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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The Hot Spot
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
various times
free admission
The Hot Spot will explore the pulse of new creative endeavors within the worlds of film, music, dance, and food and that have come from Africa with Highlife and Hiplife, South Asia with the phenomenon of Bollywood and Latin America with the rise of Garifuna culture and fusion of dance and martial art that is Capoeira. Continues to July 5th.
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Taste of Lawrence
Lawrence Avenue East between Warden and Pharmacy
free admission
The Wexford Heights Business Improvement Area presents this showcase of unique flavours found throughout Scarborough. In addition to mouthwatering food, they bring show-stopping performers, hands-on kids activities, a midway, amazing street performers and much more for you to experience. Continues to July 5th.
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LUNCHES & DINNERS
Summerlicious
various restaurants
various times
various prices
During Summerlicious, 150 of Toronto's top restaurants offer residents and tourists alike the opportunity to sample a wide variety of diverse and innovative cuisine through prix fixe menus. Foodies can dine for a lot less on the specially created lunches and dinners that come complete with promotional prices. Continues to July 19th.
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MARKETS
Birchcliff Village Farmers Market
St. Nicholas Church, 1512 Kingston Road
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Goody's Natural Market
beside the Grenadier Restaurant, High Park
12:00 noon to 7:00 PM
Sherway Gardens Farmers Market
Sherway Gardens, North Parking Lot (across from Holt Renfrew), Etobicoke
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Square One Farmers Market
Square One Shopping Centre, Northwest Parking Lot (near Zellers), Mississauga
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
