Proud to be a local

Writer: Hedda Mittner.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who misses dashing out of the office to meet a friend for a coffee or a quick lunch, or enjoying a solitary sundowner at the waterfront after work, or a leisurely meal in our valley with fine wine. I still marvel at how I used to take those treats for granted – and how long ago and far away it all seems now.

Megan McEwan and Justin Dods of Tulip Coffee Roasters, Rickey Broekhoven of Maillard & Co and Victoria Young-Pugh of Victoria’s Pantry have joined forces to create the Hope Street Market.

Having grown accustomed to a pristine kitchen (because I used it so seldom), it was quite an adjustment to have my grownup (but still studying) children living with me again during the lockdown. Suddenly there were meals to be prepared every day and even though the burden was split three-ways, the kitchen seemed to be in a permanent state of total devastation.

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