EVENTS
Eat, Drink & Give
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
$75 general admission - $150 VIP - available online
Fundraising event for Haitian earthquake relief, featuring food and wine from an assortment of Ontario's best restaurants, chefs, wineries and producers. General Admission tickets will allow you to sample from all participating food and wine partners on the main floor. VIP Ticket will include access to a tasting experience led by wine writer Zoltan Szabo, with exclusive access to unique local and premium international vintages. Proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.
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Wine 101
Arcadian Court, 401 Bay Street
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$55 - call 416.365.5767 or 1.800.266.4764 to reserve
A fun an interactive evening of wine discovery presented by Vintages. Over 30 wines from Canada and around the world will be available to taste.
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DINNERS
A Celebration of Beer
beerbistro, 18 King Street East
6:00 PM beer reception - 7:00 dinner
$125 including taxes - 416-861-9872
This unique culinary event showcases and celebrates the diversity of beer as a beverage, as an ingredient and an accompaniment to fine food. beerbistro Chef de Cuisine and author of the critically acclaimed beerbistro cookbook, Brian Morin along with famed Brewmaster Ryan Johnson take you on a culinary journey highlighting Toronto’s unique gastronomic landscape and showcasing some of the world’s most respected specialty beers. Seven courses paired and prepared with seven beers, including the original pilsner Pilsner Urquell and others brought in exclusively for this event, that will change the way you think about beer. Part of the Winterlicious Culinary Events Series.
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Errazuriz Wine Dinner
Eden Trattoria on the Lake, 58 Marine Parade Drive
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$65 - email nicki@edentrattoria.com or call 416-255-5588 to reserve
Enjoy a four course dinner including truffle & lobster linguini, beef tenderloin or seared black cod, and more, with wine pairings from Viña Errázuriz, Chile's Winery of the Year for 2008.
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Allen's Steak Festival
Allen's, 143 Danforth Avenue
various times & prices
Allen's presents their annual Steak Festival, featuring the finest beef painstakingly sourced the most renowned farms and ranches in Canada, the United States and new this year, Australia, all aged and cut on premises to a perfect flavour-tenderness ratio. (Continues to February 23rd.)
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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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MARKETS
The Stop's Good Food Market
Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood Centre, 1900 Davenport Road
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
For a comprehensive list of upcoming events in and around Toronto, check out our Events page.
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