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Rosedale will be strutting its foodstuffs this weekend with the much-anticipated reopening of its pish-posh Shops of Summerhill. Major renovations last summer (including structural reinforcement, new wiring and back-of-the house remodelling) restored the Victorian building that has housed the market for nearly 30 years. Four of the six stores are opening their revamped doors now; two other mainstays—Harvest Wagon and All the Best Fine Foods—have taken up temporary residence on-site until their turn at reincarnation next spring. We browsed through the new and refreshed boutiques to get the lay of the Yonge Street landmark.

It’s all excitement at strip staple Olliffe, where the Gundy/Aitken brothers bring fresh blood to the butcher shop. The new owners are already a food culture family: Ben Gundy was executive chef at Jacob and Co., Sam Gundy founded Huron County’s Forager Foods and James Aitken is a Verity Group investor. Why does the trio want a finger in this meat pie? It’s personal, explains Aitken: “When you’re in a family of six boys, you’re gonna eat a lot of meat, and we grew up on Olliffe.” The boys have also broken down neighbourhood barriers: in a bizarre juxtaposition of aromas, their shop now adjoins new Sweetgrass Flowers (by Verity Group), bringing floral wafts and meatpackers together at last.......