Posted AT 9:58 AM EST on 10/05/08
From simple shop to foodie salon
The Isabel Bader auditorium at the University of Toronto was packed. Not with university students, mind you, but with a who's who of Toronto's most curious cooks - chefs, product developers, food scientists and dedicated cooking enthusiasts. They were there to watch a PowerPoint presentation on molecular gastronomy, involving flow charts and diagrams of hydrogen bonds.
The event had been staged by the Cookbook Store, one of the city's last independent booksellers.
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