The
Good Food & Drink Festival was happening this weekend at the Direct Energy Centre.
I've never been and it sounded like fun so I checked it out this afternoon.
As I entered, they were giving out bags for any goodies I picked up along the way. In the bag, was a bottle of
Levi Roots Reggae Reggae Jerk/BBQ Sauce ... I'm looking forward to trying it.
Near the entrance, there was a big display of products that
Arlene Dickinson had invested in on
Dragons' Den.
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OMG's were giving out sample bags
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I filled out a ballot to win this basket ... fingers crossed! |
There were lots of vendors and it wasn't too busy.
I took a walk around and there was a wide range of products.
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My donut was okay |
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Oysters |
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Cigars |
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Max's had a DJ |
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Linda did a demo on my hand with some great aloe lotion |
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Food trucks |
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Food trucks |
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Ricardo gave me a sample of some ground hemp seeds |
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Udi's glutin free cookies were good |
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They were also giving out bags of pretzels |
There were lots of wine and beer vendors.
I checked out free wine sampling.
Sample tickets were drinks were $1 each and I bought 10. I picked my sampling glass at the entrance.
Here are the samples I tried ... I liked them all.
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Vikram Vij (soon to be on Dragons' Den) was behind me in line |
I watched some demonstrations.
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Chef Tim Everett of Whole Foods Market |
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Christa from Earth's Own gave a talk about almond milk |
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We were given samples of almond milk ... it was good |
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We were also given samples of squares made with almond milk |
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We also got a 2 litres of almond milk to take home |
The cheese seminars were popular. I'm not a fan of cheese so passed.
There was a silent auction with the proceeds going to
Sick Kids.
It was a fun festival and I'll definitely go next year.
2 comments:
I like things like this and it looks like there was a lot of good stuff.
Looks like a fun time.
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