Taste of Little Italy

I went down to the Taste of Little Italy on Saturday. My friend, Gabe, called me and invited me down. He and a few of his foodie friends had planned on going.

The Taste of Little Italy is one of the many annual summer events here in Toronto. This one was held on College Street in between Bathurst and Ossington streets. Many vendors set up tables selling all sort of things; the most popular being a vast selection of delicious food.

I met Gabe and Emily at Eglinton subway station. They live further north along Yonge. We planned on taking the subway down to College and getting off and taking the streetcar east to Bathurst. Perhaps that wasn't the best move.

When we got out of the subway and onto street level we were greeted by a huge crowd also waiting for the streetcar. As time passed the crowd grew and grew. Finally one streetcar came along and people clamoured on. Unfortunately there wasn't enough room for us. We had to wait a bit longer for the next one.

Peter and his niece and her boyfriend were already down there. We met them along College Street. As soon as we met his niece and her boyfriend they had to leave. So it was just Peter, Gabe, Emily and I. Justin was looking for a place to park and Edna and Martin were on their way.

Our first stop was The Fish Store. Emily and Gabe really like the Sea Bass sandwiches they serve there so that's what we all had. Peter had already gone there earlier and had one.

By the time our sandwiches arrived so did Justin. Edna came a short time later followed by Martin. We finished our food together then walked around.

I have to say, the place was packed. You could barely move. Especially around all the food stalls. If you don't like tight spaces this probably isn't the place for you.

We ambled around sampling other food items and the such. There were some musicians along the street providing entertainment and an area with some games and simple carnival rides.

The weather was pretty much perfect out so it was a great way to spend the evening just walking around enjoying the sights and sounds and filling your belly.