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Health benefits of eating chocolate blog post by Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Chocolate Cravings: 5 Health Benefits of Chocolate

Chocolate is the ultimate comfort food with a magical ability to improve your day with a single bite. Although it seems too good to be true, scientists are now finding evidence that chocolate, and particularly dark chocolate, does have beneficial effects on the body. We decided to investigate this further, and found five reasons why you should indulge in a sweet treat from Room 2046.

July 17, 2017 by Rachel C
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Room 2046 candles and watercolour print Instagram blog post Canada 150: A Guide To Canadian Products cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Canada 150: A Room 2046 Guide To Canadian Products

In honour of Canada Day, we are highlighting Canadian-made products carried at Room 2046. Supporting local businesses directly impacts the economy in a positive way by creating jobs for Canadians, enriches our community, and helps reduce our carbon footprint. Read on to discover our favourite products from companies based in Canada!
June 30, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories air plants All natural Arielle de Pinto Art Arts & Crafts Bath products Beauty Body butter Brands Cafe Canada Canada 150 Canada Day Canada Days Canadian Canadian companies Canadian Pride Candles Cards Celebration Chocolates Cocktail Candles Cocktails Creative Creativity Culinary David Chow Decor Design DIY Entertaining Environment Favourites Firoza Flakes Paperie Food Food & Drink Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gifts Guide Handmade Handmade products Handmade soap Happy Birthday Canada Home Home Accessories Home decor Homemade Homemade products Humour Ideas Illustration Inspiration Laura Slack Living Local products Mai Tai Natural chocolate Niki Kingsmill Old fashioned Paper products plant care planter Planters Plants pot pots Printing Room 2046 Room 2046 Studio Room Service Shoko Sidecar Small Business Smitten Kitten Soaps Stationery Style succulents Summer Surprises Sweets Toronto companies Treats Vegan Vegan chocolate Vegan dessets watering air plants watering plants watering succulents
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Room 2046 baby shower gift guide blog post cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

One Stop Shop: Baby Shower

Is one of your friends or family members expecting a baby sometime soon? If so, you may be attending a baby shower in the near future. Since Room 2046 is a cafe, shop, and studio, we pride ourselves on having a unique shopping experience. To make gift-giving as smooth as possible, we present the five steps to prepare for a baby shower with Room 2046.

June 19, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Arabic Baby Baby blanket Baby cushion Baby gift ideas Baby gifts Baby one-piece Baby onesie Baby shower Baby shower cards Baby shower gift guide Baby sunglasses Baby toys Bath products Best-sellers Blocks Body butter Brands Cafe Children's blocks Chocolates Classic blocks Coffee Creative Creativity David Chow David H. Chow Days of the week onesie Entertaining Expecting a baby Favourites Firoza Flakes Paperie Food Food & Drink French French blocks Gender reveal Gift guide Gift ideas Gifts Guide Gummy bear Handmade Handmade products Handmade soap Hindi Homemade Homemade products How To Ideas Inspiration Italian Language blocks Laura Slack Letterpress Living Math and patterning blocks Math blocks Moms-to-be Mothers Natural chocolate Night light One Stop Shop One-piece Onesie Paper products Pregnancy Presents Room 2046 Room Service Shoko Soaps Spa Set Spanish Surprises Sweets Toy blocks Treats Uncle Goose Vegan Wooden blocks Wooden toys
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Room 2046 Room Service curated gift box set cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Room 2046 Presents: Room Service

Between birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and the countless other gift-giving occasions throughout the year, finding meaningful presents for the important people in your life can be overwhelming. Thankfully, Room 2046 has come to the rescue with Room Service, a seamless and easy alternative to gift baskets!

