EVENTS
TELUS TaiwanFest Crossover
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
free admission
From the many indie bands performing at concerts, to exhibitions of music telling stories about the past 100 years, to even a glamorous fashion show by the lakeside, the festival illustrates how Taiwan has embraced influences from the world over the past 400 years to form a unique crossover culture today through exciting and inventive multi-disciplinary programming. (Continues to August 29th.)
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CNE Ribfest 2010
Bandshell Park, Exhibition Place
11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
free with CNE admission
Back by popular demand, a succulent rib fest takes over Bandshell Park during the CNE. Ribbers from everywhere won't want to miss this fabulous feast as a multitude of rib masters compete to win best rib recipe. (Continues to September 6th, except August 23rd & 30th.)
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To market, to market. Steven Davey does K-Market where we're all so happy that 
They're baaaaack! Remember last year when there was so much handwringing over the 
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When is 
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When Dalton McGuinty and the provincial Liberals scrapped the extra nutrition funding to people on social assistance, they promised that health and social advocacy groups would be consulted when they were forming the replacement program. But so far, nobody from any social organizations has been contacted to offer input. We talk a lot in the food community about getting good healthy food to the people who need it most - so 
I'm a little late to the game with spinach - it probably should have made my list earlier in the year, seeing as it's considered a spring vegetable. But it's definitely still going strong at the markets, so better late than never.
Here's this week's round-up of the latest local food and restaurant news...
