Festivals, dinners, tastings, lectures - there are always lots of food & drink events happening in Toronto, and this page is our attempt to list them all. If you know of an event that we don't have listed, please let us know.
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Sat, Oct 25, 2008 -- Sun, Jan 11, 2009
Local Flavour: Eating in Toronto, 1830 to 1955
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
free admission
This exhibit traces 125 years of culinary history in Toronto from the publication of early cookbooks, the development of household appliances, the rise of manufactured and convenience foods, grocery shops, dining out, victory gardens and rationing during the war years and the growing sophistication of an urban palate.
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Local Flavour: Eating in Toronto, 1830 to 1955
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
free admission
This exhibit traces 125 years of culinary history in Toronto from the publication of early cookbooks, the development of household appliances, the rise of manufactured and convenience foods, grocery shops, dining out, victory gardens and rationing during the war years and the growing sophistication of an urban palate.
[more info]
Fri, Nov 07, 2008 -- Sat, Nov 22, 2008
Countylicious
various locations in Prince Edward County
various times
various prices
Prince Edward County’s celebration of fine dining featuring prix fixe menus is back. This time round, eleven of the County’s top restaurants will offer three-course culinary creations for $30. Dinner menus, created by each participating chef exclusively for Countylicious, will include a starter, entrée and dessert. Don’t miss your chance to dine on divine food with a down to earth price tag.
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Countylicious
various locations in Prince Edward County
various times
various prices
Prince Edward County’s celebration of fine dining featuring prix fixe menus is back. This time round, eleven of the County’s top restaurants will offer three-course culinary creations for $30. Dinner menus, created by each participating chef exclusively for Countylicious, will include a starter, entrée and dessert. Don’t miss your chance to dine on divine food with a down to earth price tag.
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Fri, Nov 07, 2008 -- Sat, Nov 22, 2008
Italian Seasons Festival Autunno/Fall
various restaurants
various times
various prices
The Italian Seasons Festival presented by the Italian Trade Commission celebrates the season with an exclusive Fall inspired menu at Toronto's top restaurants. Local dishes are transformed with the best Italian olive oil, Prosciutto di Parma, Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, Porcini mushrooms and Italian cheeses. From a classic Italian menu to a light dinner alongside some of the most exciting wines you'll find anywhere, you're invited to tour Italy's regions and recipes this Fall by visiting one of the over twenty participating restaurants. For reservations and menu details please see the website linked below.
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Italian Seasons Festival Autunno/Fall
various restaurants
various times
various prices
The Italian Seasons Festival presented by the Italian Trade Commission celebrates the season with an exclusive Fall inspired menu at Toronto's top restaurants. Local dishes are transformed with the best Italian olive oil, Prosciutto di Parma, Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, Porcini mushrooms and Italian cheeses. From a classic Italian menu to a light dinner alongside some of the most exciting wines you'll find anywhere, you're invited to tour Italy's regions and recipes this Fall by visiting one of the over twenty participating restaurants. For reservations and menu details please see the website linked below.
[more info]
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Hart House Wine Series 2008: Wine Party Tricks
Hart House Music Room, 7 Hart House Circle
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$35 per tasting - $120 for all four tastings - reserve at (416) 978-8849 or uofttix.ca
Petrol, barnyard and rose water. Do you ever wish you could identify these aromas and the wines that are known for them in a blind tasting? Join Stephanie Kern and Sheila Person as they lead you to discover if a wine is new world or old world, cool or warm climate. This dynamic duo met in a Professional Sommeliers course and have been passionate about dispelling the myths of wine ever since. Both are accredited Sommeliers, Stephanie is from Hart House and Sheila is at the Drake Hotel.
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Hart House Wine Series 2008: Wine Party Tricks
Hart House Music Room, 7 Hart House Circle
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$35 per tasting - $120 for all four tastings - reserve at (416) 978-8849 or uofttix.ca
Petrol, barnyard and rose water. Do you ever wish you could identify these aromas and the wines that are known for them in a blind tasting? Join Stephanie Kern and Sheila Person as they lead you to discover if a wine is new world or old world, cool or warm climate. This dynamic duo met in a Professional Sommeliers course and have been passionate about dispelling the myths of wine ever since. Both are accredited Sommeliers, Stephanie is from Hart House and Sheila is at the Drake Hotel.
[more info]
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Wine & Cheese Month: Part Two - 3 Blues (and a Green)
Vineyards Estate Wines, 228 Queens Quay West
7:00 PM
$20 for single seminar - $64 for series of four
Wine & Cheese Month is a series of four wine and cheese tasting seminars presented by sommelier Glen Siegel. Part two: Colour me tasty. Creamy salty blue cheeses cry out for sweet, sweet notes to match. Come join Glen as he sings the blues and pours out his knowledge to a thirsty crowd wanting more! A special green guest is scheduled as well.
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Wine & Cheese Month: Part Two - 3 Blues (and a Green)
Vineyards Estate Wines, 228 Queens Quay West
7:00 PM
$20 for single seminar - $64 for series of four
Wine & Cheese Month is a series of four wine and cheese tasting seminars presented by sommelier Glen Siegel. Part two: Colour me tasty. Creamy salty blue cheeses cry out for sweet, sweet notes to match. Come join Glen as he sings the blues and pours out his knowledge to a thirsty crowd wanting more! A special green guest is scheduled as well.
[more info]
Thu, Nov 20, 2008 -- Sun, Nov 23, 2008
Gourmet Food & Wine Expo
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building), 222 Bremner Boulevard
various times
various ticket prices
Canada's premier gourmet food and drink event, giving attendees the opportunity to explore and learn about nearly every wine region from around the globe, access to premium spirits and sampling from Toronto's finest craft and micro breweries, and the chance to sample cuisine from Toronto's hottest chefs and restaurants. This year's theme country, France, will present a unique voyage through the world of wine and food. The Wines of France pavilion will showcase the savoir-faire, modernity and diversity of French wines, along with food, live entertainment, and a special area known as "Aperitif a la Francaise".
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Gourmet Food & Wine Expo
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building), 222 Bremner Boulevard
various times
various ticket prices
Canada's premier gourmet food and drink event, giving attendees the opportunity to explore and learn about nearly every wine region from around the globe, access to premium spirits and sampling from Toronto's finest craft and micro breweries, and the chance to sample cuisine from Toronto's hottest chefs and restaurants. This year's theme country, France, will present a unique voyage through the world of wine and food. The Wines of France pavilion will showcase the savoir-faire, modernity and diversity of French wines, along with food, live entertainment, and a special area known as "Aperitif a la Francaise".
[more info]
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
David Rocco: "David Rocco's Dolci Vita"
The Cookbook Store, 850 Yonge Street
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
free admission
Book signing with David Rocco.
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David Rocco: "David Rocco's Dolci Vita"
The Cookbook Store, 850 Yonge Street
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
free admission
Book signing with David Rocco.
[more info]
Fri, Nov 21, 2008 -- Sun, Nov 23, 2008
Great Lakes Community Shared Agriculture Conference 2008
Geneva Park Conference Centre, Orillia
see website for times and registration details
The Community Shared Agriculture Conference endeavours to generate support for small community-based farm operations. Workshops and presentations will focus on practical techniques, tools and resources specific to organics and CSA farming. Topics include production, marketing and financial aspects of running a CSA operation. Unique to the 2008 conference, a CSA mini-school will be offered to novice farmers or existing farm operators interested in switching to a CSA program.
