I grew up in a suburb in Florida, and, although there was a pretty large Indo-Pakistani community, the resources were very spread out.  That is to say, there was no central area to find food (think Adam’s Morgan in D.C. or Curry Hill in NYC), and there were maybe one or two good Indian grocers selling everything from spices to Indian sweets to household goods.

I used to love visiting my family in Toronto, an incredibly ethnically diverse city.  There are West Indian neighborhoods, Indian areas, Chinese, Philipino, Latin American – all distinct areas.   Ambling down Gerard Street, one of those streets that literally transport you into a different country, you can find row after row of Indian restaurants and shops– clothing, groceries, dvd’s, jewelers…you name it.

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