The GE Café Chefs Series returned last week with a unique lineup of 10 Ontario chefs. Once a month, the province's top culinary talents host dinners focusing on sustainable, local and seasonal ingredients.
The series launched in 2011 with a number of chef-driven workshops that created a platform for discussion on food. With previous events (like the Jamie Kennedy edition) the intimate communal dinners allow for dialogue on issues such as: sustainability, local food systems, and also allow the chefs to share their culinary philosophies.
This year, the series returns with a formidable list of chefs that have redefined what it's like to dine in the city today, and chefs that continue to elevate provenance. Each workshop promises social interaction with other food and wine lovers, as well as great conversation with the chefs. Each event ($75) will feature Ontario wines courtesy of Niagara's Stratus and the Somewhereness Group— originally a group of six leading wineries dedicated to growing small lots of site-specific wines in Ontario’s ancient glacial soils.
The Somewhereness group now represents 11 wineries across Ontario and they've come together as collective voice to showcase Ontario's sense of place through wine, while also presenting their unique approach and commitment to small farms, sustainable practices, and responsible stewardship of the land. All of the GE Café Chefs Series events take place on the second Tuesday of every month, with 10 chefs being featured this year from across the province.
GE Cafe Series 2013; Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall Schedule
January 15 Regional Italian Cuisine with Giacomo Pasquini
February 12 Building Community Through Food with Chris Brown
March 12 Maple Madness with Matthew Demille
April 9 Raw & Wild Spring with Doug McNish
May 14 Gastro-Homesteader with Ryan Crawford
June 11 Clean and Fair Fish with Kristin Donovan
July 9 Past, Present & Future of Canadian Cuisine with John Higgins
August 13 Ups and Downs of Opening a Restaurant with Michael Caballo
September 10 The Stratford Food Community
October 8 Preserving Techniques with Jacob Sharkey Pearce
November 12 Local Indian Cuisine
December 10 Kitchen Party, East Coast Style with Geoff Hopgood
Workshop Fees
$75 each workshop
$420 for 6 workshops (Save $30)
$780 for 12 workshops (Save $120)
Workshops include food/wine pairings.
GE Cafe Ches Series: Masters of Food
Full schedule: http://ebw.evergreen.ca/whats-on/food/chefs-series
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What an amazing event! I love the fact that we have some amazing wineries and local chefs in our backyards and events like this are being put together to showcase the best this province has to offer. Great idea in a great venue!
What an incredibly opportunity! I would love to win tickets to the March 12th workshop
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Loved the one’s we’ve been able to get to, these are always great fun and great food
Thanks Team Spotlight for sharing this. Discussing the culinary environment while enjoying amazing food is like the best date ever.
Looking like a great line-up.
Absolutely love the Evergreen Brickworks!
Looks like a great line-up! Still haven’t made it to David Changs new endevour. Can’t wait!
I didn’t even know about this series but I think we all have something to learn about food, where it comes from and sustainability etc. Good for GE for putting this on and thanks for posting it.
Sounds absolutely lovely! Would be a fun date night for the hubs and I . Too soon to line a babysitter?
love the focus on sustainable and local food
Great contest. Have been wanting to go to one of these events for a while.
Sounds like a great series. Thanks for sharing the info. I’d love to win tix to the March event!
i love both maple and madness…
Never heard about this Chef Series, but it sounds like an amazing event. I would love a chance to meet some of our amazing Ontario chefs and taste their food paired with our own ‘home-grown’ wines.
OOoooOOOoo! Sounds like a blast. I’d love to win tickets to one of the workshops.
Pick me pick me!
Maple is my favourite flavour! Perfect in main appetizers, main dishes, and, of course, desserts. (Even salad dressings.)