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Great Lakes Community Shared Agriculture Conference 2008
Geneva Park Conference Centre, Orillia
see website for times and registration details
The Community Shared Agriculture Conference endeavours to generate support for small community-based farm operations. Workshops and presentations will focus on practical techniques, tools and resources specific to organics and CSA farming. Topics include production, marketing and financial aspects of running a CSA operation. Unique to the 2008 conference, a CSA mini-school will be offered to novice farmers or existing farm operators interested in switching to a CSA program.
[more info]
Fri, Nov 21, 2008 -- Sun, Nov 23, 2008
Seasons Christmas Show
International Centre, Hall 5, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga
various times
various ticket prices
Christmas shopping will be a festive experience for visitors to the fourth annual Seasons Christmas Show. With over 150 retailers, service providers and artisans, joined by a prestigious line-up of decor celebrities, renowned chefs and TV personalities, Seasons creates an all-in-one shopping experience packed with divine decor, gourmet foods, inventive entertaining products and special gift-giving items. Celebrity guests will include Anna Olson, Anthony Sedlak, Elizabeth Baird, Chef Roberto Fracchioni, Kimberley Seldon and John Reeves.
[more info]
Seasons Christmas Show
International Centre, Hall 5, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga
various times
various ticket prices
Christmas shopping will be a festive experience for visitors to the fourth annual Seasons Christmas Show. With over 150 retailers, service providers and artisans, joined by a prestigious line-up of decor celebrities, renowned chefs and TV personalities, Seasons creates an all-in-one shopping experience packed with divine decor, gourmet foods, inventive entertaining products and special gift-giving items. Celebrity guests will include Anna Olson, Anthony Sedlak, Elizabeth Baird, Chef Roberto Fracchioni, Kimberley Seldon and John Reeves.
[more info]
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Splendido Cellar Discovery Series: Boroli
Splendido, 88 Harbord Street
7:00 PM
$190 - call 416.929.7788 to reserve
The Splendido Cellar Discovery Series is an opportunity for people to gather in Splendido's beautiful Wine Cellar for an intimate evening of fine food, great wine and fantastic company. A chance to have the time to talk directly with local and international wine makers, importers/exporters, sommeliers, cheese mongers and other important and fascinating characters in the food and wine industry. The evening will start with passed canapés and aperitifs and will be followed by a 4 course tasting menu created by executive chef David Lee and served with pairing wines selected by sommelier Carlo Catallo. Hosting the evening will be winery manager and family member Achille Boroli from Boroli Winery of Piemonte, Italy, and seven wines from the Boroli portfolio will be featured for the evening.
[more info]
Splendido Cellar Discovery Series: Boroli
Splendido, 88 Harbord Street
7:00 PM
$190 - call 416.929.7788 to reserve
The Splendido Cellar Discovery Series is an opportunity for people to gather in Splendido's beautiful Wine Cellar for an intimate evening of fine food, great wine and fantastic company. A chance to have the time to talk directly with local and international wine makers, importers/exporters, sommeliers, cheese mongers and other important and fascinating characters in the food and wine industry. The evening will start with passed canapés and aperitifs and will be followed by a 4 course tasting menu created by executive chef David Lee and served with pairing wines selected by sommelier Carlo Catallo. Hosting the evening will be winery manager and family member Achille Boroli from Boroli Winery of Piemonte, Italy, and seven wines from the Boroli portfolio will be featured for the evening.
[more info]
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Beaujolais Festival 2008
The Dominion Club, 1 King Street West
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
$65 online/$70 at the door for French Chamber of Commerce in Canada members - $80 online/$85 at the door for non-members
The French Chamber of Commerce in Canada (Toronto chapter) cordially invites you to one of the largest wine celebrations in the world, the Beaujolais Festival, a French tradition to mark the end of the harvest and the release of the new Beaujolais vintage. It is also an opportunity to appreciate the other Beaujolais crus such as Brouilly, Chenas, Chiroubles, Cote de Brouilly, Fleurie, Julienas, Morgon, Moulin a Vent, Regnie and Saint Amour.
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Beaujolais Festival 2008
The Dominion Club, 1 King Street West
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
$65 online/$70 at the door for French Chamber of Commerce in Canada members - $80 online/$85 at the door for non-members
The French Chamber of Commerce in Canada (Toronto chapter) cordially invites you to one of the largest wine celebrations in the world, the Beaujolais Festival, a French tradition to mark the end of the harvest and the release of the new Beaujolais vintage. It is also an opportunity to appreciate the other Beaujolais crus such as Brouilly, Chenas, Chiroubles, Cote de Brouilly, Fleurie, Julienas, Morgon, Moulin a Vent, Regnie and Saint Amour.
[more info]
Sat, Nov 22, 2008
Winemaker's Dinner featuring Fumanelli Wines
The Little Inn of Bayfield, 26 Main Street North, Bayfield
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$100 - call 800.565.1832 to reserve
Indulge at The Little Inn with a gourmet wine tasting dinner designed to showcase select vintages from Fumanelli Wines. Sharing his intimate knowledge of wine with our chef, the winemaker helps create a menu that reflects the notes of the wine in the taste of the food. Acting as host for the evening, the winemaker then creates an atmosphere of wine appreciation, heightening wine knowledge for his guests and explaining the intricacies of each glass.
[more info]
Winemaker's Dinner featuring Fumanelli Wines
The Little Inn of Bayfield, 26 Main Street North, Bayfield
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$100 - call 800.565.1832 to reserve
Indulge at The Little Inn with a gourmet wine tasting dinner designed to showcase select vintages from Fumanelli Wines. Sharing his intimate knowledge of wine with our chef, the winemaker helps create a menu that reflects the notes of the wine in the taste of the food. Acting as host for the evening, the winemaker then creates an atmosphere of wine appreciation, heightening wine knowledge for his guests and explaining the intricacies of each glass.
[more info]
Sat, Nov 22, 2008 -- Sun, Nov 23, 2008
Swedish Christmas Fair
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
free admission
Harbourfront Centre’s family festive season begins with the 27th annual Swedish Christmas Fair. Experience a traditional Swedish Christmas with a Lucia Pageant and Swedish singing and folk-dancing. Take advantage of the huge sale of handmade Swedish crafts and Christmas decorations, plus baked goods and imported Swedish food. This event is presented by the Toronto Chapter of the Swedish Women's Educational Association International Inc. (SWEA Toronto).
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Swedish Christmas Fair
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
free admission
Harbourfront Centre’s family festive season begins with the 27th annual Swedish Christmas Fair. Experience a traditional Swedish Christmas with a Lucia Pageant and Swedish singing and folk-dancing. Take advantage of the huge sale of handmade Swedish crafts and Christmas decorations, plus baked goods and imported Swedish food. This event is presented by the Toronto Chapter of the Swedish Women's Educational Association International Inc. (SWEA Toronto).
[more info]
Sat, Nov 22, 2008
Rose Murray: "A Taste of Canada"
The Cookbook Store, 850 Yonge Street
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
free admission
Book signing with Rose Murray.
[more info]
Rose Murray: "A Taste of Canada"
The Cookbook Store, 850 Yonge Street
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
free admission
Book signing with Rose Murray.
[more info]
Sun, Nov 23, 2008
Cookbook Caper
John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Avenue, Willowdale
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
free admission
The Ontario Historical Society's annual cookbook sale to raise funds for the upkeep of the historic John McKenzie House features hundreds of old and new books and food magazines. Every year new treasures are available! The Culinary Historians of Ontario also contribute to this popular fundraiser by offering a tearoom, where bargain hunters can relax with tea and delicious sweets.
