Tour de Dufflet 2014 Grand Prize Winners!

.

A big round of applause (and a choir of bike bells) to the 144 cyclists who took the Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike challenge and rode the 2014 Tour de Dufflet during Toronto Bike Month in May/June!

Here are this year's lucky prize winners (drawn at random from this year's registration cards):

1st prize - Michael Buyers
$100 gift certificate from Duke's Cycle and a gift certificate for a small cake from Dufflet Pastries

2nd prize - Coranna Lee
A Dufflet cooler bag and a gift certificate for a small cake from Dufflet Pastries

3rd prize - Brian Wendler
A gift certificate for a small cake from Dufflet Pastries

Twitter photo prize -  Ani L. (@liu_ani)
2 coffee + slice gift cards from Dufflet Pastries

Dufflet Pastries has donated $720 to Cycle Toronto who were this year's charitable recipients of your $5 registration fees. These cycling advocates are a great group to support so please visit their website to learn more about what they do and how to become a member.

Thanks again for supporting Tour de Dufflet and Bike Month ... hope to see you all again next year!
.

How many times have you taken the Tour De Dufflet challenge?

.

.
So many of you are back to ride the #TourDeDufflet this year and it's so much fun to see you all again!

Here's Sharon McLaughlin with a pal (sorry, forgot to ask her name!). Sharon's done our sweet little tour for the 5th year in a row. Yes, she is awesome!

Due to road construction, Sharon was having a little trouble navigating from our Beach to our Downtown location, but this nice guy (who was also riding TdD) showed them the way.

Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike ... make new friends!

(Tour de Dufflet ends on June 30th. Details on how to participate are at http://tourdedufflet.blogspot.ca/2014/05/eat-more-cake-ride-more-bike-tour-de.html)
.

Mike & G.P. reppin' TorontoSS at TdD!

.

.
Could not resist grabbing a photo of a couple of handsome men at the end of a Tour de Dufflet ride today. Here are Mike & G.P. from torontoss.com (Toronto Singlespeed, which is an amazing site that you should check out).

Eat more cake, ride more bike ... look great while doing so!
.

Your gift for riding our Tour De Dufflet ... shiny!

.

Tour de Dufflet kicked off last week and runs right through Bike Month until June 30th. 

Many of you have returned to ride our little tour for the 7th year in a row - awesome! 

This year's gift for registering is a reflective arm and/or leg band ... you get to decide where you'd like to wear it :D

As usual, your $5 dollar registration will be completely donated to to Cycle Toronto (cycleto.ca) so that they can continue to do good work in making Toronto a safer place to ride your bike. 

Details on Tour de Dufflet 2014 are here (in case you need a refresher!)  http://tourdedufflet.blogspot.ca/2014/05/eat-more-cake-ride-more-bike-tour-de.html
.

Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike - Tour de Dufflet 2014!

.

The 7th annual Tour de Dufflet will take place from May 27 to June 30, 2014.
 
Schedule: Daily except Mondays (rain or shine)
 
Tuesdays to Saturdays 10am - 7pm
 
Sundays 12pm - 5pm

Get a little exercise and something sweet by cycling to all 3 Dufflet cafés in one day!

Registered participants will receive a souvenir and refreshments as they get their passports stamped at each Dufflet location.

A $5 registration fee (payable on the day of your ride) will be donated to Cycle Toronto (cycleto.ca).

You will visit your first café only once to register and to receive stamp #1 in your passport. You may tour our 3 locations in any order.

Refreshments offered include bottled water or regular coffee and a choice from that day’s brownies or savoury snacks (samosa or spanokopita). Available items will change daily.

At your final location (stamp #3) you will hand in your stamped passport to be eligible for a grand prize draw at the end of Bike Month.
 
Groups - because our cafés are quite small, we ask that you please stagger your starts and arrivals into foursomes about 10 minutes apart to allow our cafe staff enough time to serve both our regular customers and Tour de Dufflet participants.

Visit tourdedufflet.blogspot.com and follow @tourdedufflet for updates throughout Toronto Bike Month.
 
PS/ Tweet your TdD photos with the hashtag #TourDeDufflet to be eligible for additional prizes!
.

Tour de Dufflet 2013 prize winners...

.
A big round of applause (and a choir of bike bells) to the 112 riders who took the Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike challenge and rode the 2013 Tour de Dufflet during Toronto Bike Month in June!

