April 2000 - Nr. 4
Wine and Cheese Show
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what I found most intriguing was the fact that a lot of food was offered as
well. Gourmet spices and salad dressings, sushi, Indian fare, caviar,
chocolate, jellies, Italian, seafood (Captain Johns delicious Manhattan Clam
Chowder for example), mushrooms and much, much more. Simply a feast for
eyes, palate and taste buds and much too much for this report.
One
new exhibitor attracted quite a bit of attention and that was the Whittamore
Farm booth. A newcomer to this show, they now feature a number of delicious
fruit wines to complement their other wines. The name should be familiar to
our readers since we always carry their ad for the pick-your-own seasons.
Another item of interest was the shot glass, or shooter, that you can eat (Conan Imports) after you have had your liqueur. It is similar to an ice cream cone with a chocolate coating on the inside and quite a delicious novelty.
For the discerning cigar smoker, a booth with thousands of cigars and smoking paraphernalia was quite well visited. But you had to go into the "Smokers Lounge" to enjoy one of those products.
If you were interested in beer, you could visit the booths of the Brick Brewery, who featured Andechs, Henninger, Celis and Fix beer, Warsteiner the "Queen of Beers" or even Hogtown Brewery’s exhibit and others.
There were also about 15 cooking demonstrations by well-known restaurants and chefs during the three-day show and the LCBO operated a store on the premises where you could buy the product you had just tasted, to take home.
Her Worship Hazel McCallion – Mississauga’s "Iron Lady" attended the opening of the show and had a chance to partake of the fantastic buffet, provided by Captain John’s Harbour Boat Restaurant, with the representatives of the media and other dignitaries.
It was a great show again and always well worth the visit even if you are not a connoisseur of fine wines. It has been that for the last 17 years and I only missed it twice. r.k.a.
( German-Canadian Commerce / Recipes )