[more info]
Cookbook Caper
John McKenzie House, 34 Parkview Avenue, Willowdale
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
free admission
The Ontario Historical Society's annual cookbook sale to raise funds for the upkeep of the historic John McKenzie House features hundreds of old and new books and food magazines. Every year new treasures are available! The Culinary Historians of Ontario also contribute to this popular fundraiser by offering a tearoom, where bargain hunters can relax with tea and delicious sweets.
[more info]
Sun, Nov 23, 2008
Gingerbread House Workshop
Montgomery's Inn Museum, 4709 Dundas Street West
two sessions: 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM
$40 - call 416-394-8113 to register
Where can you build a house for $40 and eat it, too? Come ask master baker Monica Paradi at this hands-on workshop for kids of all ages.
[more info]
Gingerbread House Workshop
Montgomery's Inn Museum, 4709 Dundas Street West
two sessions: 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM
$40 - call 416-394-8113 to register
Where can you build a house for $40 and eat it, too? Come ask master baker Monica Paradi at this hands-on workshop for kids of all ages.
[more info]
Mon, Nov 24, 2008
The Wine Tasting Challenge
Four Seasons Hotel, 32nd Floor, 21 Avenue Road
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
free to participate - register at winetastingchallenge.com
A tasting event to celebrate the love of wine, to reward excellence in the industry and encourage fraternity among wine enthusiasts. The Wine Tasting Challenge is a competition open to both the hospitality industry and public connoisseurs. Contestants identify the grape varietals, vintage and country of origin of a diverse range of wines. The Challenge winners share the world's largest prize purse in a wine tasting contest, including vacations and tours, cash, scholarships and equipment.
[more info]
The Wine Tasting Challenge
Four Seasons Hotel, 32nd Floor, 21 Avenue Road
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
free to participate - register at winetastingchallenge.com
A tasting event to celebrate the love of wine, to reward excellence in the industry and encourage fraternity among wine enthusiasts. The Wine Tasting Challenge is a competition open to both the hospitality industry and public connoisseurs. Contestants identify the grape varietals, vintage and country of origin of a diverse range of wines. The Challenge winners share the world's largest prize purse in a wine tasting contest, including vacations and tours, cash, scholarships and equipment.
[more info]
Tue, Nov 25, 2008 -- Sun, Jan 04, 2009
A Victorian Toronto Christmas
Mackenzie House, 82 Bond Street
various times
various prices - call 416-392-6915 for more details
This festive season, take a step back in time to Victorian Toronto, and experience the magic of a traditional Christmas in an 1859 row-house. Escape from the hustle and bustle while you enjoy a sample of mulled cider and a biscuit in the warmth of the historic kitchen. Discover how families celebrated Christmas in 19th-century Toronto, as you tour the Mackenzie home decorated for the holidays. (NOTE: Closed Mondays, and December 25, 26, and January 1.)
[more info]
A Victorian Toronto Christmas
Mackenzie House, 82 Bond Street
various times
various prices - call 416-392-6915 for more details
This festive season, take a step back in time to Victorian Toronto, and experience the magic of a traditional Christmas in an 1859 row-house. Escape from the hustle and bustle while you enjoy a sample of mulled cider and a biscuit in the warmth of the historic kitchen. Discover how families celebrated Christmas in 19th-century Toronto, as you tour the Mackenzie home decorated for the holidays. (NOTE: Closed Mondays, and December 25, 26, and January 1.)
[more info]
Wed, Nov 26, 2008
Brown Bag Wine Tasting
Crush Wine Bar, 455 King Street West
6:30 PM
$35
Want to quiz your palate? Test your wine region knowledge? Be part of the Brown Bag wine tasting phenomenon. Once a month, Crush will host a blind tasting of six wines. From the Bordeaux wines to the Pinot Noir wines, you never know what grapes or regions will be displayed. This is an ideal class for wine lovers who want to test their knowledge. After tasting the wines and discussing their aromatic flavours the wines will be revealed. This course may expose you to new wines that you might have never tried.
[more info]
Brown Bag Wine Tasting
Crush Wine Bar, 455 King Street West
6:30 PM
$35
Want to quiz your palate? Test your wine region knowledge? Be part of the Brown Bag wine tasting phenomenon. Once a month, Crush will host a blind tasting of six wines. From the Bordeaux wines to the Pinot Noir wines, you never know what grapes or regions will be displayed. This is an ideal class for wine lovers who want to test their knowledge. After tasting the wines and discussing their aromatic flavours the wines will be revealed. This course may expose you to new wines that you might have never tried.
[more info]
Wed, Nov 26, 2008
Books for Toronto Cooks
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
free admission
Toronto printers and publishers have been producing cookbooks since 1840. Liz Driver has selected Toronto's top cookbooks through the decades and will discuss how each one reflects its own era, from food fashions and women's place in society to economic trends and world events. Driver is the author of the recently published Culinary Landmarks: A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825-1949, the curator of Toronto's Campbell House Museum, and the past president of the Culinary Historians of Ontario.
[more info]
Books for Toronto Cooks
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
free admission
Toronto printers and publishers have been producing cookbooks since 1840. Liz Driver has selected Toronto's top cookbooks through the decades and will discuss how each one reflects its own era, from food fashions and women's place in society to economic trends and world events. Driver is the author of the recently published Culinary Landmarks: A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825-1949, the curator of Toronto's Campbell House Museum, and the past president of the Culinary Historians of Ontario.
[more info]
Wed, Nov 26, 2008
1997 Barolos
U of T Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks Street
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
$62 for TVC members - $77 for non-members
Critics herald the 1997 vintage for Barolo as the richest, ripest, most approachable of them all. Join the Toronto Vintners Club in tasting 1997 Barolos with some appetizers in a friendly setting.
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1997 Barolos
U of T Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks Street
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
$62 for TVC members - $77 for non-members
Critics herald the 1997 vintage for Barolo as the richest, ripest, most approachable of them all. Join the Toronto Vintners Club in tasting 1997 Barolos with some appetizers in a friendly setting.
[more info]
Wed, Nov 26, 2008
Bloor Street Entertains
dinners: various locations in Bloor-Yorkville
party: Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park
cocktails at 6:30 PM - dinner at 7:30 PM
$600 for dinner and party - $100 for party alone
The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) presents the 12th annual Bloor Street Entertains gala fundraiser, which is expected to raise more than $500,000 for HIV/AIDS research in Canada. This unique and glamorous black-tie evening sees the high end retail and fashion stores, galleries and museums in the Bloor-Yorkville area transform into exquisite dining rooms, to host intimate dinners for more than 900 people prepared by the city's most luminary chefs. Celebrations continue after dinner at The Party at the Royal Ontario Museum, where party goers can look forward to special entertainment, unique libations, and a silent auction featuring rare, exotic and luxury items.
[more info]
Bloor Street Entertains
dinners: various locations in Bloor-Yorkville
party: Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park
cocktails at 6:30 PM - dinner at 7:30 PM
$600 for dinner and party - $100 for party alone
The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) presents the 12th annual Bloor Street Entertains gala fundraiser, which is expected to raise more than $500,000 for HIV/AIDS research in Canada. This unique and glamorous black-tie evening sees the high end retail and fashion stores, galleries and museums in the Bloor-Yorkville area transform into exquisite dining rooms, to host intimate dinners for more than 900 people prepared by the city's most luminary chefs. Celebrations continue after dinner at The Party at the Royal Ontario Museum, where party goers can look forward to special entertainment, unique libations, and a silent auction featuring rare, exotic and luxury items.
