Thirsty Thursdays

Quenching the search for quality socializing


I have just attended my very first Thirsty Thursdays event at The Green Room on Brunswick Ave. Organized by Chris Clarke and a few others (so he says), it was quite a nice little event. Very casual and informal, all the attendees were gathered around a very long table on the second floor of pub. When I arrived, everything was already in full swing--drinks, laughs and good conversation all around. The venue was very homey and seemed like a good place to just chill out. I saw a lot of familiar faces (props to my fellow Humbers--1c what what!), including that of Chris Clarke (lol) from StudentPR, Parker Mason and Jess Bennett, both bloggers on BlogCampaigning, Henna Singh from CanadianBeauty, and Sameer Vasta from Eloquation (although I'm sure I was told he blogged, or used to blog at BlogTO).

I really ended up enjoying myself last night, thinking back to a conversation I had with a friend a previous night regarding Third Tuesdays. Events like these are great because they allow for open conversation and meeting new people because that is the purpose of the event. It makes you less reserved to going up to new people and introducing yourself, because they will expect you to!

I look forward to the next meetup! :)

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Forgive me... cake???

The key to anyone's heart, is through the stomach.



I have been a very bag blogger. I know, I've been MIA for over a month. I feel that my blog needs to take on a slight renovation. The reason I blog so infrequently is because I started off with a certain tone that is hard to maintain, especially if I don't always have something riveting to blog about. So, from now on, I think I am going to be a little more informal. Let me know what you think... preferences?

Over the winter break, I visited a quaint dessert patisserie in the west end of Toronto. To my delight, it was a very comfortable atmosphere... not too mainstream or pretentious. My new little discovery (which I told myself I'd blog about for forever and a day now) is called Dessert Trends. A fairly new establishment, it has been around since 2005, providing cake catering services in Vaughan on Weston road, and only recently opened their patisserie on Harbord street.

Upon walking in, you are greeted by a large, brightly lit display of the most beautiful cakes, conveniently sized for individual consumption. The majority of these scrumptious little delights run for a very affordable $6.50 per cake. The staff were all very friendly and eager to please--it wasn't until after I went home and checked out their website via co-founder Wayne G. O'Brien's business card that I realized that one of the staff who was waiting on us, was in fact the founder, Chef Don! How humble.





For more information on Dessert Trends, visit http://www.DessertTrends.ca or better yet, make a visit to:
154 Harbord Street
Toronto M52 1H2

For general inquiries,
416.916.8155

For catering and orders,
416.537.9696

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