Spent a lovely, but chilly Friday at the St.Lawrence Market and watched as the city came together to watch Scotiabank's Buskerfest- a collaboration of street performances, music, indulgent foods and face paint, all in the name of raising money for epilepsy.
Steven and I travelled Torontonian Style (with the subway) all the way to Union Station, walked a couple blocks, through big "blow up" gates and entered the enchanting realm of "Busker".
Without a doubt, the greatest thing about carnivals, fairs or festivals is the food. I like to call it "truck" food- because its usually served from the window of a vehicle. The options were endless, it was just a matter of how much of it you could actually stomach. Mountains of greasy curly fries, chickpea salad, gyros-pita-fajita, soft serve icecream, lemonade, beef jerkies, roasted yams, pasta, pulled pork and this yummy roasted corn (dunked in butter and topped with lemon pepper and salt)!
So of course, my very hungry boyfriend's appetite led us through Buskerfest as we kept an eye open for cool performances- we kept our larger eye open for some cool eats.
The St. Lawrence Market is full of great places to eat. I noticed a really cute patio restaurant called La Papillion, Lettieri, an Irish Pub, Fran's and what I think is a new place called Buff's. Needless to say, on a Friday night- the area is alive!
Sticking to what is close to home, we ended up in one of our favourites (as Ryerson students), Springrolls- for delicious Thai food in a modern *nose stuck in the air* atmosphere! Ordered the usual... of course!
We heard two music acts- both really amazing.. especially the reggae! The sound of the guitar and the drums making everyones hips and arms move with the music- so full of soul and magic!