[more info]
Wed, Nov 26, 2008
Local Lunch at Palais Royale
Palais Royale, 1601 Lake Shore Blvd West
12:00 noon to 3:00 PM
admission by donation - proceeds to The Dancing Classrooms Project and Evergreen
Chef Steffan Howard will be purchasing locally grown products every Wednesday at the new Evergreen Brickworks Chef's Market. Created in partnership with the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, this new market will connect local farmers with chefs in Toronto. The market will provide our chefs with easy access to locally grown food, to simplify distribution channels, and to strengthen networks between chefs and local growers. To show support for this great initiative by Evergreen, Steffan will be preparing a totally Ontario grown lunch for Palais Royale staff on Wednesdays in October and November, and we want to invite you into our kitchen, meet our staff and have lunch with us. We can inform you about buying and cooking locally and at the same time get to know our neighbours.
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Local Lunch at Palais Royale
Palais Royale, 1601 Lake Shore Blvd West
12:00 noon to 3:00 PM
admission by donation - proceeds to The Dancing Classrooms Project and Evergreen
Chef Steffan Howard will be purchasing locally grown products every Wednesday at the new Evergreen Brickworks Chef's Market. Created in partnership with the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, this new market will connect local farmers with chefs in Toronto. The market will provide our chefs with easy access to locally grown food, to simplify distribution channels, and to strengthen networks between chefs and local growers. To show support for this great initiative by Evergreen, Steffan will be preparing a totally Ontario grown lunch for Palais Royale staff on Wednesdays in October and November, and we want to invite you into our kitchen, meet our staff and have lunch with us. We can inform you about buying and cooking locally and at the same time get to know our neighbours.
[more info]
Thu, Nov 27, 2008
Contraband and Controversy: The Fight for Spread for Our Bread
Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen Street West
7:00 PM
$10 members - $12 non-members
Margarine, invented in 1869, has been the focus of culinary (or perhaps, more accurately, chemical) creativity, contrivance and competition during the past two centuries. Despite a charged history that involves rhetoric reminiscent of liquor prohibition debates, a version of this product is likely in our home refrigerators at this very moment. Quebec’s recent decision to lift the ban on coloured margarine provides closure to the heated history of this edible oil product in Canada. Nathalie Cooke, Associate Dean of Arts at McGill University and editor of the forthcoming What’s to Eat: Essays in Canadian Food Culture, will take us on an illustrated journey of Canada’s margarine wars, offering glimpses of the home economists who personified Brenda York (of Margene) and Marie Fraser (of the Dairy Foods Service Bureau), and a sense of why housewives and farmers, politicians and protesters felt compelled to fight for the right spread for their bread. Refreshments include buttery shortbread in honour of Sir William Campbell’s Scottish roots.
[more info]
Contraband and Controversy: The Fight for Spread for Our Bread
Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen Street West
7:00 PM
$10 members - $12 non-members
Margarine, invented in 1869, has been the focus of culinary (or perhaps, more accurately, chemical) creativity, contrivance and competition during the past two centuries. Despite a charged history that involves rhetoric reminiscent of liquor prohibition debates, a version of this product is likely in our home refrigerators at this very moment. Quebec’s recent decision to lift the ban on coloured margarine provides closure to the heated history of this edible oil product in Canada. Nathalie Cooke, Associate Dean of Arts at McGill University and editor of the forthcoming What’s to Eat: Essays in Canadian Food Culture, will take us on an illustrated journey of Canada’s margarine wars, offering glimpses of the home economists who personified Brenda York (of Margene) and Marie Fraser (of the Dairy Foods Service Bureau), and a sense of why housewives and farmers, politicians and protesters felt compelled to fight for the right spread for their bread. Refreshments include buttery shortbread in honour of Sir William Campbell’s Scottish roots.
[more info]
Thu, Nov 27, 2008 -- Sun, Dec 07, 2008
One of a Kind Christmas Show & Sale
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
various times
$10 advance/$12 door for adults - $6.50 for students and seniors
The One of a Kind Show is a shopping experience like no other. Discover visual art, toys, jewelry, fashion, ceramics, glass, home decor, food and much more! Meet the makers, the artists and creators of these unique works; chat with them and find out about what inspires them.
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One of a Kind Christmas Show & Sale
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
various times
$10 advance/$12 door for adults - $6.50 for students and seniors
The One of a Kind Show is a shopping experience like no other. Discover visual art, toys, jewelry, fashion, ceramics, glass, home decor, food and much more! Meet the makers, the artists and creators of these unique works; chat with them and find out about what inspires them.
[more info]
Thu, Nov 27, 2008
Crooked Gingerbread House Decorating
Madeleines, Cherry Pie and Ice Cream, 1087 Bathurst Street
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$50 - call 416.537.3131 to reserve
Come to our gingerbread house kitchen and decorate your own house or 6 gingerbread cookies while sampling holiday hors d’oeuvres with Candy Cane Martinis and Espresso Martinis. This is a 19+ event.
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Crooked Gingerbread House Decorating
Madeleines, Cherry Pie and Ice Cream, 1087 Bathurst Street
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$50 - call 416.537.3131 to reserve
Come to our gingerbread house kitchen and decorate your own house or 6 gingerbread cookies while sampling holiday hors d’oeuvres with Candy Cane Martinis and Espresso Martinis. This is a 19+ event.
[more info]
Thu, Nov 27, 2008
Hart House Wine Series 2008: Psst... The Holidays are Coming!
Hart House Music Room, 7 Hart House Circle
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$35 per tasting - $120 for all four tastings - reserve at (416) 978-8849 or uofttix.ca
The holidays are fast approaching, I know, but someone had to say it. Don't panic - let Billy Munnelly guide you to the perfect gift - wine! Billy is a Canadian wine critic, author and publisher of Billy's Best Bottles. This will be Billy's fourth year participating in Hart House's wine series and he's always a crowd favourite.
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Hart House Wine Series 2008: Psst... The Holidays are Coming!
Hart House Music Room, 7 Hart House Circle
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$35 per tasting - $120 for all four tastings - reserve at (416) 978-8849 or uofttix.ca
The holidays are fast approaching, I know, but someone had to say it. Don't panic - let Billy Munnelly guide you to the perfect gift - wine! Billy is a Canadian wine critic, author and publisher of Billy's Best Bottles. This will be Billy's fourth year participating in Hart House's wine series and he's always a crowd favourite.
[more info]
Thu, Nov 27, 2008
Wine & Cheese Month: Part Three - Hole-y Cheeses
Vineyards Estate Wines, 228 Queens Quay West
7:00 PM
$20 for single seminar - $64 for series of four
Wine & Cheese Month is a series of four wine and cheese tasting seminars presented by sommelier Glen Siegel. Part three: When's a cheese not a cheese? When it's not there! Fill in the voids and learn to respect the absence of fromage where fromage should be. To be or not to be... flavour is the question, and wine is the answer. A thinking person's seminar...
[more info]
Wine & Cheese Month: Part Three - Hole-y Cheeses
Vineyards Estate Wines, 228 Queens Quay West
7:00 PM
$20 for single seminar - $64 for series of four
Wine & Cheese Month is a series of four wine and cheese tasting seminars presented by sommelier Glen Siegel. Part three: When's a cheese not a cheese? When it's not there! Fill in the voids and learn to respect the absence of fromage where fromage should be. To be or not to be... flavour is the question, and wine is the answer. A thinking person's seminar...
