Who wouldn't want a burrito delivered to them by bike? Thanks to the Torontoist for bringing this to my attention. Sara Lightman will be using a catering kitchen in Parkdale every Friday evening to create her tasty burritos and then delivering them by bike to waiting customers with her new business venture, Burrito Bike.
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Lightman, combines some advocacy with her burritos has she hopes to contribute to a better Toronto, a bike-friendly city.
"I think there's a feeling of hopelessness in Toronto right now. You feel the brooding presence of a condominium across the street from you, or the growing tension between bikers and drivers. It saddens me this expansion is happening at such a rapid pace and we're just accepting it," she says.
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And while we're on the topic of sustainability, there is a reason why it's not called Burrito Bus or Burrito Van, though that would probably mean better business. Lightman has made a conscious decision to use bicycles, especially fresh after the election of a mayor who has compared biking to "swimming with the sharks."
"I feel angered. We should be moving in a more sustainable way but our mayor, instead of trying to implement for environmentally friendly laws, he's condemning bikers. It feels so backwards. We have to make our transportation more visible to people like Rob Ford. These are our streets and we have a place on them."
Email the Burrito Bike people if you want to order your burritos for Nov. 19: burritobike@torontomail.com. The delivery zone is between Bloor and King - west to Roncesvalles and east to Spadina. They are willing to go further for group orders.
I'm going to get me one of those.
Comments
Larry (not verified)
Somebody offering burritos
Fri, 11/19/2010 - 10:34Somebody offering burritos that AREN'T vegan or vegetarian would do even better business.
Ben
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Fri, 11/19/2010 - 11:30It would be hypocritical to offer meat if the goal is an environmentally sustainable meal. I'm sure we're all aware that a lifestyle that includes eating beef every day has the equivalent GHG emissions as commuting in a large SUV.
Larry (not verified)
That's fine, but in that case
Fri, 11/19/2010 - 14:35That's fine, but in that case there are plenty of people for whom a burrito containing tofu-based sour cream is not a real burrito and who would prefer to bike to a place offering burritos that have authentic flavour, meat or no meat. These sound boring.
herb
veggie burritos
Fri, 11/19/2010 - 14:46They do offer veggie burritos, which will contain regular sour cream I presume. Don't mix up veggie with vegan, Larry. I like meat but I quite like eating dishes rich in beans and rice and won't miss meat at all. It would be much harder for me to give up dairy than meat.
Larry (not verified)
I'm aware of the difference,
Fri, 11/19/2010 - 16:43I'm aware of the difference, thanks. There's already some stiff competition in the burrito market - these had better be tasty and delivered in a reasonable time to compete.
toddtyrtle
I got mine
Sat, 11/20/2010 - 07:12Tasty and delivered to me in a reasonable time. Looks like they were doing a good business as well based on how full the bag was when he dropped mine off. Hope they do it again soon.
herb
tasty burritos
Sat, 11/20/2010 - 10:23My two burritos were delivered straight to the pub I was at with friends last night. They were delivered by Sammy, a woman with cardboard wings on her helmet and a basket full of more burritos to deliver. The waiter wasn't all that happy with me taking in outside food (fair enough) so I put it away. I found them quite tasty - it even had real sour cream Larry. I saved the other for breakfast.
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The prices were quite reasonable. The size was a bit smaller than what you might get at Burrito Boys but still enough to make me full.
Sammy told me that Sara, the founder, had a similar business going on in Halifax so it seems that they'll have a good go of it and hopefully tap a Toronto market for burritos delivered to you. You see food delivery by bike all over Manhattan, it's unclear why it's not more popular here.
Ben
gee
Mon, 11/22/2010 - 12:22What is it about 3 Speed and cycling advocates? Or do we all happen to be dapper dandy advocates as well?
andrew d (not verified)
Libretto
Mon, 11/22/2010 - 09:58I believe Pizzeria Libretto also delivers by bike. Any others?
C. (not verified)
My burrito was faaaantastic.
Tue, 11/23/2010 - 13:07My burrito was faaaantastic. I didn't miss the meat, but I wish they offered a larger size for an extra buck or two. :)
Random cyclist (not verified)
I like bike better than
Thu, 11/25/2010 - 07:40I like bike better than car,especial I have been in Amsterdam
Random cyclist (not verified)
I like this, but I don't
Sat, 11/27/2010 - 10:43I like this, but I don't understand the claims by Burrito Bike that this will help stop gentrification in Toronto. It seems like this is an ideal product for the kind of people (like me) who are unwittingly helping gentrification.
So yeah, great idea, but drop the "anti-gentrification" schtick.