Special thanks to Crumpler and Bikes on Wheels for prizes. Here are the winners (drawn at random from this year's registration cards):

1st prize - Paulina Czajkowski
$100 gift certificate from Bike on Wheels
$25 gift certificate from Dufflet Pastries

2nd prize - Alyssa Loughborough
Bike bag from Crumpler Canada 
$25 gift certificate from Dufflet Pastries

3rd prize - Coranna Lee
A gift certificate for a large cake from Dufflet Pastries

Twitter photo prize - Monika G
2 coffee + slice gift cards from Dufflet Pastries

@tourdedufflet was so much fun! Bike to all locations and get a treat at each one! Awesome way to… http://t.co/QcODljAfrU
— Monika G (@MonikaSoniaG) June 26, 2013

Dufflet Pastries will donate $560 to the Cycle Toronto who were this year's charitable recipients of your $5 registration fees. These cycling advocates are a great group to support so please visit their website to learn more about what they do and how to become a member.

We'll be uploading some of this year's photos to our Flickr site soon ... see you all next year!
.

the mclauglins ride more bike!

.

.
I just met two of the nicest people as they stopped off at our Queen West location for Tour de Dufflet. Here's Sharon and Brian McLaughlin who've taken the Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike challenge for 4 years running!

The number of people who participate more than once in a year, or make it an annual ride with a friend, never ceases to amaze me. You people are so awesome and I hope you know how grateful we are that you enjoy the Tour so much!

Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike ... make new friends.
.
 

tour de dufflet and mec bikefest ... sooner than you think!

.

Our Tour de Dufflet kicks off on Tuesday May 21 and check out the sweet souvenir we have for registered participants this year - a super handy folding water bag!

As you know, the Tour de Dufflet is all about getting a little exercise and something sweet by cycling to all 3 Dufflet cafes in one day throughout Toronto Bike Month..

The $5 registration fee (payable on the day of your ride) gets you a souvenir, select refreshments at our cafes, and completed passports will be entered for prize draws at the end of June.

Refreshments on offer are bottled water (or regular coffee) and either a brownie or something savoury (samosa or spanokopita) to munch on at your passport stops.

Also, your $5 fee will be donated to the Cycle Toronto, so you get to feel good about supporting cycling while having fun!

New this year, we'll have a vendor's table set up at this year's Mountain Equipment Coop MEC Bikefest Toronto which takes place this weekend in Bellwoods Trinity Park (Saturday, May 18).
 
Please visit our table to pick up something sweet while you peruse the dozens of informative clinics, kids’ activities, bicycle demos, MEC Bike Swap, group rides and gear giveaways - visit the MEC Bikefest site for more details.

And keep checking tourdedufflet.blogspot.com and follow @tourdedufflet for updates and photos from May 21 - June 30. PS/ Tweet your photos with the hashtag #TourDeDufflet to be eligible for additional prizes!
.

tour de dufflet 2013!!!

.

The 6th Annual Tour de Dufflet celebrating Toronto Bike Month, takes place daily (except Mondays) from May 21 to June 30, 2013. 

Hours are Tuesday thru Saturdays 10a-7p and Sundays 12p-5p.

Get a little exercise and something sweet by cycling to all 3 Dufflet cafes in one day! 

Registered participants will receive a souvenir and refreshments as they get their passports stamped at each location.

A $5 registration fee (payable on the day of your ride) will be donated to the Cycle Toronto. 

You will visit your first cafe only once to register and to receive stamp #1. You may tour our 3 locations in any order. At your final location (stamp #3) you may hand in your stamped passport to be eligible for a grand prize draw at the end of bike month.
 
Groups - please stagger your starts/arrivals into foursomes at least 15 minutes apart to allow our staff to serve both our regular customers and Tour de Dufflet participants.

Refreshments include bottled water or regular coffee, and a choice from that day’s brownies or savoury snacks (samosa or spanokopita). Daily selections will vary. 

Follow @tourdedufflet for updates and photos. Tweet your photos with the hashtag #TourDeDufflet to be eligible for additional prizes!

Link to our poster
Link to our map  
Link to our reg card
.

Tour de Dufflet 2012 winners!

.

A big round of applause (and a choir of bike bells) to the 159 riders who took the Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike challenge and rode the 2012 Tour de Dufflet during Toronto Bike Month in June!

