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On the outside, it’s the same old gardens.
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Alexandra and Galen Weston Jr. were chatting with shoppers and signing autographs (really).
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Upon seeing this customer’s Sobey’s bag, Weston called for a Loblaws bag to be brought post-haste.
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The bright, modern checkout aisles evoke Pearson Airport, Terminal 1.
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A wall of cheese
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A small subset of the extensive cheese selection
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Drunken goat cheese
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The in-house Tea Emporium
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A wall of tea
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The patisserie, along with a wall of cupcakes
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More cupcakes
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Stuart Ross, who runs the neighbouring Bulldog Coffee, was one of the first shoppers at the new store.
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The canteen, on the east side of the store, serves hot cooked food.
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The antipasto bar at the Canteen
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A huge block of chocolate, chips of which are available for purchase
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The store’s large bakery
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The Ace Bakery section, with Ace’s line of frozen, par-baked goods
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Some fresh Ace bread
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Niagara orchids at the flower shop
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The gelato in the café section is all made in-house.
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The original MLG mural by John Richmond is preserved in the café.
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Pizzas, pastas, entrées and sides
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The butcher section has a selection of dry-aged beef
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A wall of aging meat in the butcher section
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Sushi from T&T
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The large organic produce section
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The exotic fruit section
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Some chefs at work
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The large selection of dried mushrooms includes dried morels.
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Dried porcini and lobster mushrooms
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Even more dried mushrooms
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The signage is full of novel alliterations set in stencilled typefaces.
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The fish counter at Maple Leaf Gardens
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Malpeque oysters
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PC Santoku knives for $22. Who knew?
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The aisle signs have a distinctive stencil design as well.
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Centre ice is now conveniently located in aisle 25. Actually.
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A blue maple leaf made out of the original blue Maple Leaf Gardens seats
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