Here's what people are saying about Pantry:
| Plato Putas blog
We were so swept away by the cozy ambiance, shelves filled with fascinating products and wonderfully hospitable service that we didn’t realize two-and-a-half hours had passed since we first arrived. Pantry is that best kind of place to visit, ’cause you immediately feel like you’re right at home. |
| Elizabeth Baird, Toronto Sun
"When I think of a pantry, I envision a small space, with just enough room for kitchen staples -- everything from vinegar and olive oil to dress salads, cans of plum tomatoes for a quick tomato sauce, and chickpeas for hummus, salad, chilis and more. But if you live in the College and Dovercourt neighbourhood, Pantry spells a neat-looking food shop with family-suppers and party foods to go, baking for when you don't have time, plus a big harvest table around which you can sit down with a friend, a hazelnut scone and a very good cup of Balzac's coffee." |
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#2, BlogTO's "Best New Specialty Shops of 2008" |
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Signe Langford, Toronto Life: "Promising 'slow food fast', a new College Street establishment falls somewhere between gourmet takeout joint and neighbourhood hangout." |
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Dick Snyder, City Bites: "Gourmet obsessed west-end College dwellers get some retail relief when Pantry opens end of May, the brainchild of Liz Dnieper-Bolton, who's worked as event manager for Balzac’s Coffee in the Distillery District. Pantry will dish up prepared meals, fine groceries, fun stuff for kids, occasional food and wine pairing events, and of course, coffee and bean action from Balzac’s." |
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Malcolm Jolley, National Post: "Where does one find the good stuff ? Liz and Greg Bolton opened Pantry, their Dufferin Grove food shop because they wanted to spread good food around their neighbourhood. And, with the help of chef Eric Walker (Jamie Kennedy restaurants), they're helping Toronto spread it on toast. Just in time for New Year's Eve, Pantry is featuring duck livers from Les Elevages Perigord at St-Louis de Gonzague (Monteregie) in southwestern Quebec." |
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Tim Shore, blogto.com: "Pantry is the sort of place that falls outside of traditionally defined categories and manages to somehow succeed as a sublime local cafe, a go-to lunch spot AND specialty grocer and caterer for a dinner at home." |
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Vitamin Daily
"Step into Pantry on College Street and you’ll feel like you’re raiding your posh aunt’s 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."
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Marla Good, Sweetmama.ca: "We wish looking into our own pantry was as exciting as peeking into Pantry, an elegant new boîte dedicated to busy people who want slow food, fast." |