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Tasty treat: Ron Rosenthal and baker Maria Marino offer East West restaurant's popular maple-almond cookies.
Tasty treat: Ron Rosenthal and baker Maria Marino offer East West restaurant's popular maple-almond cookies.

Tasty treat: Ron Rosenthal and baker Maria Marino offer East West restaurant's popular maple-almond cookies.

Date2/24/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133006F
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