Special thanks to Crumpler and Bikes on Wheels for helping with prizes. Here are the winners (drawn at random from this year's registration cards):

1st prize - Tim Urbshas
$100 gift certificate from Bike on Wheels
$25 gift certificate from Dufflet Pastries

2nd prize - Khalil Sheriff
Bike bag from Crumpler Canada (see photo)
$25 gift certificate from Dufflet Pastries

3rd prize - Linda McBride
$50 gift certificate from Dufflet Pastries

Twitter prize - Kristine Galvan @piece0pie
for this tweet, 2 coffee + slice gift cards from Dufflet Pastries

Dufflet Pastries will donate $790 to the Cycle Toronto (formerly Toronto Cyclists Union) who were this year's charitable recipients of your $5 registration fees. These cycling advocates are a great group to support so please visit their website to learn more about what they do and how to become a member.

We'll be uploading some of this year's photos to our Flickr site soon ... see you all next year!

.

eat more cake, on our birthday!

.

This fantastic photo was sent to us from Eunah Hunter and friends during their ride of Tour de Dufflet on Saturday, May 26, which coincidentally was also the 10th anniversary for Dufflet-Uptown and a haven for celebratory cupcakes!

Eunah writes;

Angela, Andrew & Gloria at Yonge St. Dufflet, 2nd stop on the Tour.  Happy 10th anniversary.  We enjoyed the sampler celebration cupcake :)

Look at these happy people! Put a smile on your face, and ride the Tour de Dufflet too! Details are here: http://tourdedufflet.blogspot.ca/2012/04/eat-more-cake-ride-more-bike-2012.html
.

eat more cake, ride more bike 2012!

Participate in the 5th annual Tour de Dufflet during Toronto Bike Month. 

Get a little exercise and something sweet by cycling to all 3 Dufflet cafes in one day! 

Registered participants will receive a souvenir and refreshments as they get their passports stamped at each location.

A $5 registration fee (payable on the day of your ride) will be donated to the Toronto Cyclists Union. 

You will visit your first cafe only once to register and to receive stamp #1; you may tour our 3 locations in any order.

The Tour de Dufflet was designed for singles and pairs to explore the city's bike paths. If you are cycling with a large group, please stagger your starts/arrivals into foursomes at least 15 minutes apart to allow our staff to serve both our regular store customers and Tour de Dufflet participants.

Refreshments include bottled water or regular coffee, and a choice from that day’s brownies or savoury snacks (spanokopita or samosa). Daily selections will vary. At your final location (stamp #3) you will hand in your stamped passport to be eligible for a grand prize draw at the end of bike month.

Details:

May 22 - June 30, 2012
Daily except Mondays (rain or shine)
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10a-7p, Sunday 12p-5p

 

Follow @tourdedufflet for updates and photos. Tweet your photos with the hashtag #TourDeDufflet to be eligible for a prize draw at the end of June!

Dufflet Downtown: 787 Queen Street West (west of Bathurst)
Dufflet Uptown: 2638 Yonge Street (north of Eglinton)
Dufflet Beach: 1917 Queen Street East (east of Woodbine)

.

tour de dufflet prize winners!

A big round of applause (and a choir of bike bells ringing out) to the 172 riders who took the Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike challenge and rode the 2011 Tour de Dufflet during Toronto Bike Month in June!

Special thanks and recognition goes to Bike on Wheels and Crumpler for their wonderful prizes. Here are the super-lucky winners (drawn at random from this year's registration cards):

1st prize – Natalie Racz
$100 gift certificate from Bike on Wheels
$25 gift certificate from Dufflet Pastries

2nd prize – Erik Henriksen
Bike bag from Crumpler Canada (see photo)
$25 gift certificate from Dufflet Pastries

3rd prize – Crysler Paton
$50 gift certificate from Dufflet Pastries

4th prize (Tweet your photo) 
- Nogah Kornberg @nogahK
$25 gift certificate from Dufflet Pastries

Dufflet Pastries was able to raise and donate $860 to the Toronto Cyclists Union who were this year's charitable recipients of your $5 registration fees. These cycling advocates are a great group to support so please visit their website to learn more about what they do and how to become a member.

Links to visit:
http://bikesonwheels.ca/
https://www.crumpler.ca/flash/flash.aspx
http://bikeunion.to/

I've uploaded some of this year's photos to our Flickr site (more to come!) http://www.flickr.com/photos/tourdedufflet/sets/72157627188623044/... see you all next year!
.

The Hunter for Tour de Dufflet!