June 03, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories All natural Apothecary Art Arts & Crafts Baby Baby gift ideas Baby gifts Baby shower Back to School Bath products Beautification Beauty Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Birthday Body butter Books Booze Boutique Brands Bridesmaids gifts Cafe CafeinShop Canadian Canadian companies Candles Cards Celebrate Mom Celebrate Women Celebration Chocolate Chocolates Classic grey Cocktail Cocktail candle Cocktail Candles Cocktails Concrete Corporate gifts Creative Creativity Culinary Culture David Chow David H. Chow Decor Design Design meets function Desserts Dining Easy gifts Entertaining Essentials Expecting a baby Father's Day Favourites Firoza Gift box Gift boxes Gift giving Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gift sets Gifts Guide Handmade Handmade products Handmade soap Heritage brands Home Home Accessories Home decor Homemade Homemade products Honeymoon Ideas Inspiration Instagram Interior Design Interiors Journal Journalling Literature Local products Male Grooming Moms-to-be Mood Mother's Day Mothers Notes One Stop Shop Paper products Parenting Parenting ideas Planners pot pots Pregnancy Presents Raffle prizes Relax Room 2046 Room 2046 Cafe Room 2046 Studio Room Service Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Rosedale Station Scribe Seamless gifting Self care Shopping Silver fox Skincare Small Business Soaps Social Media Spa night Spa Set Stationery Studio Style Summer Summer vacation Summer wedding Summerhill Summerhill Station Surprises Swedish soap Swedish soap set Sweet tooth Sweets Thanksgiving Toronto Toronto Art Toronto companies Travel essentials Treats Vacation Vegan Vegan chocolate Vegan desserts Wanderlust Wedding Wedding gifts Wedding guide wedding ideas Writing Yonge Street
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Match Making the Perfect Valentine's Day Chocolates

Match Making the Perfect Valentine's Day Chocolates

You may have heard that chocolate triggers endorphins – the pleasure hormones in the brain, giving you a jolt of happiness and improving your moods with every consumption. This Valentine's Day, commit yourself to pleasing and bringing joy to a loved one by presenting them with an assortment of endorphin-infused chocolates. 
January 25, 2017 by Mateo Bressan
Tags: All natural Brands Cafe Chocolates Desserts Exotic Flavors Food Food & Drink Gift Ideas Gifts Guide Handmade Sweets Treats Valentine Valentine's Day
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The Four Best Last Minute Gifts for Anyone on Your List

The Four Best Last Minute Gifts for Anyone on Your List

Christmas is a mere five sleeps away, cranking up the pressure to finish off your list so you can relax and enjoy some festive fun.  

We know the challenge of finding original gifts year after year, so we've selected fresh takes on four types of classic gifts that should appeal to a wide range of friends, family or secret santa buddies.

December 20, 2015 by Kumala Nio
Tags: Accessories Apothecary Best-sellers Celebration Chocolates Design Essentials Favourites Gift Ideas Gifts Handmade Holiday Home Notes Relax Soaps Toronto Winter
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Rainy Day Indoor Essentials

Rainy Day Indoor Essentials

As remnants of Hurricane Patricia that damaged part of Mexico hit southern Ontario, Toronto has been experiencing heavy downpour since the wee hours of Wednesday and will continue to be drenched until Thursday. One hopes that the bad weather will halt for Halloween, which falls on Saturday of this weekend. 
October 28, 2015 by Kumala Nio
Tags: Analog Love Apothecary Chocolates Essentials Film Gift Guide Introspection Mood Music
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Introducing Marou Faiseurs de Chocolat from Vietnam

Introducing Marou Faiseurs de Chocolat from Vietnam

We are proud to introduce Marou Faiseurs de Chocolat, the first artisan chocolate maker based in Saigon, Vietnam and has been called "the best tasting chocolates you've never heard of" by The New York Times. Founded by two french expats Vincent Mourou, a former advertising professional and Sam Maruta a father of two and ex-banker, who both studied the vietnamese language and bonded over their interest in cocoa. Together, Marou aims to make Vietnam an internationally recognized region for gourmet chocolate.
May 02, 2015 by Kumala Nio
Tags: All natural Brands Cafe Chocolates Craftsmanship Culinary Culture Desserts Dining Food Food & Drink Sweets Travel Treats Video
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