Carlos Spices Up Kensington Market

Published: Jan. 29, 2020, 6:16 p.m.

b'This podcast is dear to my heart \\u2013 it\\u2019s about my Toronto home: Kensington Market. As a podcaster, I notice what I call \\u201cgood talkers\\u201d in my daily life. Carlos Pereira is a character and a good talker. I\\u2019ve known him for about 40 years \\u2013 since I moved into my beloved downtown neighbourhood. Kensington Market is a unique, colourful mix of old houses and small shops where waves of immigrants have long shopped and made their homes. Carlos started working at House of Spice as a teenager in 1977; he bought it in 2012. I talked with Carlos at the famous and popular store in the heart of the market where things are changing. Please listen to the end of the podcast when he says nice things about life - and about me.'