We're getting our grand prizes together and sorting through Tour de Dufflet photos, and wanted to share this one via email from Eunah Hunter ... thank you so much for the kind words Eunah!

Dear Dufflet,

Thank you for a wonderful time and treat for our family of three and friends.  We had a wonderful time cycling 80km today and sampling the delicious treats.  Your staff were welcoming and each Dufflet store was a point of relaxation and excitement for our legs and stomachs, respectively

:)  What a great idea to offer the Tour de Dufflet and to keep the commemorative event, in celebration of bike month, continuing for a fourth year.  Fabulous.

Eunah, Andrew, Gloria Hunter w/ Natalie Bernstein and Ray Dowe 

- picture attached (in front of Yonge St. Dufflet, our second stop)

eat more cake, ride more bike 2011!

The 4th annual Tour de Dufflet
Dates: May 24 - June 30, 2011
          Daily except Mondays 
          (rain or shine)
Hours: Tuesdays - Saturdays 10a-7p
          Sundays 12p-5p

Fun for the whole family (and other social units), get a little exercise and something sweet by cycling to all 3 Dufflet cafes in one day!

Dufflet cafes are located at;
Downtown: 787 Queen St. W. (west of Bathurst)
Uptown: 2638 Yonge St. (south of Lawrence)
Beach: 1917 Queen St. E. (east of Woodbine)

Registered participants will receive a souvenir, refreshments and other goodies with their stamped passports. This year's souvenir is either a Tour de Dufflet  water-bottle or muzette bag (while quantities last)

$5 registration fee payable on the day of your ride will be donated to the Toronto Cyclist's Union. You register on the day of your ride.

Watch our blog tourdedufflet.blogspot.com and follow @tourdedufflet on Twitter for updates and photos. Tweet your photos with the hashtag #TourDeDufflet to be eligible for additional prizes!


Tour de Dufflet FAQ: You will visit your start-off location only once to register and receive your first stamp; you may tour the 3 locations in any order that suits you.

We will offer refreshments to registered participants at all locations. To drink, you will have your choice of bottled water or regular coffee. To nibble, you will have a choice from that day’s brownies or something savoury (a spanokopita or samosa). Daily selections will vary.

At the final location (stamp #3) you will hand in your stamped passport to be eligible for the grand prize drawing at the end of bike month, plus you will receive a gift certificate for $5 off your next Dufflet purchase as a reward for completing the Tour de Dufflet 2011!

tour de dufflet prize winners ...

.

Thanks again to everyone who took the Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike challenge and rode the 2010 Tour de Dufflet!

Special thanks and recognition goes to Duke's Cycle and Crumpler for their wonderful prizes. Here are the super-lucky winners (drawn at random from this year's registration cards):

1st prize - Carley Chamberlain
$100 gc from Duke’s Cycles, $25 gc from Dufflet Pastries

2nd prize - Sharon McLaughlin
Bike bag from Crumpler (photo above) and $25 gc from Dufflet Pastries

3rd prize - Abigale Miller
$44 gc from Dufflet Pastries

4th prize (photo Tweet) - RT Lechow
$25 gc from Dufflet Pastries

Dufflet Pastries has donated $620 to the Toronto Cyclists Union who were this year's charitable recipients of your $5 registration fees - these cycling advocates are definitely a good group to support so please visit their website to learn more about what they do.

Links to visit:
http://dukescycle.ca/
https://www.crumpler.ca/flash/flash.aspx
http://bikeunion.to/

I've uploaded some of this year's photos to our Flickr site http://bit.ly/ax3eua 

... see you all next year!

only 4 more tour de dufflet days ...

.

Can't believe Bike Month is almost over. Last four days to Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike are Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday (no Mondays!!!)

Have you been missing out on the fun? These folks haven't!

lots more pix (and grand prize draw) to come ... SOON!

3rd annual tour de dufflet - now with sippy bottle!

.

3rd annual Tour de Dufflet during Toronto Bike Month starts on Tuesday!
EAT MORE CAKE, RIDE MORE BIKE

May 25 - June 30, 2010 
Daily except Mondays (rain or shine)
Hours: 
Tues - Sat 10a-7p
Sundays 12p-5p

Fun for the whole family (and other social units), get a little exercise and something sweet by cycling to all 3 Dufflet cafes in one day! You may bike the Tour in any order, but you must register at the first cafe, and hand in your stamped passport at the third (final) cafe.

