EVENTS
86'D Monday: Valentine Potato Party
Drake Hotel Lounge, 1150 Queen Street West
7:00 PM
free admission
Calling all servers, DJs, bartenders, actors and anyone who's working for someone else's weekend: Every Monday, Drake offers friendly-priced sushi, cocktails, blue plates, bottle service and shooters. Host Ivy Knight rolls out a series of industry-themed events while DJ Johnny Strychnine spins classic '80s and '60s tunes. This week Fiesta Farms presents a DIY Valentine card party with potato stamps and free french fries to promote Spud Love!
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Butchery Class
The Stop's Green Barn (Barn #4), 601 Christie Street
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$120 - email danielle@thestop.org or call 416-652-7867 ext. 250 to reserve
Ryan Donovan, Butcher and Baker at Cowbell restaurant, leads a demonstration of whole animal butchery and how each muscle is best used for retail, restaurants and the home cook, with a discussion of farming practices and the challenges of bringing local products to market. Students will learn how to identify good pork, how to utilize tertiary cuts and be more economical in their own kitchens. Proceeds to support The Stop Community Food Centre.
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Sprouting Class: Learn to Sprout From the Pros
Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$40 - reserve online
Learn from the pros how to sprout for yourself! In just a couple of hours you will learn all the tips, tricks and techniques to get you sprouting at home. This class promotes healthy, raw, vegan, local, certified organic food. It saves money too - grow your own delicious sprouts year round for just pennies a box!
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DINNERS
Winterlicious Prix Fixe Promotion
various restaurants throughout Toronto
various times
prices range from $15-$25 for lunch and $25-$45 for dinner - see website linked below for full details
The 2010 edition of Toronto's ever-popular winter restaurant promotion, featuring exclusive three course prix fixe menus offered at 150 of Toronto's top dining establishments. (Continues to February 11th.)
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Winterdelicious at Il Fornello
various Il Fornello locations
various times
$25 prix fixe menu
Il Fornello Restaurants will offer a hearty 3-course prix fixe dinner menu during their annual Winterdelicious promotion, with 75 cents from each dinner to be donated to the Daily Bread Food Bank. The highlight of the menu is chef Steven Silvestro's Stone Soup, a dish rooted in folklore that tells the story of a hungry traveler who persuades famished villagers to work together - and contribute one item from their own food supply - to create a delicious soup which feeds them all. (Continues to February 11th.)
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