Restaurant Spotlight: Beaches Bake Shop & Café in Toronto

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Posted by: Katja Presnal Tags: Posted date: March 22, 2011 | No comment

Guest post by Kari Svenneby

The Beaches Bake Shop & Café focuses on Swedish baked goods and lunch dishes. The cafe has a very Swedish interior with wooden chairs and Dala horses. The way she displays her goods reminds me about how they display baked goods in Sweden.

Anna is building her cafe on Swedish traditions but also incorporates North American influences in her food. She thinks it is important to adapt her recipes but still remembers her roots. Anna’s cafe is a hub in her community for both kids and adults, but also is a touch stone in Toronto to Scandinavian culture and friendship. She says it is fun to see the amount of people stopping by to take pictures of the front of the store who connect with the Swedish flag.

Be sure to visit Anna in the Beach for some Swedish culture Canada style. But to make sure you get the cinnamon buns or semla buns (Swedish sweet buns) it might be a good idea to call in advance to place an order. If you don’t live in Toronto – no worry, I have collected some of my favorite spring time recipes for you, including the Swedish sweet buns and you can make them at home.

Beaches Bake Shop & Café 900 Kingston Road, Toronto phone 416.686.2391

Guest post by Kari Svenneby Visit Kari at ActiveKidsClub.com.

Photos: Jessica Fish

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Katja Presnal
Katja Presnal is an international lifestyle expert who inspires you to live life to the fullest. She has been featured in NY Times, Glamour, Redbook and Woman's Day magazines among many other national and international publications and written for MTV3 and Lifetime TV networks. Read Katja's full bio and connect with Katja on Twitter @katjapresnal

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Anna Tvinnereim

Hi there Katja and Kari,
Thanks so much for this!! It turned out wonderful! I can’t wait to share it with all our customers, friends and potential customers out there. Your blog is fantastic, Katja. I am very excited to be part of it. Have a great day and thanks again for this publicity!!! Please come by soon, Kari and “fika” is on me!! That goes for you as well Katja, next time you’re in Toronto!!!

Lisa

I love this. My husband and I adore Scandinavian style and when we visit Toronto, will have to add this to our list of stops!

Donna

You make me want to go there! It looks like a wonderful shop.

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