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| The NEW Kindfood Kitchen |
Hello Everyone!!!
I think it’s time to address these following questions. :) You know it’s funny, after owning and running these really crazy, busy, delicious food places with my dear family (Erinn, Ken and Mike) for almost 3 years now, you really can’t take it for granted that everyone knows about you. We end up keeping our head in the business so much and get caught up in our own world that we forget there is a world outside :).
The GREAT news is so many more NEW people are coming in to visit and eat and enjoy and had no idea we existed until recently so this post is to get all of you in the know. This post is also for our faithful fans, friends and lovers of what we do. WE LOVE YOU ALL TOO!
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So here are the fantastic questions for me to answer publicly.
1. For Kindfood: “Do you guys have a bakery?” YES we do and it’s just around the corner!! :)
2. For Kelly’s Bake Shoppe: “Do you guys have a restaurant?” YES we do and it’s just around the corner!!! :)
3. “Are you Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free and Vegan?”: YES!! Both locations are! AND… Actually Kelly’s Bake Shoppe is Nut-Free and Soy-Free too.
4. For both businesses: “How is Kindfood and Kelly’s Bake Shoppe related?” Well, as a family, we opened Kindfood in May of 2010 and in December 2012, we opened our NEW bakery: Kelly’s Bake Shoppe at 401 Brant Street Burlington, (905) 333-1400.
5. “How long has Kindfood been open?” Since May of 2010 and we have gone through two (2) successful renovations at Kindfood to be where we are today. One in January 2011 and the other January 2013.
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| DREAM TEAM! Opening Day….May 2010 |
What a crazy life we’ve had…..What started out as little Kindfood in May of 2010 at 399 John Street as a Vegan Grocery Store, Cafe, Bakery, Smoothie and Juice Bar and Organic Produce department (Ahhh!!) has morphed into something HUGE!
Since May 2010, the bakery kept growing and growing in demand while in Kindfood and we started to burst at the seams realizing we needed more space.
Being 100% Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free and Egg-Free and Vegan Bakery, there was an incredible demand for these products and we had no choice but to get a home for it by itself at 401 Brant Street in Downtown Burlington- literally a two minute walk to Kindfood.
The NEW renovation in JANUARY 2013, that put another 20 seats into the Kindfood has officially given it ‘restaurant’ status and we couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome and the number of new faces coming in for lunch and dinner.
I thought I’d share some great shots over the past three years that have taken us to where we are today.
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| May 2010. Mike’s so cute!!! He was still in college and Erinn was still at McMaster. |
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| Ken surprised me with a billboard for my birthday 2010. |
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| Ken and me with our Mayor, at the time, and local Councillor |
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| Mike and me making “Bunny Smoothies” |
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| GROCERIES!!! Oh My!! $40,000 in inventory to manage. |
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| This was our Juice Bar, Smoothie Bar, Grocery Counter, Bakery and Bread too. |
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| Groceries….all organic and vegan. |
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| Erinn with her Grandpa and Grandma on Opening Day |
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| Organic Produce |
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| Making Green Smoothies with Mayor Cam Jackson (he’s not impressed :)) |
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| Can’t you see how proud I am of this little place?? |
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| huge floor space for our new kitchen |
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| Erinn and Mike |
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| Work Work Work |
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| the grocery shelves are going….. |
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| Mike with a drill – “Be careful Homer!!!” |
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| Memories….. |
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| Seating was always packed… |
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| Lori from CHCH News doing their thing with me |
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| Love our green building and flowers for the summer patio. |
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| Erinn and Kelly in the bakery (8′ x 15′ little room) |
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| Erinn serving delicious food! |
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| Ken’s always goofing it up. |
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| Our motto. |
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| Our bakery space with Erinn and Mike. <3 |
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| The tiny bakery counter at Kindfood. :) Erinn and I were so proud of it. |
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| Our “BEST IN SHOW” win at the Toronto Vegan Bake-Off 2012 Dulce De Leche Cupcake |
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| LOVE working with my daughter every day. |
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| How it grew into to be this beautiful place is magical.. <3 |
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| T. Colin Campblell- Author, The China Study |
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| Gene Baur Co-Founder Farm Sanctuary- Great interview at Kindfood |
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| Silverstein! |
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| Ani Phyo- Raw Food Chef and Author |
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| Erinn and Kelly Presentation of HUGE CUSTOM CAKE to Gene Baur Farm Sanctuary, Watkins Glen NY |
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| 25 year Anniversary cake we made for Gene Baur & Farm Sanctuary |
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| Georges Laraque (pro NHL player and Vegan) |
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| George Strombolopolous – Interviewer, TV Host Extraordinaire |
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| Robert Cheeke (right) of Veganbodybuilding.com |
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| Erinn and me with Kris Carr – Best-Seller Author, Crazy Sexy Life <3 |
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| Ken and me with Gene Baur Co-Founder of Farm Sanctuary |
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| Shaun Monson- Director, “Earthlings” |
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| Ingrid Newkirk -Founder of PETA |
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| Pam Anderson!!! Gulp :) |
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| 401 Brant Street, Kelly’s Bake Shoppe |
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| Kelly and Erinn’s hangout: Kelly’s Bake Shoppe |
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| Kelly, Erinn and Rick Goldring, Mayor of Burlington, on Opening Night. |
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| Opening Day line-up December 8th , 2012 |
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| Our beautiful bakery 401 Brant Street Burlington, ON |
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| “Poppa Russ”- Banana Cupcake, Lemon Filling and Chocolate Buttercreem |
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| Mile High Brownie |
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| Cakes! |
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| Skinny Cookie |
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| KBS- Erinn and Kelly |
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| What a transformation we’ve made of Kindfood. It’s just perfect. |
We hope to see you soon at BOTH places. Remember, we are a two minute walk between Kindfood and Kelly’s Bake Shoppe. No excuses!!! Award-Winning Bakery and Restaurant, healthy, organic and simply delicious. Come and visit and see where all the good food is!
Are you living your life yet,
Kelly and Erinn
You guys rock! I can't believe the transformation that has taken place. You are all such wonderful people and totally deserve all the wonderfulness in your lives =) So happy you choose to share it with others!