Saturday, November 12, 2016

St. Lawrence Market's Evening at the Market 2016

Presented by the St. Lawrence Market, the annual Evening at the Market took place on Thursday, November 10th, in support of charitable partner Second Harvest. From 7-10pm at the historic South Market, guests experienced a one-of-a-kind culinary adventure featuring tasting dishes from all 64 St. Lawrence Market merchants.


 Tickets to the fundraiser are $75 and include all food and drink for the event. Due to incredible positive response, the event sold out two weeks in advance and has raised $30,000 for Second Harvest!


Stunning chandeliers dotting the ceiling at Evening at the Market.


Live entertainment at Evening at the Market included aerial circus performances by Zero Gravity Circus.



As well as jazz performances by The Yonge Kings 


Below is a recap of Evening at the Market where my friend and I enjoyed a variety of dishes from the upper and lower levels of the South Market. Sadly, I missed the cooking demonstrations from chef Claudio Aprile; I was too caught up with eating everything and totally forgot about it! :(

Unlimited beer and wine provided by Brick Brewery and Santa Margherita Wines


Caramelized honey ribs & spicy Korean beef



Bacon bites & marinated chicken


Peameal bacon sandwich sliders, grilled smoked peameal & gouda sandwiches on rye, and mini pourakias



Calamari & coleslaw


Steamed mussels


WINE COUNTRY MERCHANTS
Ontario wines from Peller Estates


Ribs with coleslaw



Shrimp & Canadian snow crab claws



Canadian maple syrup and maple cookie


WHITEHOUSE MEATS
Kangaroo & camel, turkey & duck, lamb & water buffalo meatballs


Traditional Spanish paella & empanadas


We tried the Waterloo Double-Double Doppelbock and Waterloo Grapefruit Radler for the first time. Loved them both!


Country-style ham, polish, village &  debrecyna sausages


Pasta in Parmesan wheel and roasted pig



Portuguese custard tarts


Rotisserie & grilled chicken, parisien potatoes, chicken rissois, codfish cakes


Sausage rolls


Roasted Ontario sunchokes and caramelized shallots with spicy blistered cherry tomatoes


Cheese tasting skewers



Bubble tea, vegetable juices, smoothies, lemonade


Peameal bacon, smoked salmon ciabatta sliders, Portuguese custard tarts


50+ types of honey sampling


Pumpkin blondies


Fresh pizza and pasta


Apple tart, honey cake, blackforest cookie


Chocolate and banana crepe


St. Lawrence Market fruit and vegetable sculpture


Evening at the Market celebrates cultural diversity and creativity, and provides a taste of the unique and delicious foods from our rich and diverse communities, right at the St. Lawrence Market. With a much bigger turnout than last year, I hope Evening at the Market will continue to grow bigger and better with each coming year! 

 *Tickets to this event was complimentary.The opinions and views expressed on this post are my own*

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