After months of passersby peering in through papered windows, the Cook Street Root Cellar is officially open.
The grocery store slid open its doors Wednesday morning to a steady flow of shoppers keen to see how local owners Daisy Orser and her husband Adam had transformed the space.
For the past five decades, neighbourhood residents have known the Cook and Oxford streets site as Oxford Foods, a family-run shop with a no-nonsense interior. Last fall though, third-generation owner Ed Louie announced he was retiring and selling the site.
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In the year since purchasing it the Orsers have transformed the space into one almost unrecognizable from that of Oxford Foods. The chic black and natural wood exterior is decorated with industrial string lights, expansive windows, an enormous B次元官网网址渆at your veggies pleaseB次元官网网址� sign, and a mural. Inside, bohemian pendant lights, a neon sign and neat produce displays add to the modern, hipster-esque design.
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Daisy Orser described it as the urbanized version of their original McKenzie Avenue store.
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She said they were thrilled Wednesday to finally let people into their store.
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The store is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week.
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