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Chapman's Essential Foods

  • 309 York Mills Rd. (at Bayview Ave.) View on map »
  • 416-444-4477
This shop is like a pantry edited down to the epicurean’s basics. The house-brand pasta sauce is locally made from fresh Ontario tomatoes; the cheese is mozzarella made from buffalo milk or raw-milk cheddar, aged eight years. Beverages such as sparkling Effervé lemonade in embossed glass bottles are perfect for a cucumber-sandwich tea party. There are also a hundred different prepared foods, from stuffed pastas and quiche to mini-latkes, dips and spreads, on display in a 35-foot showcase at the heart of the store. For food allergy sufferers: a selection of gluten-free carbs, such as Kinnikinnick’s Tapioca Rice Bread and Glutino’s Corn Cinnamon Raisin Bagels.
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    309 York Mills Rd. (at Bayview Ave.)
  • 416-444-4477

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