If you have only a few minutes in Chinatown, spend them here. You'll find beautiful hand-painted ceramics, earthenware, decorative items, kitchen utensils, and small appliances. Best of all, just about everything is inexpensive and of reliable quality.

Toronto's Kitchenware Emporium

If you’re not familiar with Toronto you may not know that the city is actually flanked by two Chinatowns. One is east of Yonge St. (our main artery) and the other is just west of it. Chinatown West is a crazy visual blend of shops and markets (8 limes for a dollar, orange-glazed ducks hanging in window fronts, trendy clubwear literally made in China), foot traffic to rival the busiest... more

Bowls of Plenty

I don’t know about you, but I love a bowl. Bowls don’t really have to match your other wares and are in fact a great way to add colour and character to your everyday dishes, especially if you’re like me and tend to stick to all-agreeable whites for the kitchen.  I tend to gravitate to bowls of all sizes, which is how I end up with pint-sized, totally adorable, but totally useless... more