Saturday July 30 is Food Day Canada

Food Day Canada, originally the World’s Longest BBQ, was founded to support local farmers during the BSE (mad-cow disease) crisis of 2003. It has evolved into a network of local celebrations, aimed at encouraging people to think about the importance of food and community.

Food Day Canada is the largest locavore event in Canadian history.

Learn more about the event and how you can participate. Among participating restaurants in Toronto:

• The Ballroom – offering a 2-course menu of maple candied pork and Ontario trout or Ontario “poutine” (their quotation marks, not mine) with braised short rib.
• The Bowery – offering a special Food Day menu
• BEAST Restaurant
• Cafe Belong
• Canoe
• Cava
• Cowbell
• The Drake Hotel
• Earth, Globe Bistro,
• EPIC restaurant (The Royal York Hotel) – featuring all Ontario products, many from Toronto.
• FRANK at The Art Gallery of Ontario
• Jamie Kennedy’s Gilead Café/Bistro
• The Gladstone Hotel – Chef Marc Breton offering a 3 course prix fixe
• Nota Bene
• Reds Bistro & Wine Bar
• Ruby Watchco
• Starfish Oyster Bed and Grill
• TOCA (Ritz-Carleton)

…and many more!

Or buy local and make it yourself. Shop at your local farmer’s market. Have a dinner party for your friends. Just eat local and support local business.

Eat well, be well.