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2nd Annual
Taste of Huron
August 16 - 27, 2010
Coming Soon
Check out the info below to see what happend last year!
Monday, August 24 - Thursday, August 28
Hosted at restaurants all around the County, diners will enjoy presentations and lively discussions of 100 mile menus, wines and winery development in Huron County, special ingredients, food choices and just what certified organic really means.
All dinners in the series are from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. with a fixed price menu. Bookings are done through each host restaurant.
Cost: $35.00 (does not include: alcoholic beverages, taxes or service).
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Monday, August 24
Topic: Food Security and 100 Mile Diet - It follows a power point presentation and ends with a video. Basically it involves a comparison between a 'local-seasonal' salad and pizza with store packaged salad and pizza. Some taste testing involved. Those items could change easily as well for your event. We are giving basic points from Michael Pollan's work around ways to eat well, locally and seasonally and brings in issues of food security in the world.
Presenter: Kathy Douglas
Menu: Featuring items that fit within a 100 mile radius of Goderich, Ontario.
Restaurant: Benmiller Inn and Spa
81175 Benmiller Line, Goderich, ON
Reservations: 1-800-265-1711 www.benmiller.on.ca
Tuesday, August 25
Topic: Wine – Tasting and discussion with Pelee Island Wine Master, Walter Schmoranz, includes presentation on the project to create a Vineyards and VQA in Huron County.
Presenters: Walter Schmoranz, Wine Master
Menu: Featuring dishes paired or prepared with Pelee Island brand wines.
Restaurant: Hessenland Country Inn, 72981 Bluewater Hwy. R.R. #2 Zurich, ON
N0M 2T0 Reservations: 1-866-543-7736 www.hessenland.com
Wednesday, August 26
Topic: Evening with author of the 2009 James Beard Cookbook of the Year, Jennifer McLaglan, “Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, With Recipes”
Presenter: Jennifer McLagan*
Menu: Dishes that featuring healthy and tasty
Restaurant: Eddingtons of Exeter, 527 Main Street, Exeter On N0M 1S1
Reservations: 519-235-3030 www.eddingtons.ca
*Jennifer McLagan is presented by the Huron County Library
Thursday, August 27
Topic: Presenter Joan Brady, Huron-Perth Outreach co-ordinator for Canadian Organic Growers. Organics – what is “certified organic” how does organic differ from country to country and how can consumers make informed decisions with our food choices.
Presenter: Canadian Organic Growers
Menu: special menu featuring locally sourced ingredients prepared by the talented chefs of the Little Inn.
Restaurant: The Little Inn of Bayfield, 26 Main Street, Bayfield, ON N0M 1G0
Reservations: 1-800-565-1832 www.littleinn.com
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