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May 20, 2012

Food Truck Eats @ Peller Estates

By Agatha Podgorski

Date: May 20, 2012 12:00 pm
Where: Peller Estates Winery

Kick off your summer at this year’s ultimate backyard bash. Food Truck Eats brings together 16 food truck from Canada and the U.S to deliver the most daring, tasty and innovative street food available. 16 wines from Peller Estates will be poured at this wine and food extravaganza.

Just a reminder your ticket includes: event admission, one glass of wine and a souvenir Govino glass. Additional wine and food can be purchased day of at the event.

The event takes place on Sunday, May 20 from 12 noon to 6 pm and Monday May 21 from 12 noon to 5:00 pm. The event will proceed rain or shine and tickets are non-refundable.

We request that you do not bring alcohol or pets to the event.

For your transportation needs, you can reserve your ride to from the event by contacting Niagara Classic Transport at 1-888-768-4132.

If you are staying in Niagara-on-the-Lake during Food Truck Eats, please contact Tourism Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce for accommodation options at 905-468-1950.

Event Parking: Parking will be available at our event parking lot located beside the winery. To access this parking, please enter along John Street East and look for event signage.

May 21, 2012

86′d with Ivy Knight

By Agatha Podgorski

Date: May 21, 2012 8:00 pm
Where: The Drake Hotel

Get your hands dirty every Monday night with some artful food fun: Be a guest judge in one of our competitive cook-offs, get creative with some do-it-yourself food art or sit back + sip a pint as sharp + sassy host Ivy Knight takes your taste buds on a gastronomical mystery tour.

Tonight we welcome the Terroir Hospitality Industry Symposium’s after party! In honor of Terroir, Drake’s new Head Chef Darren Glew will be creating complementary hors d’oeuvres. Sponsored by delicious Victoria Gin.

Venue: Lounge
Cover: FREE

May 25, 2012

Fabulous Fenwick Lions Carnival

By Julia Gilmore

Start: May 25, 2012
End: May 27, 2012
Where: Centennial Park

The Fenwick Lions Carnival is rolling into Pelham for a full weekend of thrilling rides, wholesome family entertainment and delicious carnival fare. Continue reading →

Budburst Celebration at Flat Rock Cellars

By Julia Gilmore

Start: May 25, 2012 6:30 pm
End: May 27, 2012 5:00 pm
Where: Flat Rock Cellars

Celebrate the start of the new growing season at Flat Rock Cellars. All weekend long, we’ll be serving up four new wines including the 2009 Reserve Pinot Noir, and the much anticipated 2010 The Rogue Pinot Noir, plus some summer inspired pizzas and live music. Continue reading →

Carassauga Festival of Cultures

By Julia Gilmore

Start: May 25, 2012 7:00 pm
End: May 27, 2012 7:00 pm
Where: The Hershey Centre

Travel the world in 3 days at Carassauga’s 27th annual Festival of Cultures. From May 25-27, Ontario’s largest multicultural festival will host 26 pavilions representing 60 countries throughout Mississauga featuring the best in world cuisine and culture.
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May 26, 2012

Sip Into Summer

By Agatha Podgorski

Date: May 26, 2012
Where: Wineries of Pelee Island

Terroir Wine Festival in The County

By Julia Gilmore

Date: May 26, 2012 12:00 pm
Where: Crystal Palace Fairgrounds

Celebrate the wines of Prince Edward County at Terroir Wine Festival on Saturday May 26th. Meet winemakers and take in seminars showcasing wines of The County. Continue reading →

May 27, 2012

Sip Into Summer

By Agatha Podgorski

Date: May 27, 2012
Where: Wineries of Pelee Island

May 28, 2012

86′d with Ivy Knight

By Agatha Podgorski

Date: May 28, 2012 8:00 pm
Where: The Drake Hotel

Get your hands dirty every Monday night with some artful food fun: Be a guest judge in one of our competitive cook-offs, get creative with some do-it-yourself food art or sit back + sip a pint as sharp + sassy host Ivy Knight takes your taste buds on a gastronomical mystery tour.

Tonight we welcome the Terroir Hospitality Industry Symposium’s after party! In honor of Terroir, Drake’s new Head Chef Darren Glew will be creating complementary hors d’oeuvres. Sponsored by delicious Victoria Gin.

Venue: Lounge
Cover: FREE

May 31, 2012

The Great Canadian Cheese Festival 2012

By OCTA

Date: May 31, 2012
Where:

The second annual Great Canadian Cheese Festival is going to be even more memorable than the inaugural event last June. Read on to see how the Cheese Lover‘s plan to expand and improve Canada’s only national showcase of artisan, farmstead and specialty cheese on the first weekend in June 2012! (more…)

