Photo Essay: Opening Shift

This is a photo essay about the quiet moments before a bakery opens. It features Valerio's Tropical Bake Shop in Heartland Town Centre, Mississauga.
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Inside the famous Filipino bakery chain from the US

Hailed as the "Home of the Famous Hot Pan De Sal," Valerio's Tropical Bake Shop in Mississauga proves innovation isn't a bad thing.
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A giant Christmas tree with people standing and moving around it

Photo Essay: Coldest Winter

The photos in this essay were captured from the perspective of a newly-migrated person experiencing Christmas alone for the first time. It features Toronto's The Distillery Winter Village, one of the world's most popular, busiest Christmas markets.
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Why I stopped being plant-based

The short answer is: I don't cook as much as I used to and that's okay.
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A delicious adventure in Bangkok

The four-day trip that keeps me smiling, my mouth watering, to this day.
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Anyone can bake

Five things that made me my friends' favorite baker, even if a year ago my oven almost caught fire.
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Life lessons from the kitchen

Food is edible therapy, and making it made me better in so many ways.
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Basic baking rules I live by

From one amateur to another, here are some easy baking tips I wish I learned sooner.
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