EVENTS
Food!: Sink Your Teeth Into Science
Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
various admission prices
Explore the relationship between food and science in a wide variety of mini-experiments and demonstrations throughout the Centre. Learn how we digest food; how worms digest food - vermicomposting; the misconceptions around eating insects; how butter is made from cream; test your lunch box for it’s cooling effectiveness; learn about rotting foods; understand what your food labels are really saying; test real vs. fake flavours; and much more. Continues to October 12th.
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LUNCHES & DINNERS
The Local Food Movement Dinner Series
Gilead Cafe, 4 Gilead Place
6:30 PM
$60 - call 416-362-1957 ext 380 to reserve
Learn more about the local food movement from the people involved, and meet artisan food producers, wine makers and cheese makers through this informative, intimate dinner series. Enjoy a three course menu prepared by Chef Jamie Kennedy, inspired by the work of our rural partners in food and wine. For a list of participating producers and wineries, see the link below.
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MARKETS
NOTE: In addition to the regular Thursday markets listed below, many of the vendors from the City Hall Farmers Market usually held on Wednesdays will be at a special one-off market at Yonge-Dundas Square today, running from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Apple Tree Market
behind North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, 200 Eglinton Avenue West
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers Market
Dufferin Grove Park, 875 Dufferin Street
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Guildwood Village Farmers Market
The Guild Inn, 191 Guildwood Parkway
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Metro Hall Farmers Market
Metro Hall Square, 55 John Street
8:00 AM to 2:30 PM
MyMarket East Lynn Park
East Lynn Park, Danforth Avenue near Woodbine
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
North York Farmers Market
Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge Street
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
