The trek South is getting stale!
August 19, 2010 at 8:22 am | by designergirlMaybe they’ll look into the new development on Queen Street West – just east of Bathurst. I heard the Home Depot pulled out. Anyone know what is going in there?
August 21, 2010 at 9:57 pm | by JaneUm… Home Depot pulled out last year. New tenant is said to be Winners & Loblaws.
September 1, 2010 at 8:42 pm | by dman