If you live in Toronto and work in the food and hospitality industry, chances are you're going to be even busier than usual over the next few days.
On Sunday through Tuesday, the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association is bringing together two top trade shows - the Canadian Food & Beverage Show and HostEx - for the first time ever, and the massive result will be taking over the entire Direct Energy Centre complex at Exhibition Place. There will be hundreds of exhibitors from every corner of the food and food-service industry showing off their wares, and demos and workshops throughout the weekend featuring a stellar line-up of chefs and experts including Lynn Crawford, Stephen Beaumont, Massimo Capra, Mark McEwan, Michael Stadtlander (pictured) and many more.
Overlapping with the final day of the CRFA show on Tuesday will be Terroir: Celebrating Gastronomic Diversity, a symposium for chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, food writers, and other fine dining industry insiders. As noted in our preview article posted earlier this week, the day will feature expert speakers, discussion panels, food demos and more.
The full list of happenings for the next week follows below, and as always, our Events page has more information on these and many other upcoming events in Toronto and area.
Friday February 29th
- Cuvée Weekend [runs until Mar 2] - various locations in Niagara Region
Sunday March 2nd
- CRFA Show [runs until Mar 4] - Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
Monday March 3rd
- Meet Burgundy’s Top 12 Negociants - Le Royal Meridien King Edward, Vanity Fair Ballroom, 37 King Street West
Tuesday March 4th
- A Salute to Mardi Gras - Vineyards Estate Wines, 228 Queens Quay West
- Terroir: Celebrating Gastronomic Diversity - Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle
Wednesday, March 5th
- Sushi & Wine - Vineyards Estate Wines, 228 Queens Quay West
Thursday March 6th
- Ooey Gooey Cheeses - Vineyards Estate Wines, 228 Queens Quay West
