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 Recommended - Fri, July 1 - Sun, July 3
Nova Scotia Saltscapes Expo - Canada Day Weekend
Ontario Place
July 1st - 10 am to 9 pm
July 2nd & 3rd - 10 am to 7 pm
 Experience the best of Nova Scotia: travel, culture, music and culinary. Sample Taste of Nova Scotia products on site and purchase some to take home. Take advantage of cooking demos all weekend long. Watch the special culinary competitions with dueling Nova Scotia vs. Ontario chefs:July 1st at 7pm, and July 2nd & 3rd at 2:30 pm.
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Fri, July 1
Multicultural Canada Day 2010
Yonge-Dundas Square
12:00 noon to 9:00 PM
Community Folk Art Council of Toronto presents a celebration of Canada's multicultural mosaic featuring music, dance, food and other entertainment for the whole family. We will be showcasing many ethnically diverse dance groups that will present 30-minute ethnic folk dance performances on the main stage. Member groups will take part in the an artisans market, displaying and selling their ethnic folk art crafts and foods from around the world.
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Fri, July 1
Dominion Day Tea
Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas Street West
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
$10 - call 416-394-8113 to reserve
Celebrate Canada’s birthday with strawberry-rhubarb shortcake and tea. Admission includes a tour of the Inn, bake sale, and displays.
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Sat, July 2 - Sun, July 3
Corso Italia Festival 2011
St. Clair Avenue West between Dufferin and Lansdowne
The Corso Italia Festival is an opportunity for the whole family to experience the food and culture of Toronto's own Corso Italia. Over 30 bands will perform live on street corners, patios and balconies. We feature a variety of music from classical to salsa. In addition, food and beverage retailers will offer a mouth-watering selection of tastes and flavours, with promotions and samples of their cuisine.
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Tue, July 5 - Wed, July 6
Central Regional Barista Competition & Coffee Fair
St. Lawrence Market, 92-95 Front Street East
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
free - call 416-784-5210 for more information
Featuring the region’s best baristas demonstrating the art of making the perfect espresso drinks and competing for the regional barista championship title and one of six spots at the Canadian National Barista Championship in Vancouver in September. The Coffee Fair will feature coffee tasting samples from local coffee roasters and distributors of coffee products, confections and allied products, as well as coffee cupping and latte art demonstrations.
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Wed, July 6
Waterfront Wednesdays at Palais Royale
Palais Royale, 1601 Lakeshore Boulevard West
6:00 PM
$40 - first come first served
Join us on the beautiful 4000 square foot deck of Palais Royale for our Waterfront Wednesdays, and enjoy the summer evenings with dinner and a live band. This summer we celebrate the Waterfronts of the world, as Chef Steffan Howard has selected the cuisine of a different waterfront city to feature each week for the 3 course prix fixe dinner, including St. Tropez, Mykonos, New Orleans and more. See the website for full list and schedule.
[more info]
Thu, July 7
Green Bites Workshops
Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Avenue
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$45 per class or $120 for 3 classes - register via link below
We all want to eat locally and sustainably, but it’s often difficult to know where to start. Green Bites will bring you up-to-date on the hottest food topics, with hands-on demonstrations and discussions from Toronto’s top sustainable food experts. See link below for full course schedule.
[more info]
Sat, July 9 LCBO Vintages Release
Get all the details on this release is posted on the Vintage Assessments website where Michael Vaughan will divulge some of his top buys. The July 9 and even earlier! Here is the detailed list of all 133 items being released
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Fri, July 8 - Sun, July 24
Harvest Dinner Prix Fixe
Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West
In celebration of the Gladstone Hotel’s food philosophy, Executive Chef Marc Breton offers urbanites farm fresh fare and an opportunity to experience the unparalleled flavour of foods harvested during our local growing season. Breton’s menu is inspired by the fresh produce harvested by farmer Sherry Patterson of Chick-a-Biddy Acres CSA, and by the local meats, cheeses, wines and beers from our Harvest Wednesday Partners. The Harvest Dinner Prix Fixe will run during Summerlicious - the harvest will change from day to day and so will the menu.