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1 Cheese Making Technology Short Course Get Fresh in the Valley Bon Appetit Ottawa	2 Cheese Making Technology Short Course Get Fresh in the Valley Taste of Quebec Artisan Cheese	3 Cheese Making Technology Short Course Get Fresh in the Valley Alexandria Farmers' Market The Dinner Concert Sessions @ Foster's Inn Green Bites: Vegetarian Flexitarian	4 Cheese Making Technology Short Course Chef Neil Baxter’s Rundles 'Weekend Cooking Class’ Schedule for New Year! Good Food Festival & Market Get Fresh in the Valley Jamie Kennedy Culinary Series	5 Good Food Festival & Market Chef Neil Baxter’s Rundles 'Weekend Cooking Class’ Schedule for New Year! Wine & Herb Weekends - Niagara-on-the-Lake Get Fresh in the Valley Hands in the Bowl Alexandria Farmers' Market Growing Taste Buds Elora Culinary Walking Tour Workshop: Planning and Growing an Herb Garden Savour Stratford presents The Beer & Cheese of Great Britain The Beer & Cheese of Great Britain	6 Good Food Festival & Market Wine & Herb Weekends - Niagara-on-the-Lake Chef Neil Baxter’s Rundles 'Weekend Cooking Class’ Schedule for New Year! Bakery Showcase 2012 Get Fresh in the Valley Food Truck Eats in Stratford! Cookery School: Favourite Lemon Pastries
7 Bakery Showcase 2012 Toronto Underground Market TYFPC General Meeting 86'd with Ivy Knight	8 Bakery Showcase 2012 GE Café Chefs Series at the Evergreen Brick Works	9 Pickling with The Cookbook Store Fundamentals of Wheat Flour Properties: A Workshop UN Special Rapporteur Visits The Stop Craft Beer 101 'class' featuring local brews The County in the City - Taste & Buy Gladstone Culinary Tour	10 Fundamentals of Wheat Flour Properties: A Workshop Alexandria Farmers' Market Cookery School Class: Great Vegetarian Dishes Future Food Salon II: 3rd Millennium Farming	11 Fundamentals of Wheat Flour Properties: A Workshop Chef Neil Baxter’s Rundles 'Weekend Cooking Class’ Schedule for New Year! Weekend Cooking Classes with Chef Neil Baxter Mugaritz Bso - Film	12 Weekend Cooking Classes with Chef Neil Baxter Spring 2012 HandMade Market Chef Neil Baxter’s Rundles 'Weekend Cooking Class’ Schedule for New Year! Wine & Herb Weekends - Niagara-on-the-Lake Hands in the Bowl A French Dinner inspired by Julia Child Mother's Day Open House @Heritage Lne Herbs Alexandria Farmers' Market Growing Taste Buds 13th Street Winery Spring Release & Open House Spring HandMade Market Elora Culinary Walking Tour Rice Lake Adventure Kick-off Dinner	13 Weekend Cooking Classes with Chef Neil Baxter Spring 2012 HandMade Market Wine & Herb Weekends - Niagara-on-the-Lake Spring HandMade Market Chef Neil Baxter’s Rundles 'Weekend Cooking Class’ Schedule for New Year! Mother's Day @ Langdon Hall Brunch @ Casa Loma Cookery School Class: Asparagus Deathrow Meals: Fish Bits
14 Chef Chuck Hughes Visits The Stop OWS Toronto: A Tasting of Appassimento-style Wines Toronto Premiere: To Make a Farm 86'd with Ivy Knight	15	16 Cookery School Class: Low-Calorie Cooking	17 The Stop: Food For Change Alexandria Farmers' Market Mollusks for the Masses The Dinner Concert Sessions @ Foster's Inn Green Bites: Foraged Foods Wine & Cheese Tasting	18	19 Wine & Herb Weekends - Niagara-on-the-Lake Food Revolution Day Heirloom Tomato Seedling Sale Hands in the Bowl Alexandria Farmers' Market Growing Taste Buds Elora Culinary Walking Tour Where Next? Sizing Tourism's Water Footprint	20 Wine & Herb Weekends - Niagara-on-the-Lake Heirloom Tomato Seedling Sale Cookery School Class: Fresh Herbs Food Truck Eats @ Peller Estates Cookery School Class: Baking with Chocolate
21 86'd with Ivy Knight	22	23	24 Alexandria Farmers' Market Cookery School Class: Gluten-Free Basics Patagonia Welcomes Good Food Revolution OWS: Sauvignon Blanc - Same Grape, Different Wines OWS: Merlot & Savagnin	25 Niagara Food and Wine Expo Fabulous Fenwick Lions Carnival Budburst Celebration at Flat Rock Cellars Carassauga Festival of Cultures	26 Niagara Food and Wine Expo Fabulous Fenwick Lions Carnival Budburst Celebration at Flat Rock Cellars Carassauga Festival of Cultures Guelph Wellington Rural Romp! Wine & Herb Weekends - Niagara-on-the-Lake Sip Into Summer Bikes & Beers Cycling Tour Heirloom Tomato Seedling Sale Hands in the Bowl Egological Livestock Tour at Dragonfly Garden Farm Alexandria Farmers' Market Growing Taste Buds Terroir Wine Festival in The County Elora Culinary Walking Tour Savour Stratford presents Artisanal Cheese Making at Monforte Dairy Harvest Table Dining Series @ Hillebrand Estate Winery	27 Niagara Food and Wine Expo Fabulous Fenwick Lions Carnival Budburst Celebration at Flat Rock Cellars Carassauga Festival of Cultures Wine & Herb Weekends - Niagara-on-the-Lake Heirloom Tomato Seedling Sale Sip Into Summer Edible Weed Walk Market Garden Tour at Fertile Ground Cookery School Class: Crème Brûlée The Stop's Beer Garden
28 Group of 7 Chefs Vegetarian Dinner Ontario Culinary Adventure Guide Launch at The Drake 86'd with Ivy Knight	29 Place Making Solutions in the Food System	30 Wines of Niagara-on-the-Lake Taste & Buy	31 The Great Canadian Cheese Festival 2012 Alexandria Farmers' Market Cookery School Class: County Cheeses Patagonia Welcomes Chef Brad Long Pickling with The Cookbook Store