LE RENDEZ-VOUS DES SAVEURS October 18th-20th, 2013 Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau Tickets (2012 prices): $15 for a three-day pass; $10 daily admission. Food and wine samples extra. Catch up on cutting-edge cuisine and drink at the 17th annual Rendez-Vous showcasing 50 restaurants and wine/beer purveyors with workshops – even a hands-on “culinary academy” for kids […]
FEAST OF FIELDS September 16th, 2013, Canadian Agriculture Museum Tickets: $75 advance; An annual harvest celebration to raise money for Canadian Organic Growers. Last year almost 200 people converged at the Canadian Agriculture Museum to enjoy food prepared by 21 chef teams, each paired with an organic grower. www.cog.ca/ottawa/feast-of-fields/
LUMIÈRE GALA Sept. 11, 2013 Brookstreet Hotel, 525 Legget Dr. Tickets (2012 price): $150 Launched in June 2003 to mark the opening of Brook-street Hotel, Lumière has become one of Ottawa’s best summer garden parties, raising money for local charities. Last September, more than 530 people raised $74,000 as they enjoyed superlative food served at […]
CHEF KURT WALDELE MEMORIAL TRIBUTE FOR OTTAWA HUMANE SOCIETY Aug. 25, Humane Society headquarters, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Tickets (2012 price): $125 Friends and well-wishers of the Ottawa Humane Society are expected to continue the late-summer garden party tradition hosted for years by the late Kurt Waldele, former executive chef at the National Arts […]
NATIONAL CAPITAL CRAFT BEER WEEK & FESTIVAL Craft beer week Aug. 9 to 17, various locations, events Craft beer festival Aug. 16 and 17, Marion Dewar Plaza, Ottawa City Hall The first event last year attracted 6,500 people, and organizers expect more than 10,000 this year celebrating two centuries of craft brewing in the capital […]
6TH ANNUAL BYTOWNE OYSTER FESTIVAL June 30, Kent Street and Arlington Ave. Tickets (2012 price) $25 (includes four oysters, or burger of choice) It’s amazing each year to see how many revellers can fit into a small fenced parking lot beside The Whalesbone Catering at 504-A Kent St. There they chase Sailor Jerry spiced rum […]
SMOKED TO THE BONE BBQ COMPETITION May 24 and 25, Gloucester Fairgrounds (Ottawa-Carleton Raceway) Free for spectators with general admission to fairgrounds; fees to enter professional or amateur barbecue competitions This competition boasts the largest professional prize purse in Canada. On May 25th, Canada’s elite professional BBQ teams will converge to compete for $20,000 and an […]
BON APPÉTIT May 7, Ernst & Young Centre, Uplands Dr. Tickets: $85 ($50 tax receipt) Now in its 17th year, this must-attend food and wine event involving almost 100 restaurants, caterers, wineries and breweries each year sells out at about 1,000 tickets, raising more than $115,000 for some 20 charities.www.bonappetitottawa.ca**Food Tease’s take: it definitely beats the Wine […]
WINTERBREWED FESTIVAL Feb. 16 and 17, Sparks Street Mall Free admission; food and drink extra Ottawa’s newest annual craft beer festival celebrates 200 years of local craft brewing with seasonal brews and artisan food, complete with winter games, a snowman-building contest and on-site sugar bush. No admission fee, but an official festival glass and wristband […]
A TASTE FOR LIFE April 24th., Jean Pigott Hall, Ottawa City Hall Tickets: $150 An event to celebrate the Shepherds of Good Hope’s 30 years of service to the most vulnerable in our community. Sample dishes prepared by many talented Ottawa chefs, as well as wines courtesy of Vintner’s Section. All proceeds to renovate the […]
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