These are excerpts from a Zine I worked on in 2024 called “Sizzle and Sail.” Think of this as a kind of spin off to the Chubby Duck page. During this time I worked at Vit Beo’s pop-up location at the Waterworks Food Hall in Toronto. Once again, names have been changed to protect the identities of those involved. Thanks for reading.
Sizzle and Sail: Epilogue
11/11/2024 It’s been a couple of weeks since we closed up shop at the WW pop-up, and it’s that kind of bitter-sweetness that lingers in the air long after the lights are out. The last week had the whole gang from the neighboring stalls—Oysters, Scooped, and Dave’s Grill—crowding around our place, swapping stories, tossing around…
Chapter Four: Daruma
By: Marie Pascual 10/4/2024 “The Obstacle is the Way.””Bro, how much weed have you smoked?” “Yo, he’s sober. He’s just like this.” It’s been a rocky time on the W.W. With waves rolling in and out, the calm never lasts long enough, and the constant shift has left the crew mentally drained. The news hit…
Chapter Three: 86 Lettuce
By: Marie Pascual 09/30/2024 “How the fuck are we 86 on lettuce?”“I DON’T KNOW, WE JUST ARE!”It’s TIFF season—Toronto International Film Festival, mid-September. We’re three months into this wild ride at WW, and let’s just say, sales have been sluggish. August is notoriously rough in the restaurant game. A “good day” might bring in $1200,…
Chapter Two: Toothfairy
By: Marie Pascual 9/16/2024 We’ve reached the halfway point of this S.S. Duck spinoff series, and the days have gotten slower, like the summer heat pressing down on everything. With most of the locals off on vacation, the hall feels like a ghost ship, drifting quietly through the season. Spending most of my working hours…
Chapter One: S.S Duck All Aboard
By: Marie Pascual 08/02/2024 It’s been about a month since our pop up space opened up at W.W. After 7 long years of construction prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Water Well boasts an up scale cultural hub for locals and curious tourists alike to gather. The building is situated in a small quieter part…
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