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Fri, July 8 - Sun, July 10
Blue Mountains Chili Ribfest 2011
Cedar Run Horse Park, 318 Clark Street, Clarksburg
The inaugural Blue Mountains Chili Ribfest will feature Smokin' For Gold, Ontario's first-ever internationally sanctioned BBQ competition; the 27th Annual T-C Rotary Chili Cookoff; and the Whole Hog BBQ Championship in association with the Canadian Southern BBQ Association. Southern Ontario BBQ and chili lovers have never had such an outstanding opportunity to experience a food festival of this caliber. In addition, the event will offer amusement rides, games, an arts and crafts marketplace, and fun for the entire family.
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Fri, July 8 - Sun, July 24
Summerlicious 2011
During Summerlicious, more than 150 of Toronto's top restaurants offer residents and tourists alike the opportunity to sample a wide variety of diverse and innovative cuisine through prix fixe menus. Foodies can dine for a lot less on the specially created lunches and dinners that come complete with promotional prices.
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Fri, July 8 - Sun, July 10
Taste of Lawrence 2011
Lawrence Avenue East between Warden and Pharmacy
The Wexford Heights Business Improvement Area presents this showcase of unique flavours found throughout Scarborough. In addition to mouthwatering food, they bring show-stopping performers, hands-on kids activities, a midway, amazing street performers and much more for you to experience.
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Fri, July 8 - Sun, July 10
Corazón de México
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
Bringing together the traditional and the modern, the Corazón de México (Heart of Mexico) festival will showcase the sights and sounds of a culture always moving and spreading outward. It is a culture that reflects hard realities and the vibrancy and warmth of its people.
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Sun, July 10
The Brewery Market: Granite Brewery
Wychwood Barns, Barn #4, 601 Christie Street
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
free admission - beer and pizza available for sale
The Brewery Market gives you a chance to learn about, try and meet the people behind the best beer Ontario has to offer. On each Brewery Market Sunday, you will be able to sample beers from a single Ontario brewery in the casual and relaxed setting of the Wychwood Barns. Partial proceeds from The Brewery Market will support The Stop Community Food Centre. This week's event will feature Granite Brewery.
[more info]
Wed, July 13
Waterfront Wednesdays at Palais Royale
Palais Royale, 1601 Lakeshore Boulevard West
6:00 PM
$40 - first come first served
Join us on the beautiful 4000 square foot deck of Palais Royale for our Waterfront Wednesdays, and enjoy the summer evenings with dinner and a live band. This summer we celebrate the Waterfronts of the world, as Chef Steffan Howard has selected the cuisine of a different waterfront city to feature each week for the 3 course prix fixe dinner, including St. Tropez, Mykonos, New Orleans and more. See the website for full list and schedule.
[more info]
Thu, July 14
Tasty Thursdays 2011
Nathan Phillips Square, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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]
Thu, July 14
Boys' Night Out 2011
Audi Downtown Toronto, 328 Bayview Avenue
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$100 - tickets available via link below
Lifford Wine Agency is pleased to host the fifth annual Boys' Night Out event, a celebration of guy's stuff cleverly disguised as a sophisticated wine tasting. Hot cars, boats, golf, fine wine, steaks, live entertainment, oysters, motorcycles, music, celebs, BBQ, auctions, and much more. Proceeds will benefit the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation and Prostate Cancer Canada.
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Fri, July 15 - Sun, July 17
Colombian Colours: Il Diaspora Festival
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
This festival will showcase the diversity, infinite cultural expressions and ethnic diversity of Colombian culture by highlighting the work of Colombian diaspora artists.
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Sat, July 16 - Sun, July 17
Festival of India 2011
location and times t.b.c.
Feed your Soul at the Festival of India. Experience an uplifting weekend of spiritual awakening, blissful singing, dancing, Vedic knowledge, mantra meditation, yoga and more. Take part in the 3,000 year old tradition of Ratha-Yatra and join the parade of colorful chariots amidst rhythmic beats of drums, cymbals, chanting and dancing. Enjoy two days of outstanding culture and arts with dramas, dance, music, yoga demonstrations, a free vegetarian feast and much more.
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Sun, July 17
The Brewery Market: Muskoka Brewery
Wychwood Barns, Barn #4, 601 Christie Street
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
free admission - beer and pizza available for sale
The Brewery Market gives you a chance to learn about, try and meet the people behind the best beer Ontario has to offer. On each Brewery Market Sunday, you will be able to sample beers from a single Ontario brewery in the casual and relaxed setting of the Wychwood Barns. Partial proceeds from The Brewery Market will support The Stop Community Food Centre. This week's event will feature Muskoka Brewery.
