Upcoming Events, and how I've been spending my time...

Greetings, Tastefuls!

SO, the Winter Wine Fair was a smashing success, sold-out as usual, and I've booked the venue for the SUMMER Ontario Wine Fair on Saturday June 29th.

As you're going to need another cafeTaste: EVENT to tide you over, I'm doing a Winemakers' Dinner w. Arthur Harder of Calamus Winery, which many of you may recall has been one of my fav 'little guy' wineries for years!  There are still tickets left to this intimate 5-course, all-inclusive dinner with wines paired to each course.  Reserve your spot and meet the principles and wine maker himself to discuss all of the reasons why their wines taste as good as they do!  The date is Thursday May 2nd, and is $85 for all food, wine, tax, gratuity and discussion with the winemaker.  The address is 605 College Street.  Tickets and details can be found HERE

In between my the public events I've been doing guest bartending gigs (one example was being in costume as a 1950's barman doing period cocktails for the season premier of Mad Men) and private parties (the home tastings for small groups is always fun), however much of my most recent weeks have been developing a cocktail program for the Cadillac Lounge!  As Sam (the famous owner of the Parkdale staple) has now re-opened the El Mocambo and is re-tooling the food and bar program at that historic venue, he's decided it is time for a re-vamp of the Caddy to embrace what inspired it: Classic cars and Southern Rock n Roll!  The new menu is a hats' off to Elvis and Memphis cuisine, and I've designed the cocktail program to reflect this, as well as to pay homage to Sam's Italian roots.  So come by the Cadillac Lounge and try the new menu and sample some of the upcoming cocktails!

Ontario Wine Fair: Winter Edition

Welcome to 2013!

Entering this new year we're excited to have the Winter Edition of the 6th Annual Ontario Wine Fair (click tab above to go to our Ontario Wine Fair page) which will be held across the street from our old bar location.  The space we'll be using is The Mascot, 1267 Queen Street West.  For those of you who've been to the fair in previous years know, we love our Parkdale neighbourhood and wouldn't think of moving very far for our larger tastings!

Still some tickets left, and for those interested in winning a free pass, drop me an email at cafetastetoronto@gmail.com.  There will be two winners of passes to the fair!


Regards;

Jeremy Day
Wine Geek
cafeTaste: EVENTS!