[more info]
Fri, Nov 28, 2008 -- Sun, Nov 30, 2008
Canadian Aboriginal Festival
Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way
see website for ticket details
2008 marks the 15th Anniversary of the Canadian Aboriginal Festival. The Festival offers something for everyone from shopping, food, spectacular dancing, lacrosse, contemporary music, visual arts and much more.
[more info]
Canadian Aboriginal Festival
Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way
see website for ticket details
2008 marks the 15th Anniversary of the Canadian Aboriginal Festival. The Festival offers something for everyone from shopping, food, spectacular dancing, lacrosse, contemporary music, visual arts and much more.
[more info]
Fri, Nov 28, 2008 -- Sun, Nov 30, 2008
Ten Thousand Villages Christmas Festival
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
free admission
A Fair Trade Christmas festival featuring works from over 130 artisan groups in more than 35 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Purchase personal and home accessories, carpets, Christmas decor, games, toys, coffee and food, while soaking in the sights and sounds of Christmas. As one of the world's oldest and largest Fair Trade organizations, Ten Thousand Villages builds long-term relationships with artisans based on mutual understanding and respect.
[more info]
Ten Thousand Villages Christmas Festival
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
free admission
A Fair Trade Christmas festival featuring works from over 130 artisan groups in more than 35 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Purchase personal and home accessories, carpets, Christmas decor, games, toys, coffee and food, while soaking in the sights and sounds of Christmas. As one of the world's oldest and largest Fair Trade organizations, Ten Thousand Villages builds long-term relationships with artisans based on mutual understanding and respect.
[more info]
Fri, Nov 28, 2008
The Global Food Crisis and Biofuels
Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto, 1 Devonshire Place
12:00 noon to 2:00 PM
free
The UofT Centre for International Studies (Global Environmental Politics Program) presents a panel discussion on the global food crisis with panelists Jennifer Clapp (CIGI Chair in International Governance and Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo), Harriet Friedmann (Department of Sociology, University of Toronto) and Grace Skogstad (Department of Political Science, University of Toronto).
[more info]
The Global Food Crisis and Biofuels
Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto, 1 Devonshire Place
12:00 noon to 2:00 PM
free
The UofT Centre for International Studies (Global Environmental Politics Program) presents a panel discussion on the global food crisis with panelists Jennifer Clapp (CIGI Chair in International Governance and Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo), Harriet Friedmann (Department of Sociology, University of Toronto) and Grace Skogstad (Department of Political Science, University of Toronto).
[more info]
Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Lisa Slater: "The Brownie Lover's Bible"
The Cookbook Store, 850 Yonge Street
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
free admission
Book signing with Lisa Slater.
[more info]
Lisa Slater: "The Brownie Lover's Bible"
The Cookbook Store, 850 Yonge Street
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
free admission
Book signing with Lisa Slater.
[more info]
Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Winemaker's Dinner featuring Peninsula Ridge Estate Winery
The Little Inn of Bayfield, 26 Main Street North, Bayfield
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$100 - call 800.565.1832 to reserve
Indulge at The Little Inn with a gourmet wine tasting dinner designed to showcase select vintages from Peninsula Ridge. Sharing his intimate knowledge of wine with our chef, the winemaker helps create a menu that reflects the notes of the wine in the taste of the food. Acting as host for the evening, the winemaker then creates an atmosphere of wine appreciation, heightening wine knowledge for his guests and explaining the intricacies of each glass.
[more info]
Winemaker's Dinner featuring Peninsula Ridge Estate Winery
The Little Inn of Bayfield, 26 Main Street North, Bayfield
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$100 - call 800.565.1832 to reserve
Indulge at The Little Inn with a gourmet wine tasting dinner designed to showcase select vintages from Peninsula Ridge. Sharing his intimate knowledge of wine with our chef, the winemaker helps create a menu that reflects the notes of the wine in the taste of the food. Acting as host for the evening, the winemaker then creates an atmosphere of wine appreciation, heightening wine knowledge for his guests and explaining the intricacies of each glass.
[more info]
Sat, Nov 29, 2008
iYellow Celebrity Wine Tour
depart/arrive at Vineyards Estates Wine Store, 228 Queens Quay West
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM
$125 per person or $225 per couple -
Bus tour to Mike Weir, Wayne Gretzky and Dan Aykroyd Wineries, plus free time for lunch and shopping in Niagara-On-The-Lake.
[more info]
iYellow Celebrity Wine Tour
depart/arrive at Vineyards Estates Wine Store, 228 Queens Quay West
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM
$125 per person or $225 per couple -
Bus tour to Mike Weir, Wayne Gretzky and Dan Aykroyd Wineries, plus free time for lunch and shopping in Niagara-On-The-Lake.
[more info]
Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Gingerbread House Workshop
Montgomery's Inn Museum, 4709 Dundas Street West
two sessions: 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM
$40 - call 416-394-8113 to register
Where can you build a house for $40 and eat it, too? Come ask master baker Monica Paradi at this hands-on workshop for kids of all ages.
[more info]
Gingerbread House Workshop
Montgomery's Inn Museum, 4709 Dundas Street West
two sessions: 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM
$40 - call 416-394-8113 to register
Where can you build a house for $40 and eat it, too? Come ask master baker Monica Paradi at this hands-on workshop for kids of all ages.
[more info]
Sun, Nov 30, 2008
Ukranian Day
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
included with regular ROM admission
The ROM proudly presents a day of Ukranian heritage celebration with artifacts, food, hands-on activities for kids and more.
[more info]
Ukranian Day
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
included with regular ROM admission
The ROM proudly presents a day of Ukranian heritage celebration with artifacts, food, hands-on activities for kids and more.
[more info]
Wed, Dec 03, 2008
Eric Ripert: On The Line
Gladstone Hotel, 2nd Floor Gallery, 1214 Queen Street West
7:00 PM
free
How does Le Bernardin maintain its status as one of the premier restaurants in New York? At the launch of his book On the Line: The Stations, the Heat, the Cooks, the Cost, the Chaos and the Triumphs, celebrated chef Eric Ripert will discuss, with food writer and novelist Shaun Smith, what goes on behind the scenes at this Michelin 3-star restaurant. Curious foodies will have an opportunity to sample some of Ripert’s recipes. A "This Is Not A Reading Series" event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, Thomas Allen and Eye Weekly.
[more info]
Eric Ripert: On The Line
Gladstone Hotel, 2nd Floor Gallery, 1214 Queen Street West
7:00 PM
free
How does Le Bernardin maintain its status as one of the premier restaurants in New York? At the launch of his book On the Line: The Stations, the Heat, the Cooks, the Cost, the Chaos and the Triumphs, celebrated chef Eric Ripert will discuss, with food writer and novelist Shaun Smith, what goes on behind the scenes at this Michelin 3-star restaurant. Curious foodies will have an opportunity to sample some of Ripert’s recipes. A "This Is Not A Reading Series" event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, Thomas Allen and Eye Weekly.
[more info]
Thu, Dec 04, 2008
Wine & Cheese Month: Part Four - Artisanal Cheeses
Vineyards Estate Wines, 228 Queens Quay West
7:00 PM
$20 for single seminar - $64 for series of four
Wine & Cheese Month is a series of four wine and cheese tasting seminars presented by sommelier Glen Siegel. Part four: After going all Jean Paul Sartre, Glen salutes the artisans of cheese, the masters of munch, the lowly cheese maker in his shed. No big companies, no big names, just big flavours!
