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Cinnablog #2: Bocados Bake Shop

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Cinnalovers, incredible news. As I type this, I am practically vibrating with delight. With awe. With what I like to call, the cinnamon bun afterglow.  This morning as I rolled out of bed (get it?) I had intended to traitorously purchase cookies. I know, I know. I was unfaithful. I was tempted by the sweet siren song of those soft, chewy, chocolatey discs, and I was ready to throw it all away. We came so close to ruin, my friends.  However, I was saved. While flirting with the idea of buying cookies from many of the local bakeries, I stumbled unknowingly into my salvation. As I entered the online store for Bocados Bake Shop, fully intending to continue down this unholy path I was on, there it was- as glorious and triumphant as the day I first laid eyes on it, ready to deliver me from my sins. Forgiving, loving. Cinnalovers, I'm not ashamed to say that I began to weep.  There I saw the Classic HolyRolly Cinnamon Roll. And it was 30% off. The rest is history. What follows i...

Cinnablog #1: The Cinnabeginning

Hello friends!  This is my first Cinnablog. I'm very excited to review all the cinnamon buns in Toronto, Ontario, and perhaps, in time, the world. I hope that you will join me on this journey.  If you're anything like me, you feel that it's hard to go wrong with a cinnamon bun. Something about their fluffy, cinnamon-y bunnishness resonates deep within you, a primal call of sorts that is now beckoning me to search far and wide for the best, most economical cinnamon buns. With this blog, I am answering that call.  I will review cinnamon buns in terms of their taste, texture, presentation, price, and the atmosphere of the store.  Much like the Pixar's Ratatouille slogan 'anyone can cook', I want to show you that anyone can be a cinnamon bun enthusiast.  I don't have any special credentials that render me more capable of judging cinnamon buns than anyone else. I don't have a coveted degree in cinnamonbunology. I'm just a woman with a dream and a hankerin...