Another week has passed and here we are looking for new events to attend or happenings to be a part of! There are a few food events this week that will get you nice and full and ready for the weekend again.
- Burger Week: City-weekly The Grid hosts their third annual Toronto Burger Week. Throughout the week, up to 70 restaurants across Toronto will feature a special $5 burger only available during Burger Week. Burger Favorites like Holy Chuck, Big Smoke, and The Works are amongst this years participants. Check out this year’s participating restaurants and what burgers they’re offering here. This week will culminate in a Burger day vendor fail on Sunday, June 1. All of the participating restaurants will set up stands at Fort York Historic Site to sell sliders for $3, sweets and sides for $1, and beer for $5.
- CraveTO – Toronto’s dining movement has come a long way and to celebrate our gastronomic progress, CraveTo is highlighting the best street food and craft beer the city has to offer. Local DJs will be providing the music for the night. The event takes place in a large indoor space with green space, a farmer’s market and a volleyball court. Check out the participating vendors here. (Artscape Wychwood Barns)
- Art of Eclair – This event teaches participants how to make delicious and visually impressive eclairs. Pastry chef Michael Smith acts as instructor for this event, which covers the how-tos of everything from making choux paste, to reating unique fillings to adding small decorative flourishes. Attendees will aslo get to ake home a selection of small cream-filled pastries. (http://bonniegordoncollege.com/eclairs)
- Beerworking Wednesdays – Beerworking Wednesdays is a beer tasting and networking event hosted by brew experts Crystal Luxmore and Ben Johnson. Cyrstal Luxmore is a beer sommelier and the head beer writer at The Grid TO. She is also the co-founder of Brauhaus, a beer club that promotes homemade recipes from southern Ontario. Ben Johnson is the beer writer at BlogTo and occasionally covers Toronto politics and restaurant culture for Torontoist and Post City Magazine. On May 28, A Tasting with Lake of Bays Brewing Co is happening! (http://crystalluxmore.com/)
- Society of Beer Drinking Ladies Bevy 0005 – If you are a real lady who likes drinking real beer, then join the Society of Beer Drinking Ladies for Bevy 003 for a comparison tasting of three styles of beer. Six total kegs will be tapped – two at 9 p.m., two at 10:00 p.m, and two at 11:0 p.m.. A ticket includes all six beers, plus snacks. Additional brews are $5 each, and men are welcome after midnight. (http://ladiesdrinkbeer.com/)
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