Dufflet cafes are located at;
Downtown: 787 Queen St. W. (west of Bathurst)
Uptown: 2638 Yonge St. (south of Lawrence)
Beach: 1917 Queen St. E. (east of Woodbine)

Registered participants will receive a souvenir, refreshments and other goodies with their stamped Tour de Dufflet passports. This year's souvenir is a Tour de Dufflet water-bottle (to the first 200 participants)

$5 registration fee payable on the day of your ride will be donated to the Toronto Cyclist's Union. You do not need to register in advance of your ride.

All completed Tour de Dufflet passports will be eligible for a grand prize draw.

Watch this blog and follow @tourdedufflet on Twitter for updates and photos.

Tour de Dufflet FAQ:
You will visit your beginning location once (to register and receive your first stamp) - you may tour the 3 locations in any order that suits you.

We will offer refreshments to registered participants at all 3 locations. To drink, you will have your choice of spring water, fresh lemonade or regular coffee. To nibble, you will have a choice of something sweet (like a brownie or a cookie) or something savoury (like a spanokopita or samosa). The selection will vary daily at each location.

At the final location (stamp #3) you will hand in your stamped passport to be eligible for the grand prize drawing at the end of bike month, plus you will receive a gift certificate for $5 off your next Dufflet purchase as a reward for completing the Tour de Dufflet 2010!



BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE! Tweet your Tour de Dufflet photos with the hashtag #TourDeDufflet to be eligible for additional prizes! The Twitter name for each unique photo tweet will be entered in a draw for a cake - so no cheating, but please be tweeting!

.
 

emc ... rmb ... v3

.

3rd annual Tour de Dufflet during Toronto Bike Month
EAT MORE CAKE, RIDE MORE BIKE
 
May 25 - June 30, 2010 Daily except Mondays (rain or shine)
Hours: Tuesdays thru Saturdays 10a-7p, Sundays 12p-5p
 
Fun for the whole family (and other social units), get a little exercise and something sweet by cycling to all 3 Dufflet cafes in one day! You may bike the Tour in any order, but you must register at the first cafe, and hand in your stamped passport at the third (final) cafe. 

Dufflet cafes are located at;
Downtown: 787 Queen St. W. (west of Bathurst)
Uptown: 2638 Yonge St. (south of Lawrence)
Beach: 1917 Queen St. E. (east of Woodbine)

Registered participants will receive a souvenir, refreshments and other goodies with their stamped Tour de Dufflet passports.

$5 registration fee payable on the day of your ride will be donated to the Toronto Cyclist's Union. You do not need to register in advance of your ride.

All completed Tour de Dufflet passports will be eligible for a grand prize draw.

Watch this blog and follow @tourdedufflet on Twitter for updates and photos.

.

let the games begin!

' 

Dufflet Rosenberg, aka the "Queen of Cake", celebrates 35 years of baking for the masses in 2010 and invites you to EAT MORE CAKE with special events and fun partnerships throughout the year.

The festivities began when Dufflet's flag-ship Downtown cafe celebrated 28 sweet years at 787 Queen Street West with anniversary cake on Saturday, January 23rd.

Dufflet's Kahlua Toffee Bars and Iced Brownies make the trip to BC! Dufflet Pastries is the pastry supplier to Ontario House during Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympic Games,  February 12-28. Ontario House, located at 50 Pacific Blvd in downtown Vancouver's False Creek area, will be open daily from 10 am. – 2 a.m. and admission is free.

More information on Ontario House (plus a schedule of events including live concerts) visit http://www.tourism.gov.on.ca/olympicgames2010/ 

Also, check out: "Where 2 Be for Free" - the Definitive Guide for low-cost Vancouver 2010 Games fun! http://citycaucus.com/2010free

In March, the LCBO will distribute their "Find Your Flavour - Discover Liqueurs" recipe book. Featuring 10 dessert recipes created by Dufflet Rosenberg to highlight each of the liqueurs being promoted, the booklet will be included in newspapers throughout Ontario, along with a 4-recipe pull-out card in the March issue of LCBO's Food and Drink magazine. Look for tastings at select LCBO locations throughout Ontario during March.

For more information, please visit the LCBO at http://www.lcbo.com

The Tour de Dufflet is back! For our 3rd year, Dufflet encourages you to Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike during Toronto's bike month (Daily except Mondays from May 25 to June 19). More details will be available in April so stay tuned (and tuned up!)