Toronto Food Events: Brewer's Backyard Great Friday, Smoke Meat Whisky, Room 4 Dessert, Vintage Canoe

Toronto Food Events rounds up the most delicious events, festivals, pop-ups, winemaker dinners, supper clubs and other food related happenings in Toronto this week and next. You can find us here every Friday morning.

THIS WEEK

• Brewer's Backyard is on today, Friday, April 3 at the Evergreen Brickworks (550 Bayview Ave.). This Great Friday edition is family-friendly and free to attend. From noon to 5pm, enjoy beers from six breweries and bites from FeasTO and Urban Carnivore.


• Nine chefs will compete for the Golden Chopsticks at Toronto Dumpling and Sake Fest this Thursday, April 9 at Propeller Coffee (50 Wade Ave.). The dumpling-focused culinary competition takes place from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Tickets are $55, and include a sample from chef and sake tastings.

UPCOMING

• The Carbon Bar (99 Queen St. E) teams up with Cumbrae Farms and Canadian Whisky on Tuesday, April 14 for Smoke Meat Whisky. For $59 per person, enjoy a four course, ten dish menu with complementing cocktails.


• The George Brown Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts presents Room 4 Dessert on Friday, April 17 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The final capstone for Pastry Arts students will offer over 24 stations with various pastries, chocolates, sandwiches, soups, breads, viennoiseries and more.


• Canoe (66 Wellington St. West) celebrates 20 fabulous years this year, and in the lead-up the iconic restaurant is offering a vintage Canoe menu for two exclusive evenings. Dine on Saturday, April 18, or Saturday, April 25 to enjoy a special retrospective five-course tasting menu featuring canushi (Canoe-style sushi) and oxtail and hen's egg ravioli. The tasting menu is $100 per person or $150 with wine pairings.

Photo of the Carbon Bar

by Liora Ipsum via blogTO