[more info]
Thu, July 21
Green Bites Workshops
Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Avenue
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$45 per class or $120 for 3 classes - register via link below
We all want to eat locally and sustainably, but it’s often difficult to know where to start. Green Bites will bring you up-to-date on the hottest food topics, with hands-on demonstrations and discussions from Toronto’s top sustainable food experts. See link below for full course schedule.
[more info]
Thu, July 21
Tasty Thursdays 2011
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]
Thu, July 21 - Sun, July 24
Tirgan Iranian Festival
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
Explore a multitude of Canadian and world premieres through this multi-disciplinary cultural festival. This is a rare opportunity to sample a myriad of exotic Iranian flavours explored through a tastefully hand picked array of artistic expressions including music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts, literature, youth activities, crafts and cuisine.
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Recommended - Fri, July 22 - Sun, July 24
International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration
various locations in Niagara region
Join us for a three-day celebration of Chardonnay, as wine and food enthusiasts from around the world come together to explore what makes this terroir-driven superstar grape sing. Nestled beside the stunning Niagara Escarpment, the vineyards and wineries of Niagara will play host to over 56 international cool climate chardonnay producers and regional chefs for a weekend of wine and food heaven. From social tastings to casual, interactive sessions the world’s top cool climate chardonnay producers, guests, journalists and winemakers will explore and learn about what makes this varietal the coolest grape on earth.
[more info]
Sun, July 24
The Brewery Market: Cameron’s Brewery
Wychwood Barns, Barn #4, 601 Christie Street
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
free admission - beer and pizza available for sale
The Brewery Market gives you a chance to learn about, try and meet the people behind the best beer Ontario has to offer. On each Brewery Market Sunday, you will be able to sample beers from a single Ontario brewery in the casual and relaxed setting of the Wychwood Barns. Partial proceeds from The Brewery Market will support The Stop Community Food Centre. This week's event will feature Cameron’s Brewery.
[more info]
Sun, July 24
International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
$95 - call 416-365-5767 or 1-800-266-4764 to reserve
Celebrate the great complexity, diversity and sense of place that can only be conveyed by Chardonnay. Vintages welcomes 42 top cool-climate producers from Canada, Italy, France, Austria, USA, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Chile for a walk-around Taste & Buy event.
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Sun, July 24
Brazilfest 2011
Earlscourt Park Toronto, St. Clair Avenue West and Caledonia
The Toronto International BrazilFest is the largest celebration of Brazilian heritage and culture in Canada, attracting over 20,000 attendees looking to experience the music, dance, food and arts of Brazil.
[more info]
Wed, July 27
Waterfront Wednesdays at Palais Royale
Palais Royale, 1601 Lakeshore Boulevard West
6:00 PM
$40 - first come first served
Join us on the beautiful 4000 square foot deck of Palais Royale for our Waterfront Wednesdays, and enjoy the summer evenings with dinner and a live band. This summer we celebrate the Waterfronts of the world, as Chef Steffan Howard has selected the cuisine of a different waterfront city to feature each week for the 3 course prix fixe dinner, including St. Tropez, Mykonos, New Orleans and more. See the website for full list and schedule.
[more info]
Thu, July 28
Tasty Thursdays 2011
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]
Recommended - Thu, July 28
Hart House Craft Beer Festival & Summer BBQ 2011
Hart House Courtyard, 7 Hart House Circle
7:00 PM
$35 - $30 for students - order via link below or at 416-978-8849
Sample some of the best craft brewed ales, lagers, and pilsners 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.
[more info]
Fri, July 29 - Mon, August 1
Island Soul Festival
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West - free admission
Island Soul 2011 celebrates Riddim & Resistance with the historical self-transformation of the Caribbean islands from a colonial Hot Spot of cultural conflict into a creative hot spot of carnival culture. The Caribbean is celebrated through music, dance, storytelling and carnival characters.
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Recommended - Sun, July 31
Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market
various streets in Kensington Market
12:00 noon to 7:00 PM
Pedestrian Sundays are a celebration of Community, Culture, and Ecology. Several streets in Kensington Market go car-free for the day, and we eat, dance, and play in the streets together, sowing the seeds of community. Pedestrian Sundays don't permanently change the streets, but they forever change the way you perceive them. [more info] |
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