EVENTS
Gourmet Food & Wine Expo
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building), 222 Bremner Boulevard
various times - see website for details
$35 for Thursday VIP preview - $15 all other days
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. (Continues to November 22nd.)
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Gold Medal Plates
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building Hall FG, 222 Bremner Boulevard
6:00 PM
various ticket prices - see website for details
Gold Medal Plates is the ultimate celebration of Canadian Excellence in food, wine, and athletic achievement. Celebrating in seven cities across Canada in 2009, Gold Medal Plates will feature superb wines and the premier chefs in each city, paired with Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes, in a competition to crown a gold, silver and bronze medal culinary team in each city, and subsequently nation-wide.
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Nothing But Fat & Bones
U of T Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks Street
6:30 PM
$55 for Slow Food Toronto & Faculty Club members - $55 for non-members - $35 for students - tickets at UofTtix.ca
Author Jennifer McLagan (Bones: Recipes, History and Lore (2005) and Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes (2008)) is joined by chefs Harold Ramos (UofT Faculty Club), Sharon Bergey (Jamie Kennedy Kitchens), John Sinopoli (Table 17) and Michael Steh (Reds Bistro) for a guided tasting of warming, seasonal foods inspired by her innovative books.
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Hart House Tasting Series: Wines from New Regions
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
Care for a glass of Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains from Romania? Join Sommeliers Sheila Person and Stephanie Kern as they showcase wines from up and coming regions around the world. A votre sante!
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Thursday Night Tasting Series: Upper and Lower Canada Reunited
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 with feature pairings of Ontario terroir wine to Quebec terroir cheese.
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Global Wine Tour: Exploring The Wines Of Spain
Global Wine Tour Harbourfront Suite, 33 Harbour Square
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$69.95
Join one of Canada's foremost wine experts, Steve Thurlow, on a one evening tour of Spain'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.
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DINNERS
Twelve Trees of Christmas Gala
Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen's Park
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
$150-$200
The Museum’s signature annual fundraising event features a silent tree auction and cocktail supper catered by Jamie Kennedy Kitchens. Enjoy party stations throughout the Museum, music, and fabulous food.
Sparkling wreaths and edible gingerbread creations will also be for sale.
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Food For Change Dinner Series
The Stop's Green Barn, Barn #4, 601 Christie Street
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$75 - $120 with wine pairings - $100 to be part of kitchen crew
Chef Chris Brown creates an intimate, five course dining experience for you to savour under the stars at our fabulous Green Barn. And if you want to experience life in a professional kitchen, join the kitchen crew and help prepare the feast. Proceeds to support The Stop Community Food Centre.
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OUT-OF-TOWN
Fabulicious!
various restaurants in Niagara-on-the-Lake
various times
$20-$25 lunch menus - $30-$35 dinner menus
A renowned and envied collection of Niagara-on-the-Lake's finest dining establishments will be serving spectacular lunch and dinner fare at reined-in, mouth-watering, pre-set pricing unique to wine country. See website link below for full details. (Continues to November 23rd.)
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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
For a comprehensive list of upcoming events in and around Toronto, check out our Events page.
