It was love at first sight for me the second I pulled up to this sweet little store in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. A triple treat of equal parts food market, café, and home décor, Marché St. George is part of a family home owned by husband and wife team Pascal Roy and Janaki Larsen.
Photo courtesy of Le Marché St. George
The place is a true hidden gem. No big flashy sign out front, matter of fact, you could drive right by it nestled on a quiet corner of a very residential street, in a very residential neighbourhood.
Photo by Luis Valdizon
Everything in the store you'll want to touch. The densely stocked shelves hold gourmet goodies from around the globe, as well as Provencal-inspired home decor items such as antique cutting boards, table linens, home scents and other textiles. Janaki’s aesthetic eye as a talented artist and film set decorator is instantly apparent throughout.
I’ve had the pleasure of working with her on a few projects over the years, and this latest project seems a natural progression: Marché St. George brings together all of the things she loves.
The table linens, in natural cotton and linen, are all made at a family-run linen mill in Eastern Europe and range from $14.95 - $146. Hand-loomed Peshtemal Turkish towels from Istanbul are made with organic cotton and are incredibly soft to the touch – you must touch to believe! In muted, striped greys, shades of celery and mustard, I’d be tempted to wear one as a swooshy scarf over my jean jacket. Lest your sofa be jealous, local fashion designer Isabelle Dunlop of The Block fame, does up gorgeous wool throws -- my favorite is the periwinkle.
See the market and café portion of Catherine's Marché St. George writeup on foodnetwork.ca!
Marché St. George
4393 St. George Street, at corner of East 28th Avenue
Vancouver
(604) 565-5107
www.marchestgeorge.com
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Catherine Dunwoody is a Vancouver-based stylist, lifestyle
writer, TV personality and editor, and a regular contributor on HGTV.ca
and foodnetwork.ca
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