Events in toronto: Toronto Food Events: Taste Haida Gwaii, Macaron Day, Poutine Party, Ottomans in Toronto, Cover Me Urban

Friday, March 18, 2016

Toronto Food Events: Taste Haida Gwaii, Macaron Day, Poutine Party, Ottomans in Toronto, Cover Me Urban

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

Taste Haida Gwaii at Canoe (66 Wellington Street West) kicks off this Saturday, March 19 and will run until June. The limited time tasting menu priced at $115 per person is part of Canoe's ongoing Taste Series honouring different regions of Canada. Look forward to dishes like prawn and nettle chowder, smoked white salmon with fiddleheads, salmon candy, and more.
Macaron Day is Sunday, March 20 and there are 17+ Toronto bakeries, patisseries and cafes offering freebies, special flavours and donating macaron proceeds for the day to charity.
Montreal takes over The Drake Hotel (1150 Queen Street West) for a Poutine Party on Monday, March 21 as part of 86'D Mondays. The competitive cook-off is free to attend and will feature ooey-gooey poutine from Le Bremner's Danny Smiles and Hotel Herman's Marc-Alexandre Mercier.
Fonda Lola (942 Queen Street West) hosts a Tequilla Tasting on Tuesday, March 22 at 7 pm. Owner and Mexico City expat Ernesto Rodriguez will showcase a range of house-aged silvers to top-shelf añejos in a guided tasting along with $2 tacos and free tortilla chips with pineapple-habanero salsa.

UPCOMING

The Depanneur (1033 College Street) presents Ottomans in Toronto, a supper club instalment by M&T Foods on Sunday, April 3. The lavish meal priced at $60 per person will feature a menu of golden fried cauliflower with tahini, Turkish-style chickpea hummus, classic Turkish meze, saffron and almond pilaf and more.
Curryfest happening on Saturday, April 9 at the Aga Khan Museum (77 Wynford Drive) has announced its lineup of vendors. Look forward to spicy dishes from Rickshaw Bar, Pai, Joshna Maharaj, Saffron Spice Kitchen, Kyla Rajkumar of The Gabardine, Nana, Bombay Street Food Co., Bannock, Gourmet Malaysia, Indian Street Food Co., and at least a couple more surprises. Tickets are on sale now.
Cover Me Urban, a new food event in support of Youth Without Shelter, will take place on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at The Glass Factory (99 Sudbury). General admission is $99 ($40 tax receipts will be issued upon purchase). The evening will feature live entertainment as well as street foods from 15 food and drink vendors.