Eatdrink #42 July/August 2013

№ 42 | July/August 2013
Featuring specialty foods, kitchenwares,
tablewares, cooking classes & gift baskets.
115 King Street, London
519-645-1335 www.jillstable.ca
SUNDAY BRUNCH
11am−2pm
PATIO
Now Open!
Sun–Tues 11am–midnight, Wed/Thurs 11am–1am, Fri/Sat 11am–2am
The 7th Annual Stratford Garlic Festival takes place Saturday
September 7 & Sunday September 8. Celebrity Chef presenters
include Elizabeth Baird (Canadian Living), Rose Murray
(author/chef), Emily Richards, and Chef Darryl Fletcher
(Chef D-TV). Enjoy garlic braiding workshops, garlic growing
presentations, Ontario Garlic Market, and a celebrity chef
competition (chefs TBA). For more info, including the extensive
musical lineup, go to www.stratfordgarlicfestival.com
Chef Bryan Steele and Sommelier Peter Lavoie have
invited some of their favourite wineries from around Ontario
to The Prune Restaurant for a Winemaker’s Dinner
Series. Dinners will complement the wines three boutique
wineries, from Niagara (Pearl Morissette Niagara
Vineyards on Friday, July 26), Erie North Shore (Muscedere
Vineyards on Friday, September 20), and Prince Edward
County (TBA). For more info, visit theprune.com/events.php
or call 519-271-5052 and ask to speak with Peter.
The Prune has also started a Plates and Grapes evening
every Thursdays starting at 7:30pm. Food ranges from $10-$15/
plate, while wine ranges from $5/3oz, $10/6oz. For weekly
menus, visit theprune.com/plates-grapes.php
Congratulations to former Stratford Tourism Alliance
Culinary Program Development Coordinator Danielle
Brodhagen on her new position as the Director of Product
Development at Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance (OCTA).
Flavours of Stratford — Two guided walking tours
present locally produced culinary delights from unique
food destinations and passionate artisans. Morning tours
run 10:30–1:30 pm. Afternoon tours run from 2:30–5:30 pm.
Conclude with a custom sandwich and sample of craft beer
or wine. $36/person, Wednesday-Sunday during July and
August. www.visitstratford.ca/attractions
Monforte Savouring Sundays — Join Monforte foragers
on an edible journey discovering seasonal foraging with a
sustainable focus. Monforte Dairy, 49 Griffith Rd., from 11
am–1 pm. $25/adult & $12.50/child.
Enjoy a VQA winery tasting paired beautifully with a selection
of Monforte Artisanal Cheeses. Monforte on Wellington, 80
Wellington St., from 2-4 pm. $25/adult & $12.50/child.
Gather for a Forest-to-Table Adventure: a four-course
Sunday dinner featuring locally foraged finds, handcrafted
cheeses from Monforte Dairy and Ontario VQA wines. $50/
adult & $25/child. Enjoy foraging on its own or continue
savouring Sundays with Monforte at the Wine & Cheese
Pairing and during a dinner that features your own foraged
goods. Savour all three for $100/person. Tickets can be
purchased online at www.visitstratford.ca/attractions
Participate in making fresh artisanal cheese and tour
Monforte Dairy with esteemed cheesemaker Ruth Klahsen.
Monforte Artisanal Cheese Making continues with a tasting of
several varietals of Monforte cheeses. $25/person. Monfore Dairy,
49 Griffith Road. www.visitstratford.ca/culinaryadventures
The annual Flavours of Perth Pork and Corn Supper BBQ
features local summer fare, famous steam engine cooked corn