One of the best things about Savour Stratford is the main tasting event that takes place on Sunday afternoon. A chance to taste the best of Perth County, prepared by the best chefs of that region. Producers and chefs team up, and present to the hungry crowd some great bite sized offerings, along with some great local wine and beer. I did my best to taste what I could, but sadly due to an unfortunate run in with a bottle of tequila the night before, I was unable to drink, or go near booze. This was a shame, because there really was some great stuff there to taste. Oh well, I guess you will have to join me next year, not for the tequila, but the Ontario VQA and craft beer offerings at the tasting.
As I have mentioned before this is one of my favourite food events of the year, and below you can see why it is worth the price of admission. I present my second photo journal of my experience at Savour Stratford. In the final installment, I will show some of the faces of the tasting, the chefs and some people who were there to taste along with me. Cheers.
Savour Stratford is one of my favourite culinary adventures that I partake in each year, and this year was no different as a fantastic time was had. Friends, food, drinks, one of my favourite Ontario towns, what could be bad? I decided to start off posting some of the great photos from the weekend, so you can see through my ideas what a wonderful time we all had, and can put it on your calendar for next year. I'm also going to follow up with another post or two about that tasting and educational events I attended.
You can read here about my experience from last year.
The view of the Slow Food market, and the main tasting tent on the right.
We had perfect weather all weekend, unseasonally hot.
Let’s talk about becoming a "Local Wine Prophet". Firstly, I will preface all I am about to say by stating that I am not, nor do I ever claim to be, and expert. In anything. I know what I like, what I feel is right, and what is good for me, my personal tastes, and levels of comfort. That being said, I drink about 95% local wines because I truly believe that Ontario has taken its place as a world leader in vinification. What I want to show is that there is a systematic way in which, if you choose, you can learn about all Ontario has to offer in the world of wine; to find wines that you enjoy drinking and sharing with friends and family, while supporting your local wine industry.
Sometimes you don't even have to leave your neighbourhood to be a culinary tourist. There are great things to discover in our own backyards. For the 4th year in a row, Slow Food Toronto held its annual fundraiser, a picnic at Evergreen Brickworks. This was an opportunity to taste, under one roof, what southern Ontario had to offer. Pairing the best chefs and producers together, along with some great local wine and beer (of course), Picnic is one of the must attend food events of the year.
From PEC to Muskoka, and down to Norfolk County, all were represented in the newly opened event space at Brickworks on Sunday October 3rd, 2010. They speak about "savour(ing) the terroirs of our foodshed", and supporting those who grow our food. It’s no wonder the community came out in excess of 1000 to this year’s picnic.
