During my stroll to Atto Sushi, I noticed that there were numerous stores selling goods between Coxwell and Woodbine. Since I hadn't finished everyone on my list, I decided to do some more Christmas shopping in the East End. I skipped the vintage shops as my family weren't into "used" items. I briefly browsed Arts Market but it didn't have the same selection as the larger, defunct location at College and Ossington. Then I came across Mashi Moosh, a store that stocked goods exclusively from Morocco.
Although I sometimes shop here and there, I generally prefer to buy everything from one place. Looking around at the variety on display, this goal looked doable here. I needed to keep things light and small for transport and ended up with several kitchen items made with clay from Fez and terra cotta from Safi. I chatted with the workers while they rang up my order. It turned out they left Ottawa almost 40 years ago after University. But unlike myself, they never moved back. I answered their questions that although it might be more urbane than in the 80s, Ottawa was still rather dull.
I wanted to have lunch at a Nepalese restaurant but it wasn't open yet so I stepped inside a Pizza Nova. Despite its ubiquity in Toronto (its headquarter is in Scarborough), I have never eaten at this franchise. I was impressed at the number of fresh pizza available by the slice. I chose one that was topped up with several types of mushroom ($6.50). It was quite good for a chain pizza but the small slice reminded me of Ottawa's poor money-to-food ratio. In fact, I had to return to the Pizzaiolo near my rental because I was still hungry.
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