EVENTS
Hart House Craft Beer Festival & Summer BBQ
Hart House Courtyard, 7 Hart House Circle
7:00 PM to 12:00 midnight
$35 adult/$25 student - tickets available at www.uofttix.ca
Hart House will once again play host to the ultimate summer event. Sample some of the best craft brewed ales and lagers that Canada has to offer while relaxing in one of Toronto’s most impressive and historic settings. Hart House Chef Marco Tucci will provide guests with an assortment of savory barbecue nibbles while CIUT 89.5 DJs spin and broadcast live from the courtyard patio. Ticket price includes 8 beer samples (additional beer sample tickets may be purchased on site), complimentary BBQ nibbles and live entertainment.
[more info]
Taste and Learn: Wines of Australia
Globe Bistro, 124 Danforth Avenue
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
$25 - call 416.466.2000 to reserve
With over 60 wine regions in Australia and the understanding of what variety grows best where, the Australian wine industry has matured into a vastly diverse spectrum of wines: from simple patio quaffers, to elegant and sophisticated food-friendly wines. Join us in learning about their exciting and diverse wine regions that are producing some of the best wines in the world. Tickets include tasting wines and a selection of Globe canapes featuring local ingredients.
[more info]
Tasty Thursdays
Nathan Phillips Square, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
free admission - various prices for food
Tasty Thursdays is the perfect combination of delicious food at great prices and free noon-hour concerts by famous Toronto musicians featuring, jazz, reggae, roots and world music. Each week a selection of Toronto restaurants bring international cuisine to Nathan Phillips Square ranging from BBQ, juicy burgers, delicious pad thai, succulent shrimp, spicy jerk chicken, noodles, stir-fry, and fresh salads - all for $5 or less!
[more info]
Go Local: Summer Appetizers
Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$45 for TBG members - $50 for non-members - call 416-397-1341 to register
Want to know where to buy locally grown foods and what to buy? Join Sarah Elton, urban hunter and gatherer and food columnist for CBC Radio’s Here & Now, as she lets you in on all her favourite secret eateries and markets. Chef Simon Kattar will create delectable summer appetizers made from locally grown foods and selections from our kitchen garden.
[more info]
MARKETS
Apple Tree Outdoor Market
behind North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, 200 Eglinton Avenue West
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
[more info]
Bay Adelaide Centre Farmers Market
Bay Adelaide Centre Courtyard, Temperance Street east of Bay Street
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
[more info]
Brookfield Place Fruit & Vegetable Market
Brookfield Place Garden Court, 22 Front Street West
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
[more info]
Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers Market
Dufferin Grove Park, 875 Dufferin Street
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
[more info]
Guildwood Village Farmers Market
Church of the Holy Trinity, 85 Livingston Road
2:00 PM to 6:30 PM
[more info]
Metro Hall Farmers Market
Metro Hall Square, 55 John Street
8:00 AM to 2:30 PM
[more info]
MyMarket East Lynn Park
East Lynn Park, Danforth Avenue near Woodbine
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
[more info]
North York Farmers Market
Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge Street
7:00 AM to 2:30 PM
[more info]
OUT-OF-TOWN
A Taste of Burlington
various restaurants in Burlington
various times
$20 lunch - $30/$35/$40 dinner
Experience the eclectic styles and flavours of the world, as 23 of Burlington’s finest restaurants will be offering prix-fixe lunch and/or dinner options. Lunch and dinner menus include an appetizer, entrée, dessert and coffee/tea. Optional wine pairings presented by Wines of Ontario will also be available. (Continues to August 2nd.)
[more info]
For a comprehensive list of upcoming events in and around Toronto, check out our Events page.
