EVENTS
An Evening of Food Stories: A Fundraiser for the Healthy Food Bank
The Stop Green Barn, 601 Christie Street, Barn #4
6:30 PM
PWYC ($15 suggested)
It’s a full plate: a good nosh, a gallery show of food photography, and a collection of food stories. Come celebrate the first birthday of Spezzatino, an online food magazine that supports the Healthy Food Bank. Speakers will include Chris Jess (chef, The Food School), Mark Trealout (farmer, Kawartha Ecological Growers), Maryam Alefi-Kurmally (Afghan Women’s Catering Group), Marusya Bocirkiuw (author), Martin Jordan (host, Making Wine) and Ryan Smolkin (poutine gourmand, Smoke’s Poutinerie).
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One of a Kind Christmas Show & Sale
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
various times
$10 advance/$12 door for adults - $6.50 for students and seniors
The One of a Kind Show is a shopping experience like no other. Discover visual art, toys, jewelry, fashion, ceramics, glass, home decor, food and much more! Meet the makers, the artists and creators of these unique works; chat with them and find out about what inspires them. (Continues to December 6th.)
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Hart House Tasting Series: Tea Tasting
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
Smell, swirl and taste. This isn’t another wine tasting - experience a tasting like no other with Karen Hartwick from Tea Leaves in Stratford as she explores the world of tea.
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Wine & Cheese Tastings with the Cheese Boutique
Crush Wine Bar, 455 King Street West
6:30 PM
$55
Once a month Crush Wine Bar invites Afrim from the Cheese Boutique to help create a pairing of great wines with incredible cheeses. A truly pleasurable and educational experience.
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Global Wine Tour: Exploring Grape Varieties
The Fine Wine Reserve, King Street West & Spadina Avenue
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$49.99
The “Exploring Grape Varieties” series of workshops caters to those who have discovered a passion for wine, but want to expand their knowledge beyond the traditional noble grape varieties. Hosted at the Fine Wine Reserve's elegant tasting room, join David Calado, Global Wine Tour’s Wine Education Director, as he takes you on a visual presentation together with a flight of 8 very different wines focusing on non-noble grape varieties. The evening will also feature a small sampling of cold meats and cheeses to better learn how wine and food interact.
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Thursday Night Tasting Series: Bleu, Bleu, L'Amour est Bleu
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 blue cheese and how to pair it with wine.
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Cameron's Cask Night
Cameron’s Brewing, 1165 Invicta Drive, Oakville
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
$10 - email promotions@cameronsbrewing.com to reserve
Cameron's Cask Nights are a casual and intimate event held at the brewery on the last Thursday of each month. Cask Nights are an outlet for our brewers to get creative and the guestlist only event is mainly a chance for us to share a glass of the latest creation with our friends, supporters, local community and fellow beer lovers. Our brewer leads the ceremonious tapping of the cask and we always have some fine local food to enjoy courtesy of the Smokehouse at Whole Foods Market Oakville.
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Crooked Gingerbread House Decorating
Madeleines, Cherry Pie and Ice Cream, 1087 Bathurst Street
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
$50 - call 416.537.3131 to reserve
Come to our Gingerbread House Kitchen and decorate your own house or 6 gingerbread cookies while sampling holiday hors d’oeuvres with mulled wine and espresso martinis.
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Mastering French Cuisine
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
Chef Chris Brown leads you through a hands-on interactive cooking lesson to help you discover the simplicity of preparing traditional French dishes. Proceeds to support The Stop Community Food Centre.
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Chirstmas Remembered
Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
weekdays: 9:30 AM to 4 PM - weekends: 11 AM to 4:30 PM
various prices - see website for details
Step back in time to the magic of a Victorian country Christmas. Festive demonstrations and hands-on activities include homemade presents, decorations, and tasty treats. Don't miss one of Toronto's favourite holiday experiences. (Continues to December 31st.)
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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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TASTE! A Celebration of Parkdale
cafe Taste, 1330 Queen Street West
$45 - reserve at celebrationofparkdale.eventbrite.com
Enjoy a 3-course prix fixe dinner (meat and vegetarian options) with wine pairings, live music, a silent auction, the photo exhibit at gallery DK next door, and an entry into the door-prize draw. Learn about your expertly paired wines from Wine Geek Jeremy Day while you enjoy your meal. Proceeds to benefit United Way Toronto.
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American Thanksgiving Dinner
Allen's, 143 Danforth Avenue
available between 12:00 noon and 11:00 PM
$49 - $68 with wine pairings - call 416-463-3086 to reserve
Three course dinner to mark American Thanksgiving, including butternut squash & corn chowder or celery root & apple salad, free-range turkey or baked smoked ham with all the fixings, and pumpkin layer cake.
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Taste of Peru
Babalúu Supperclub, 136 Yorkville Avenue, Lower Level
$39.95 - call 416.515.0587 to reserve
Babalúu launches their new Latin American Regional Dinner Tasting Series with A Taste of Peru, featuring a 3-course meal and a pisco sour cocktail. (Continues to November 28th.)
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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
Birchcliff Village Indoor Market
1668 Kingston Road
12:00 noon 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.
