Early on in our stay in Toronto, we asked my favorite front desk guy what he recommended we do on days off. His first recommendation was a visit to Kensington Market. Why? "Because everything there is awesome." How so? "I don't know, it just... every single thing is awesome."
K. Well.. sure, why not.
It is, indeed, awesome for lots of reasons, mainly it's an extremely eclectic neighborhood with lots of cool shops and restaurants, full of immigrants, stoners, hipsters, elderly Jews.. seriously, it's like if all of Brooklyn converged on itself and shrunk to a few blocks.
Happily, there's quite a few places in Kensington Market where I can eat! One such place, Omnivore, offers muffins. I haven't had a chance to try them yet, but I really want to. Muffins were my meal of choice in college, like those giant bran muffins with the fruit on top? Yeah. They're a perfect food and I miss them...
A few great health food stores, too. Great selection, reasonable enough prices.
We've eaten at two restaurants:
The first, Kensingtons, was.. well, it's a cute place. And I applaud them for having a LARGE gluten free menu. However..
I ordered the All Day Breakfast, which is normally $3.99 but effing $10.99 for gf. I mean.. I get that the bread costs more, but really? Are you charging me for requiring a clean griddle? Plus, the regular breakfast includes meat and the gf doesn't. I don't eat meat, but shouldn't something with meat cost more than something without?
Price aside...
Kinda lackluster, no? Really, really basic. And the potato and veggies weren't particularly tasty. And it took 45 minutes to get 2 orders of eggs. Blah.
They also have a large sign in the window claiming to have the best coffee in the city. I realize that isn't like a legal claim or anything, but they're on crack.
A plus? Their sugar, salt and pepper packets are adorbs.
My favorite? The sugar, boasting that it is without equal (see what they did there?), and the pepper, which is just olden-timey cute.
Ugh, I love that everything in Canada is in French as well as English. It's just so charming.
Far more successful than Kensington's is Kensington Cornerstone, where EVERYTHING IS GLUTEN-FREE.
Let me make sure you got that:
I love you, Kensington Cornerstone.
The good news is that the food is also delicious. We've had brunch and dinner here- no pictures of my dinner (mushroom melt with fries) because I was just too hungry and didn't think about it. It was delicious, though. Promise. And I realize it is a strange life when fries are a luxury food, but mmm. Fries. Such a treat to be able to eat you. We also got pecan pie, which was also delicious.
Brunch:
That's the "Big Breakfast Bowl" aka 2 eggs, 3 pancakes, pancakes and veggies. Hello, pretty. Hello.
I scarfed the hell out of that.
I hope Toronto celiacs know what a great restaurant they have in their backyard- Kensington Cornerstone has been open since the Spring and I wish it a long and happy life. It definitely improved my quality of life here, and I would absolutely be a regular if I lived here for real.
Vibrators aren't actually an odd thing to buy.. unless you're in a fucking supermarket. At which point, yes. I generally don't expect vibrators for sale alongside the produce.
This candy bar is, apparently, extremely masculine. And/or homosexual. 
As evidenced by the skirted stick figure holding a purse with a fucking X through it- this candy bar should not be consumed by womenz. I'm not sure what would happen if I dared to eat it, but I imagine it would involve spontaneous gender transformation. Or I'd just be killed. I'm also not sure what on earth would possess Nestle to market this. Like, what went on in this meeting? "Guys, do you know what would sell chocolate? Sexism." Or perhaps it is an attempt at reverse psychology, so I'll be like "FUCK YOU, Nestle, I'll show YOU what women can and can't eat!" 
This store needs to be set on fire. Maybe.
Here we have an entire shelf of candy modeled after poo. Because that's appetizing.
At least the moose has the sense to look embarrassed.
Creepy molester uncle bear here is just fucking smug. Like "Yeah, I shit candy. Wassup?"
This beaver appears to be working really hard to.. make your candy. Somebody help me.
This elephant is not pooping, though he kinda looks like he is. I actually kind of like this one. Pink popcorn!
Store kitteh.
I keep.
