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After months of anticipation, the Culinary-Tourism Symposium took place
on March 6 - 8th.
It began on Sunday March 6th with an afternoon "Round Table" discussion.
Over 125 people joined the Deputy Ministers of Tourism
and Recreation, Bill Allen and Frank Ingratta, Agriculture
and Food (OMAF) to begin
discussions between Ontario food and beverage growers,
producers and culinary professionals. For details of
this exciting provincial dialogue
see FIELD TO TABLE: A PROVINCIAL
DIALOGUE.
Later on Sunday, the 'Opening Night Showcase' was held.
Delegates from across Ontario and Canada were welcomed
by Tim Peterson, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister
of Tourism and Recreation who
brought greetings on behalf of Jim Bradley. The Ministry
of Tourism and Recreation was the "Premier" sponsor of the
Symposium. Music filled the atrium at George Brown College
by the rhythmic
sounds of the Marigolds. Thirteen colleges
and universities, from across Ontario, exhibited the
succulent delicacies of their regions. Each step around
the various exhibits took us in a
different direction while savouring the 'Tastes of Ontario.'
For further details and pictures visit OPENING
NIGHT SHOWCASE & CHEFS
CIRCLE.
Food and beverage producers were also busy as delegates sipped different
wines and beers from all across the province while learning
more about what is grown and produced in our backyard.
For further details and
pictures visit SPONSORS.
The two following days consisted of panel discussions,
presentations and networking, allowing delegates to
learn from the experiences and knowledge of the practitioners
of Culinary Tourism in Ontario and some who shared
their work from other parts of Canada. For further
details and pictures visit PROGRAM and SPEAKERS.
After the official closing of the Symposium, some of the delegates
and organizers enjoyed a post symposium culinary tourism
excursion to the Montgomery Inn in Toronto where they experienced a
tour and historic
dinner - what could be better than concluding this event with
an authentic culinary tourism experience! HISTORIC
DINNER AT MONTGOMERY'S
INN.
To all who participated, shared their knowledge, exhibited their regions,
their products and generously supported us, we thank you!
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