April 17th is the 6th instalment of a beer and food lover’s fantasy.
The Brewer’s plate highlights, supports and promotes local economies and the entrepreneurs that make them up. Specifically, the ones who make and serve beer and fare with a care for craft.
Proceeds for the annual event go to Not Far From The Tree, a great local non-profit that harvests fruit on private and public property, then divides it between the pickers, the owners and charity.
If you’d like to learn about the beer universe at an easy-going/delectable event, this is it. The CBC Barbara Frum Atrium is a great venue, and the brewers (chefs and artisans too for that matter) are all eager to chat.
Breweries
- Amsterdam
- Barley Days
- Beau’s Beer
- Black Oak
- Cameron’s
- Denison’s
- Grand River
- Granite
- Great Lakes
- HogsBack
- King
- Lake of Bays
- Mill Street
- Muskoka
- Niagara College
- Nickel Brook
- Neustadt Springs
- Old Credit
- Railway City
- Spearhead
- Steam Whistle
- Wellington.
Chefs
- Brad Long (Café Belong
- Brook Kavanagh (La Palette)
- Chris Klugman (Paintbox Bistro)
- Chris McDonald (Cava)
- Dan Sanders (Globe Bistro & Earth)
- Howard Dubrovsky & Andres Marquez (Fonda Lola)
- John Robertson (The Big Carrot)
- Karen Vaz (The Rebel House)
- Lora Kirk (RubyWatchco)
- Luis Valenzuela Robles Linares (Torito Tapas Bar , Carmen)
- Mark Cutrara (Cowbell)
- Michael Abbott & Matthew Dunbar (Grapevine Catering)
- Michael Smith (The Gladstone Hotel)
- Steffan Howard (Pegasus Hospitality)
- Chef Stefano Faita (CBC TV’s In the Kitchen with Stefano)
- Chef Christine Tizzard (CBC and Canadian Living’s Best Recipes Ever)
Artisans
- Andrew Muto
- Chocosol Traders & Chocolatiers
- Culinarium
- Daily Apple
- Evelyn’s Crackers
- Lilly’s Italian Eatery
- Monforte Dairy
- Magical Catering
- Mountainoak Cheese
- Ninutik Maple Sugar
- Seed to Sausage
- Toronto Garlic Festival
- Vert Catering
- Wanda’s Pie in the Sky
Don’t like beer? You will after this event. In case you need to convince a date who hasn’t tried beer made with love yet, you can entice them with wine and cider from
You can find tickets at the event website for $125 plus service charges.
See you there?