EVENTS
County Gourmet: Celebrating Prince Edward County
Cheese Boutique, 45 Ripley Avenue
12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
free
Join us at the store for a celebration of the treasures and terroir of Prince Edward County. This cheese and wine tasting event features the county's Fifth Town Dairy and Norman Hardie Winery. Come sample fine artisanal cheeses and sip some wine, enjoy various samplings, and peruse the functional art of Funktional Art and Design.
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Eating Words: The Art of Food Writing
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue
2:00 PM
$25 - $15 for students - call 519.271.1414 to reserve
A highlight of the The Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer-in-Residence Program at Stratford Chefs School, this event will feature panelists Corby Kummer, Michael Symons, Margaret Webb and Ian Brown, with moderator Alison Fryer of The Cookbook Store, in a round-table discussion and Q&A on food writing.
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Wine Tasting and Jazz
The Market Kitchen, St. Lawrence Market, 93 Front Street East
12:00 noon to 3:00 PM
$40 or $70 for two - call 416-860-0727 to reserve
Live jazz music will be the harmonious backdrop to a relaxing afternoon of wine tasting. Presented by St. Lawrence Wine Market, a selection of wines from the Peller Estates and Hillebrand wineries that are not available at the LCBO will be featured. Market fare will complement the wine – an ideal way to spend your Saturday.
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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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OUT-OF-TOWN
Taste the Season
various wineries in Niagara-on-the-Lake & area
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
$40 for weekend pass
21 Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake come together for a fabulous celebration of great wine and the season’s best bounty. This popular touring and tasting program is a wine and food extravaganza featuring 21 premium VQA wines carefully matched with delicious food pairings. Passes include a 2009 collectible holiday ornament as a keepsake of the event. A portion of the proceeds from each pass will go to support the food program of Community Care St. Catharines-Thorold, to help feed those in our community who would otherwise go hungry. (Continues to Sunday, November 15th and on other weekends in November.)
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MARKETS
Downsview Park Merchants & Farmers Market
Downsview Park, 40 Carl Hall Road
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Farmers Organic Market
St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John Street
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Green Barn Farmers Market
Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Avenue
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Goody's Natural Market
beside the Grenadier Restaurant, High Park
8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
St. Lawrence Farmers Market
St. Lawrence Market (North Building), 92 Front Street East
5:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The Village Market
Toronto Waldorf School, 9100 Bathurst Street, Thornhill
8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
