EVENTS
Great Lakes Project X
Great Lakes Brewery, 30 Queen Elizabeth Blvd, Etobicoke
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
$10 - email info@greatlakesbeer.com to reserve
Project X is a monthly event at Great Lakes Brewery that features a new and limited cask beer only available for the night. Entry to each monthly event will include samples of the monthly cask conditioned beer, 2 drink tickets, and beer-themed food. Great Lakes staff will be on hand to tour, taste, and talk about the world of beer.
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Hart House Tasting Series: Contemporary Cocktails
Hart House, Music Room (2nd Floor), 7 Hart House Circle
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$50 or $250 for series of six tastings - tickets available at uofttix.ca
Dick Snyder of CityBites Magazine hosts a night of cocktails that promises to get you in a Mad Men kind of mood. Bartenders from the Harbord Room, Ame and the Black Hoof will delight us with contemporary twists on classic cocktails.
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Tutored Tastings of Classic Beer Styles
Black Creek Historic Brewery, Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
6:30 PM
$25 - $22 for Black Creek Members - all 416-667-6295 to reserve
The world of beer is every bit as varied and complex as the world of wine, so where do you start if you want to know more? Come out to our historic Brewery and join renowned “beerologist” Mirella Amato for a lively presentation on the different styles of beer available today. Guests will sample and compare classic styles and learn about their origins and different brewing techniques. The evening includes a tour of the historic Mill and Brewery, led by our historical interpreters in period dress.
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Essential Italian Cooking
The Stop's Green Barn, Barn #4, 601 Christie Street
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
$125 - email danielle@thestop.org or call 416-652-7867 ext. 250 to reserve
Learn the secrets of creating authentic, delicious Italian fare through this hands-on cooking lesson covering a range of skills from proper knife techniques to baking a first-class, no-fail dessert. Proceeds to support The Stop Community Food Centre.
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Thursday Night Tasting Series: Raw Cheese
Vineyards Estate Wines, 228 Queens Quay West
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
$20 - call 416.598.8880 to reserve
Join Sommelier Glen Siegel (ISG), Wine Educator Daniel Chan, and Wine & Cheese Enthusiast Caroline Charest, for a series of wine & cheese tasting events presented by Vineyards Estate Wines in partnership with A Taste of Quebec. This week's event teaches the truth behind unpasteurized dairy.
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OntarioWineReview's Great Gewurztraminer Challenge - Night 2
Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen Street West
7:00 PM
$40
For three nights in November, we’ll congregate and taste over 30 different Gewurztraminers from 28 Ontario wineries. Each night, we’ll taste approximately 10 different Gewurztraminers blind, and each taster will rate the wines on various criteria. Special guests will come in to talk about Gewurztraminer and why it is one of their favourite grapes. Most importantly, your votes and feedback will determine Ontario's Best Gewurztraminer.
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The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
various times
various ticket prices
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is a unique event that takes place every November in the City of Toronto. The Royal is the largest combined indoor agricultural fair and international equestrian competition in the world. Where Canadian and International breeders, growers and exhibitors are declared champions and where hundreds of thousands of attendees come to learn, compete, shop and have a great time with friends and family. (Continues to Sunday, November 15th.)
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DINNERS
The Local Food Movement Dinner Series
Gilead Cafe, 4 Gilead Place
6:30 PM
$75 plus taxes & gratuity - paired wine flights priced separately - call 647-288-0680 to reserve
Learn more about the local food movement from the people involved, and meet artisan food producers and wine makers through this informative, intimate dinner series. Enjoy a four-course menu plus hors d'oeuvre 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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Gourmet Food & Wine Expo: Pre-Expo Dinner
Oasi Restaurant, 99 Sudbury Street
6:30 PM
$175
The Gourmet Food & Wine Expo presents a pre-Expo dinner celebrating the food and wines of this year's theme country, Portugal. Chef Todd Clarmo will prepare several contemporary Portuguese courses, and ViniPortugal will pair each course with cutting-edge and classic Portuguese varietals. Tickets include a cocktail reception, dinner, drinks and admission to the Expo.
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MARKETS
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
