Cheese, Please!
Posted by Greg Clow in cheese and dairy, events, events upcoming on March 20, 2007 at 10:01 pm
Local turophiles have a pair a great events to look forward to in the next couple of weeks.
This Friday, March 23rd, the Ontario Cheese Society is holding their 3rd annual conference at the International Centre in Mississauga. This all-day cheese love-in will feature a keynote from Dr. Paul Kindstedt of the Vermont Institute of Artisan Cheese, sessions and panels on such topics as promoting local artisan cheese in restaurants and trends in organic dairying, and of course, cheese tastings. Attendees will also receive complimentary admission to the Toronto Wine & Cheese Show which will be taking place in the same location on Friday through Sunday.
And then on Saturday, March 31st, the very cool and mysterious sounding Confrérie des chevaliers du Taste Fromage de France (who I can’t help but picture as a French cheese lovers’ version of the Stonecutters) will be holding an induction ceremony at Cheese Boutique (45 Ripley Avenue). It’s very rare for them to hold this event outside of France, and it’s sure to be a great honour for those being inducted into their ranks: Chef Mark McEwan (North 44), Linda Haynes (Ace Bakery), James Chatto (Toronto Life), Michael Bonacini (Oliver Bonacini Restaurants), Chef Lynn Crawford (Four Seasons), Jacob Richler (National Post), Afrim Pristine (Cheese Boutique), Brian Langley (Longos) and John Louie Coppa (Highland Farms). The investiture will be taking place between 3:00 and 5:00 PM, but the whole day will be filled with French-themed entertainment and events, and presumably lots of cheese eating.
