A Refreshing Taste of Toronto
On the perfect sunny Friday afternoon, we took a quick break to visit Taste of Toronto (Toronto’s Summer Culinary Festival), which runs until July 5 at Fort York.
The visit began with a man with a machete serving us a fresh coconut. Couldn’t be off to a better start.
You know everything's going to be OK when you're served a fresh coconut. #TasteofToronto pic.twitter.com/D0m9mbRmSJ
— Daniel Francavilla (@Francavilla) July 3, 2015
The best part was meeting the entrepreneurs behind some of these healthy creations.
Absolutely love the branding of @Just_Craft_Soda! Great flavours too. Samples at @tasteoftoronto now! #TasteofToronto pic.twitter.com/z0LQZS4WD8
— Daniel Francavilla (@Francavilla) July 3, 2015
Early on, we tasted the amazing beef from Beretta. Both the steak and burger were perfect, and the staff was very friendly. (Their cows are from King City, but there’s no store there).
Don't forget to stop by booth A1 for @tasteoftoronto food festival! pic.twitter.com/f84hJZWBWK
— The Farm (@berettafarms) July 3, 2015
Along with the more boutique shops the 70 exhibitors included established brands as well, for my favourite drinks on earth: Iced Tea and Coconut Water.
The @PureLeaf booth is legit. Even @AminahHaghighi agrees. #TasteofToronto pic.twitter.com/5fLNC2GQgY
— Daniel Francavilla (@Francavilla) July 3, 2015
One of my most favourite coconut water brands was giving out free full-size drinks – they encouraged me to come back for more!
Thanks @VitaCoco for all the free coconut water. My favourite. #TasteofToronto pic.twitter.com/4bT4elHGEH
— Daniel Francavilla (@Francavilla) July 3, 2015
The live demo in the Cadillac Taste Theatre had Michael Bonacini (of Oliver & Bonacini, of course) cooking a big seafood dish.
Live culinary demo by @MichaelBonacini at #TasteofToronto. @OliverBonacini pic.twitter.com/8C6VSqAHF0
— Daniel Francavilla (@Francavilla) July 3, 2015
We ended off by trying the juice. Super interesting flavours.
#TasteofToronto #JuiceMatters is ready for you!! @tasteoftoronto pic.twitter.com/8o1cCf9EGM
— Juice Matters (@juice_matters) July 3, 2015
Though the prices were high overall, they had a cool payment system where you load a card of crowns and digitally pay along the way. Who carries cash anyway?
Heading to @tasteoftoronto this weekend? Here are some eats to look out for http://t.co/TaEZF4oROW #TasteofToronto pic.twitter.com/NWUNJzFWiz
— blogTO (@blogTO) July 3, 2015