Saturday and Yorkville

Well, it's Saturday in Toronto. Where to go on a Saturday in Toronto? I know... Yorkville! Unfortunately, we weren't the only ones to think of this; there were about a million cars in the underground garage where we parked, as there are every weekend. First stop: lunch at Holt's Café, the chic little restaurant at department store Holt Renfrew.

We had a nice lunch of grilled chicken tartins and Diet Coke, followed by cappuccino. A modern-day balanced meal, no?

On our way out, we passed this mannequin in a striking gown by Oscar de la Renta, which was very exciting, and...

... there seemed to be a croquet game happening in the foyer.
I think I found my summer shoes (white leather Gucci's)...
... and my summer socks. These will be a knockout in Southampton, n'est-ce pas?
At Harry Rosen, I discovered designer Robert Graham's collection.
I dub thee, the conservative Etro.

Of course, we stopped at Mo Ro Co, the (slightly overpriced) chocolate store du jour for some macarons. I quite enjoyed this young lady, swathed in edible haute couture...

... complete with chocolate heels! We had a salesperson assemble a box of six of the delightful little confections. When she went to ring us up, there was something wrong with the credit card machine, so the manager came out and told us they were on the house; good management. The only problem with that is, now I'll have to go back and actually buy some some time... oh darn!

We took a stroll down Duplex Avenue, and into Hazelton Lanes, an upscale shopping gallery.

We stopped in Via Cavour, which features collections from Pal Zileri, Brunello Cucinelli, and Etro.

Next stop: the little Asian flower markets...
... where color waves of fresh flowers thrill the senses.

I bought some, and then headed home, where we had a little tea party with Lucy, our black standard poodle. Now, macarons (not to be confused with coconut macaroons) from Toronto don't touch the ones from Paris (particularly a great bakery called Pierre Hermé), however these were pretty great! We had raspberry, burnt caramel with salt, and, my favorite, pistachio.

I arranged the rest of the flowers. Roses...
... and tulips.