[more info]
Wine & Cheese Month: Part Four - Artisanal Cheeses
Vineyards Estate Wines, 228 Queens Quay West
7:00 PM
$20 for single seminar - $64 for series of four
Wine & Cheese Month is a series of four wine and cheese tasting seminars presented by sommelier Glen Siegel. Part four: After going all Jean Paul Sartre, Glen salutes the artisans of cheese, the masters of munch, the lowly cheese maker in his shed. No big companies, no big names, just big flavours!
[more info]
Fri, Dec 05, 2008
South African Wine Society Christmas Dinner
The Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, 44 Price Street
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$85 for SAWS members - $100 for non-members
A great way to start the festive season. Good food, fine wines, great company. A display of South African giftware and sculptures suitable for Christmas gift-giving by Petra from Africharisma and Yvan Leclerc from AbantuArt. This year we also have Passmore Mashaya, sculptor of some of the pieces.
[more info]
South African Wine Society Christmas Dinner
The Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, 44 Price Street
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$85 for SAWS members - $100 for non-members
A great way to start the festive season. Good food, fine wines, great company. A display of South African giftware and sculptures suitable for Christmas gift-giving by Petra from Africharisma and Yvan Leclerc from AbantuArt. This year we also have Passmore Mashaya, sculptor of some of the pieces.
[more info]
Fri, Dec 05, 2008
Nibbles for the Noshes
Culinarium, 705 Mount Pleasant Road
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
$75 - call (647) 430-7004 to register
Cookbook author Emily Richards enjoys the holidays and entertaining with delicious food and little nibbles fit the bill for this time of year. Emily will make some of her favourites like Gorgonzola Mascarpone Dip, Smoked Paprika Shrimp and Wilted Spinach and Garlic Crostini just to name a few.
[more info]
Nibbles for the Noshes
Culinarium, 705 Mount Pleasant Road
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
$75 - call (647) 430-7004 to register
Cookbook author Emily Richards enjoys the holidays and entertaining with delicious food and little nibbles fit the bill for this time of year. Emily will make some of her favourites like Gorgonzola Mascarpone Dip, Smoked Paprika Shrimp and Wilted Spinach and Garlic Crostini just to name a few.
[more info]
Fri, Dec 05, 2008
Carols in the Tavern
Montgomery's Inn Museum, 4709 Dundas Street West
7:30 PM
$20 - call 416-394-8113 to register
Get some Christmas Spirit in the Tavern while you sing nineteenth century carols, enjoy savoury treats, and sip mulled cider and other historic drinks.
[more info]
Carols in the Tavern
Montgomery's Inn Museum, 4709 Dundas Street West
7:30 PM
$20 - call 416-394-8113 to register
Get some Christmas Spirit in the Tavern while you sing nineteenth century carols, enjoy savoury treats, and sip mulled cider and other historic drinks.
[more info]
Sat, Dec 06, 2008 -- Sun, Dec 07, 2008
Christmas Around the World
City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen Street West
12:00 noon to 5:00 PM
free admission
The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto and its member groups bring together different ethnic community Christmas displays for the annual Christmas Around the World Festival. Learn about different Christmas traditions from around the world, enjoy folk dancing performances, and sample traditional holiday food from many countries.
[more info]
Christmas Around the World
City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen Street West
12:00 noon to 5:00 PM
free admission
The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto and its member groups bring together different ethnic community Christmas displays for the annual Christmas Around the World Festival. Learn about different Christmas traditions from around the world, enjoy folk dancing performances, and sample traditional holiday food from many countries.
[more info]
Sat, Dec 06, 2008 -- Sun, Dec 07, 2008
Vintages Finest & Rarest Wines Auction - Sale 2
Ritchies Auctioneers, 380 King Street East
10:00 AM on Saturday - 12:00 noon on Sunday
free admission - call 416-364-1864 to reserve
This year, with so many exceptional wines, Vintages in association with Ritchies Auctioneers will be conducting two large auctions of fine and rare wines.
[more info]
Vintages Finest & Rarest Wines Auction - Sale 2
Ritchies Auctioneers, 380 King Street East
10:00 AM on Saturday - 12:00 noon on Sunday
free admission - call 416-364-1864 to reserve
This year, with so many exceptional wines, Vintages in association with Ritchies Auctioneers will be conducting two large auctions of fine and rare wines.
[more info]
Sat, Dec 06, 2008
Kids in the Kitchen
Montgomery's Inn Museum, 4709 Dundas Street West
two sessions: 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
$25 - call 416-394-8113 to register
Prepare your children for the season with these workshops in the 19th century holiday traditions. Children ages 8 to 11 years will make seasonal decoration and gifts, and they'll prepare festive foods in the historic kitchen.
[more info]
Kids in the Kitchen
Montgomery's Inn Museum, 4709 Dundas Street West
two sessions: 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
$25 - call 416-394-8113 to register
Prepare your children for the season with these workshops in the 19th century holiday traditions. Children ages 8 to 11 years will make seasonal decoration and gifts, and they'll prepare festive foods in the historic kitchen.
[more info]
Sat, Dec 06, 2008
Elizabeth Baird: "The Complete Canadian Living Baking Book"
The Cookbook Store, 850 Yonge Street
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
free admission
Book signing with Elizabeth Baird.
[more info]
Elizabeth Baird: "The Complete Canadian Living Baking Book"
The Cookbook Store, 850 Yonge Street
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
free admission
Book signing with Elizabeth Baird.
[more info]
Sun, Dec 07, 2008
Black Creek Christmas Dinners
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
seatings at 1:00 PM. 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM
various prices - see website for details
Celebrate the traditions of Christmas with a meal in the Half Way House restaurant and tour the Village.
[more info]
Black Creek Christmas Dinners
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
seatings at 1:00 PM. 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM
various prices - see website for details
Celebrate the traditions of Christmas with a meal in the Half Way House restaurant and tour the Village.
[more info]
Sun, Dec 07, 2008
Children's Victorian Baking Workshop
Scarborough Historical Museum, 1007 Brimley Road
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
$25 - call 416-338-8807 to reserve
Kids, ages 8 to 11, bake treats using traditional methods.
[more info]
Children's Victorian Baking Workshop
Scarborough Historical Museum, 1007 Brimley Road
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
$25 - call 416-338-8807 to reserve
Kids, ages 8 to 11, bake treats using traditional methods.
[more info]
Sun, Dec 07, 2008
Christmas Social
Scarborough Historical Museum, 1007 Brimley Rd
12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
PWYC
Visit another era this season! Tour the festively decorated McCowan Log House and Cornell House and enjoy the aroma of traditional hearth baking.
[more info]
Christmas Social
Scarborough Historical Museum, 1007 Brimley Rd
12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
PWYC
Visit another era this season! Tour the festively decorated McCowan Log House and Cornell House and enjoy the aroma of traditional hearth baking.
[more info]
Thu, Dec 11, 2008
Global Wine Tour: Exploring The Wines Of New Zealand
Fine Wine Reserve, King Street West and Spadina
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$75 - call 416-909-0460 to reserve
Join one of Canada's foremost wine experts, Steve Thurlow, on a one evening tour of New Zealand's most important wine regions. This interactive evening will have you tasting 8 different wines and learning about the different wine producing regions of this very celebrated wine producing nation. Over the course of the evening, you will learn about the unique wine making styles and grape varieties that makes it one of the world's most important wine producing nations. You will also learn about how to match food to the types of wines coming from there. A small sampling of dainty morsels will be provided to assist in the learning of matching food with wine.
