{"id":1888,"date":"2020-09-29T15:03:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/?p=1888"},"modified":"2021-04-12T12:46:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T16:46:50","slug":"passion-histoire-blog-4-shops-to-treat-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/passion-histoire-blog-4-shops-to-treat-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"PASSION & HISTOIRE BLOG – 4 shops to treat yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this week\u2019s article, we\u2019re going to talk shopping. But \u201cfun\u201d shopping, not \u201cessentials\u201d shopping.\u00a0 We\u2019ve chosen four shops for you that are located in Saint-Boniface, and I dare you to leave empty-handed!<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Norwood Florist Design Studio<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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For what occasions should you buy flowers? For Michele, owner of Norwood Florist, there\u2019s a generational difference:\u00a0 my parents or grandparents buy flowers for specific events, happy or sad. My generation buys flowers because they\u2019re beautiful.<\/p>\n

And fittingly, what Michele creates is beautiful. She interprets her clients’ emotions by creating a bouquet uniquely designed for them. Her creations are personalized:\u00a0 for each composition, she\u2019ll look to learn more about its recipient (favourite colour, favourite flowers, taste) with the goal of achieving a bouquet that reflects as much as possible the unique personality of the person who receives it.<\/p>\n

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Norwood Florist is now Saint-Boniface\u2019s last florist.\u00a0 The shop has been here since 1940 and has survived time and the emergence of big businesses for three generations, thanks to a loyal clientele.\u00a0 The refrigerator where the flowers are stored is original!<\/p>\n

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Address:\u00a0 139 Marion Street<\/p>\n

Hours:\u00a0 Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm<\/p>\n

Online orders, curbside pickup, and delivery available.<\/p>\n

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\u00c0 la Page Bookstore<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The \u00c0 la Page Bookstore moved three times before finding its current location on Provencher Blvd., where the tailor Huot used to be, whose name remains etched in the floor at the entrance of the store as an homage.<\/p>\n

The fabrics have disappeared, replaced by rows of books and magazines.\u00a0 English on the left, French on the right, and you can find a bit of everything in the bookstore:\u00a0 cookbooks to greeting cards, history books, comics, and textbooks for Saint-Boniface University students.<\/p>\n

The newest arrivals chosen by G\u00e9rald Boily, the owner, sit side by side on the shelves.\u00a0 The shop also sells CDs, vinyl, DVDs in an effort to reuse older products.<\/p>\n

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The service is impeccable.\u00a0 G\u00e9rald greets most customers by their name and makes it a point to get to know the preferences of his most loyal customers by heart. \u00c0 la Page is the only francophone bookstore in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

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Address:\u00a0 200 Provencher Boulevard<\/p>\n

Hours:\u00a0 10:00 am to 5:00 pm every day except Sunday<\/p>\n

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Bothwell Cheese Shop<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Bothwell Cheese Shop is probably as gourmet a stop you will make on Provencher Blvd.\u00a0 The store is associated with the factory in New Bothwell in the south of Manitoba and sells cheese, but that isn\u2019t all.<\/p>\n

Here you\u2019ll find a whole array of local Manitoban products – for owner Jean-Marc Champagne, that\u2019s the principal criteria for a product to be sold in the shop. The stock includes anything from meat to cakes, jams, sauces, honey, preserves, and table and kitchen accessories.<\/p>\n

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But it\u2019s the cheese that\u2019s by far the most popular product.\u00a0 The shop sells approximately thirty Bothwell cheeses, from the most classic to the most original (do chocolate-covered cheese curds convince you of that?) as well as cheeses from Paradise Island in Nanaimo and other importations.\u00a0 It\u2019s also possible to buy chunks of cheese at a lower cost than those in a grocery store.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t miss the cow on top of the shop on Provencher Blvd.\u00a0 Her wardrobe changes with the seasons and special events in Winnipeg like sporting moments.\u00a0 I\u2019m excited to see her Halloween costume!<\/p>\n

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Address:\u00a0 136 Provencher Boulevard<\/p>\n

Hours:\u00a0 10:00 am to 6:00 pm except Sundays
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Caf\u00e9 Postal<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You\u2019re in Saint-Boniface, you need coffee, where do you go? To Caf\u00e9 Postal of course! The cafe named for its famous neighbour, the post office, will celebrate its eighth anniversary this fall.<\/p>\n

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On the menu? Coffee of course, in all its variations. Louis Levesque C\u00f4t\u00e9, the owner, recommends ordering a cappuccino:\u00a0 he\u2019s broken down the recipe and has come up with the perfect ratio of espresso and milk.\u00a0 Me, I really liked the blueberry latte, which is one of the seasonal coffees – it was replaced by a spiced latte!<\/p>\n

Caf\u00e9 Postal is under renovation and will soon offer an expanded space.\u00a0 Once the work is finished, the cafe will be able to welcome twenty-five customers compared to nine before. They hope to open this new space by November before the cold weather hits and hopefully reopen dine-in services which are on hold at the moment.\u00a0 Stay up to date with social media.<\/p>\n

Address:\u00a0 202 Provencher Boulevard<\/p>\n

Hours:\u00a0 7:30 am to 3:00 pm Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on Sunday<\/p>\n

Tea, coffee, and other orders available online for pickup or delivery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s article, we\u2019re going to talk shopping. But \u201cfun\u201d shopping, not \u201cessentials\u201d shopping.\u00a0 We\u2019ve chosen four shops for you that are located in Saint-Boniface, and I dare you to leave empty-handed!   Norwood Florist Design Studio For what occasions should you buy flowers? For Michele, owner of Norwood Florist, there\u2019s a generational difference:\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[198,16,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shop-local","category-st-boniface","category-urban"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1888"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2338,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1888\/revisions\/2338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passionethistoire.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}