GOURMET PANTRY

Theres something wonderfully nostalgic about
pantries stuffed with paella rice, pickled onions, Grasse DOie and dried
Chanterelles.

Step into Pantry on College Street and youll feel like youre raiding
your posh aunts larder. Floor to ceiling shelves are stacked with
gourmet sauces, spreads, salts and tapenades while the counter boasts an
array of tasty homemade tarts, cookies and cupcakes.

Sit back on the big red leather sofa with a plate of pesto orzo,
beetroot salad and curried cauliflower ($14 for a mixed salad plate with
a cup of tea and carrot cake) and then pick up something hearty and
delicious to take home for supper.

At pantry you cant help but feel like youre in the English countryside
Norfolk maybe sipping tea and leafing through old cooking magazines. But
where are the flapjacks?

Pantry, 974 College St. (at Dovercourt Rd.), 416-364-2495.