[more info]
Global Wine Tour: Exploring The Wines Of New Zealand
Fine Wine Reserve, King Street West and Spadina
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$75 - call 416-909-0460 to reserve
Join one of Canada's foremost wine experts, Steve Thurlow, on a one evening tour of New Zealand's most important wine regions. This interactive evening will have you tasting 8 different wines and learning about the different wine producing regions of this very celebrated wine producing nation. Over the course of the evening, you will learn about the unique wine making styles and grape varieties that makes it one of the world's most important wine producing nations. You will also learn about how to match food to the types of wines coming from there. A small sampling of dainty morsels will be provided to assist in the learning of matching food with wine.
[more info]
Sun, Dec 14, 2008
A Regency Christmas in the Valley
Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, 67 Pottery Road
12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
various prices - call 416-396-2819 for details
Discover the simple pleasures and decor of a Regency-era Christmas at Todmorden Mills. Our early 19th-century historic homes are decorated for the season. Each Sunday program will feature samplings of tasty holiday treats prepared on the open hearth and a special take-home craft for kids.
[more info]
A Regency Christmas in the Valley
Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, 67 Pottery Road
12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
various prices - call 416-396-2819 for details
Discover the simple pleasures and decor of a Regency-era Christmas at Todmorden Mills. Our early 19th-century historic homes are decorated for the season. Each Sunday program will feature samplings of tasty holiday treats prepared on the open hearth and a special take-home craft for kids.
[more info]
Sun, Dec 14, 2008
Black Creek Christmas Dinners
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
seatings at 1:00 PM. 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM
various prices - see website for details
Celebrate the traditions of Christmas with a meal in the Half Way House restaurant and tour the Village.
[more info]
Black Creek Christmas Dinners
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
seatings at 1:00 PM. 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM
various prices - see website for details
Celebrate the traditions of Christmas with a meal in the Half Way House restaurant and tour the Village.
[more info]
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
Secrets of Mexican Cuisine
Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park
6:30 PM
$10 for Gardiner members - $10 for public
Learn the secrets of cooking great Mexican food from Maria Elena Cuervo-Lorens, cook and author of Mexican Culinary Treasures: Recipes from Maria Elena’s Kitchen.
[more info]
Secrets of Mexican Cuisine
Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park
6:30 PM
$10 for Gardiner members - $10 for public
Learn the secrets of cooking great Mexican food from Maria Elena Cuervo-Lorens, cook and author of Mexican Culinary Treasures: Recipes from Maria Elena’s Kitchen.
[more info]
Sun, Dec 21, 2008
Black Creek Christmas Dinners
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
seatings at 1:00 PM. 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM
various prices - see website for details
Celebrate the traditions of Christmas with a meal in the Half Way House restaurant and tour the Village.
[more info]
Black Creek Christmas Dinners
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
seatings at 1:00 PM. 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM
various prices - see website for details
Celebrate the traditions of Christmas with a meal in the Half Way House restaurant and tour the Village.
[more info]
Sun, Dec 21, 2008
A Regency Christmas in the Valley
Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, 67 Pottery Road
12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
various prices - call 416-396-2819 for details
Discover the simple pleasures and decor of a Regency-era Christmas at Todmorden Mills. Our early 19th-century historic homes are decorated for the season. Each Sunday program will feature samplings of tasty holiday treats prepared on the open hearth and a special take-home craft for kids.
[more info]
A Regency Christmas in the Valley
Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, 67 Pottery Road
12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
various prices - call 416-396-2819 for details
Discover the simple pleasures and decor of a Regency-era Christmas at Todmorden Mills. Our early 19th-century historic homes are decorated for the season. Each Sunday program will feature samplings of tasty holiday treats prepared on the open hearth and a special take-home craft for kids.
[more info]
Mon, Dec 29, 2008
Hogmanay
Mackenzie House, 82 Bond Street
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$19.05 (+GST) - call 416-392-6915 to reserve
Enjoy an evening of Scottish music and foods at this traditional celebration of the New Year. The decorated house will be illuminated by gas and candlelight. Musicians Gin Lane will perform.
[more info]
Hogmanay
Mackenzie House, 82 Bond Street
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$19.05 (+GST) - call 416-392-6915 to reserve
Enjoy an evening of Scottish music and foods at this traditional celebration of the New Year. The decorated house will be illuminated by gas and candlelight. Musicians Gin Lane will perform.
[more info]
Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Global Wine Tour: Exploring The Wines Of Argentina
Fine Wine Reserve, King Street West and Spadina
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$75 - call 416-909-0460 to reserve
Join one of Canada's foremost wine experts, Steve Thurlow, on a one evening tour of Argentina's most important wine regions. This interactive evening will have you tasting 8 different wines and learning about the different wine producing regions of this very celebrated wine producing nation. Over the course of the evening, you will learn about the unique wine making styles and grape varieties that makes it one of the world's most important wine producing nations. You will also learn about how to match food to the types of wines coming from there. A small sampling of dainty morsels will be provided to assist in the learning of matching food with wine.
[more info]
Global Wine Tour: Exploring The Wines Of Argentina
Fine Wine Reserve, King Street West and Spadina
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$75 - call 416-909-0460 to reserve
Join one of Canada's foremost wine experts, Steve Thurlow, on a one evening tour of Argentina's most important wine regions. This interactive evening will have you tasting 8 different wines and learning about the different wine producing regions of this very celebrated wine producing nation. Over the course of the evening, you will learn about the unique wine making styles and grape varieties that makes it one of the world's most important wine producing nations. You will also learn about how to match food to the types of wines coming from there. A small sampling of dainty morsels will be provided to assist in the learning of matching food with wine.
[more info]
Fri, Jan 23, 2009
Celebrate Australia!
Fermenting Cellar, Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill Street
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
ticket info t.b.a.
Australian wine tasting event - further details t.b.a.
[more info]
Celebrate Australia!
Fermenting Cellar, Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill Street
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
ticket info t.b.a.
Australian wine tasting event - further details t.b.a.
[more info]
Sat, Jan 24, 2009
Queen Charlotte's Birthday Ball
Fort York National Historic Site, 100 Garrison Road
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$95.23 (+GST) for all events - various prices for single events - call 416-392-6907 to reserve or for more details
A day-long celebration of music, food and dance. Entertaining in the Canadas in the late 18th and early 19th centuries always included a ball in January to celebrate the Queen's birthday. Our event echoes this tradition with an afternoon dance workshop and presentation, a sherry tasting and elegant Georgian-style buffet supper, and an evening ball with live music. Costumes welcome.
[more info]
Queen Charlotte's Birthday Ball
Fort York National Historic Site, 100 Garrison Road
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$95.23 (+GST) for all events - various prices for single events - call 416-392-6907 to reserve or for more details
A day-long celebration of music, food and dance. Entertaining in the Canadas in the late 18th and early 19th centuries always included a ball in January to celebrate the Queen's birthday. Our event echoes this tradition with an afternoon dance workshop and presentation, a sherry tasting and elegant Georgian-style buffet supper, and an evening ball with live music. Costumes welcome.
[more info]
Sun, Jan 25, 2009
Robbie Burns Dinner & Scotch Tasting
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
seating times t.b.a.
price t.b.a.
Experience the complete Robbie Burns Dinner package with traditionally prepared haggis, vintage Scotch tastings, and lots of entertainment.
[more info]
Robbie Burns Dinner & Scotch Tasting
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
seating times t.b.a.
price t.b.a.
Experience the complete Robbie Burns Dinner package with traditionally prepared haggis, vintage Scotch tastings, and lots of entertainment.
[more info]
Fri, Jan 30, 2009 -- Thu, Feb 12, 2009
Winterlicious
various restaurants throughout Toronto
various prices
The 2009 edition of Toronto's ever-popular winter restaurant promotion, featuring exclusive prix fixe menus offered at over 100 of Toronto's top dining establishments.
[more info]
Winterlicious
various restaurants throughout Toronto
various prices
The 2009 edition of Toronto's ever-popular winter restaurant promotion, featuring exclusive prix fixe menus offered at over 100 of Toronto's top dining establishments.
[more info]
Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Victory Cask Ale Festival
Victory Cafe, 581 Markham Street
time t.b.a.
ticket info t.b.a.
Details t.b.a.
[more info]
Victory Cask Ale Festival
Victory Cafe, 581 Markham Street
time t.b.a.
ticket info t.b.a.
Details t.b.a.
[more info]
Sun, Feb 15, 2009
Stratford Chefs School 19th Annual Gala Dinner & Auction
Scaramouche Restaurant, 1 Benvenuto Place
time t.b.a.
$500 - call 519.271.1414 to reserve
Annual benefit dinner and auction for Stratford Chefs School, this year celebrating their 25th anniversary. Further details t.b.a.
[more info]
Stratford Chefs School 19th Annual Gala Dinner & Auction
Scaramouche Restaurant, 1 Benvenuto Place
time t.b.a.
$500 - call 519.271.1414 to reserve
Annual benefit dinner and auction for Stratford Chefs School, this year celebrating their 25th anniversary. Further details t.b.a.
[more info]
Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Mad for Marmalade, Crazy for Citron
Fort York, 100 Garrison Road
time t.b.a.
$27 - call 416-392-6907 to register
The historic cooks at Fort York National Historic Site and The Culinary Historians of Ontario present a day dedicated to Seville Orange Marmalade. The day includes making Seville Orange Marmalade using recipes from from various historic cookbooks, a Marmalade Marketplace with preserves and old and new preserving books, tours of Fort York, lunch, and guest speaker Elizabeth Field whose subject is "Marmalade: Contentment in a Jar".
[more info]
Mad for Marmalade, Crazy for Citron
Fort York, 100 Garrison Road
time t.b.a.
$27 - call 416-392-6907 to register
The historic cooks at Fort York National Historic Site and The Culinary Historians of Ontario present a day dedicated to Seville Orange Marmalade. The day includes making Seville Orange Marmalade using recipes from from various historic cookbooks, a Marmalade Marketplace with preserves and old and new preserving books, tours of Fort York, lunch, and guest speaker Elizabeth Field whose subject is "Marmalade: Contentment in a Jar".
[more info]
Fri, Mar 20, 2009 -- Sun, Mar 22, 2009
Toronto Wine & Cheese Show
International Centre, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga
see website for times
$17 advance - $18 at the door
The Toronto Wine & Cheese Show is known worldwide for its informative and refined selection of gourmet food and award-winning wines. It also features cuisine from renowned restaurants, exciting seminars, beers, single malt whiskies, forthcoming vintages and industry-regarded wine and beer competitions.
[more info]
Toronto Wine & Cheese Show
International Centre, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga
see website for times
$17 advance - $18 at the door
The Toronto Wine & Cheese Show is known worldwide for its informative and refined selection of gourmet food and award-winning wines. It also features cuisine from renowned restaurants, exciting seminars, beers, single malt whiskies, forthcoming vintages and industry-regarded wine and beer competitions.
[more info]
Fri, Apr 03, 2009 -- Sun, Apr 05, 2009
The British Isles Show
Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place
various times
various ticket prices
The British Isles Show is Canada's premiere consumer show dedicated to our shared British heritage. Join us for three days of stars, food, and fun in the British tradition.
[more info]
The British Isles Show
Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place
various times
various ticket prices
The British Isles Show is Canada's premiere consumer show dedicated to our shared British heritage. Join us for three days of stars, food, and fun in the British tradition.
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Sun, Apr 05, 2009
Easter Around the World
City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen Street West
12:00 noon to 5:00 PM
free admission
The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto and its member groups bring together different ethnic community Easter displays for the annual Easter Around the World Festival. Learn about different Easter traditions from around the world, enjoy folk dancing performances, and sample traditional holiday food from many countries.
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Easter Around the World
City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen Street West
12:00 noon to 5:00 PM
free admission
The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto and its member groups bring together different ethnic community Easter displays for the annual Easter Around the World Festival. Learn about different Easter traditions from around the world, enjoy folk dancing performances, and sample traditional holiday food from many countries.
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Fri, Apr 24, 2009 -- Sun, Apr 26, 2009
The Green Living Show
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
various times
ticket prices t.b.a.
Toronto's largest consumer show dedicated to all things green returns bigger, better and greener in its 3rd year. The Green Living Show is a trusted source for all things green, with leading environmental exhibitors in a wide range of categories including transportation, food & beverage, energy, home & garden, health & wellness, green business, eco-fashion, eco-tourism & recreation, green building, environmental education and environmental organizations.
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The Green Living Show
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
various times
ticket prices t.b.a.
Toronto's largest consumer show dedicated to all things green returns bigger, better and greener in its 3rd year. The Green Living Show is a trusted source for all things green, with leading environmental exhibitors in a wide range of categories including transportation, food & beverage, energy, home & garden, health & wellness, green business, eco-fashion, eco-tourism & recreation, green building, environmental education and environmental organizations.
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Fri, Apr 24, 2009 -- Sun, Apr 26, 2009
Good Food Festival & Market
International Centre, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga
various times
$11 advance - $12 adults/$11 seniors at the door
Canada's largest celebration of home cooking and eating, the Festival is all about food and lots of it! Explore what's new in the world of ethnic cuisine, gourmet fare, natural foods, cooking ingredients, and expert advice.
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Good Food Festival & Market
International Centre, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga
various times
$11 advance - $12 adults/$11 seniors at the door
Canada's largest celebration of home cooking and eating, the Festival is all about food and lots of it! Explore what's new in the world of ethnic cuisine, gourmet fare, natural foods, cooking ingredients, and expert advice.
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Tue, May 05, 2009
German Wine Fair: Riesling Rules!
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
ticket info t.b.a.
Taste from over 100 German wines in a variety of styles and featuring the elegant and increasingly popular Riesling. Sample wines with a variety of international food flavours, and meet winery principals and winemakers.
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German Wine Fair: Riesling Rules!
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
ticket info t.b.a.
Taste from over 100 German wines in a variety of styles and featuring the elegant and increasingly popular Riesling. Sample wines with a variety of international food flavours, and meet winery principals and winemakers.
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Tue, Jun 16, 2009
Sip & Savour Ontario
Fermenting Cellar, Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill Street
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
ticket info t.b.a.
Sample winning wines from the Ontario Wine Awards, paired with local food. Further details t.b.a.
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Sip & Savour Ontario
Fermenting Cellar, Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill Street
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
ticket info t.b.a.
Sample winning wines from the Ontario Wine Awards, paired with local food. Further details t.b.a.
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