Celebrate the Regions Best Restaurants, Beers, Wines, Spirits and Entertainment
March 23 to March 25 - The Careport Centre, 270 Longwood Rd. S, Hamilton, Ontario
Friday March 23rd
Saturday March 24th
Sunday March 25th
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm
12 noon to 05:00 pm

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Cooking Demo Line-Up 2010

Friday April 9

Time Cooking Demo  
6:30 - 7:00

Owner & Executive Chef Dan

& partner Laurie

(and fellow flavour junkies!)

from Twisted Lemon Restaurant

 

 Twisted Lemon Culinary creations at Food & Drink Fest
7:15 - 7:45

 

Executive Chef Jeff Crump,

  from Ancaster Old Mill

Jeff is a Canadian chef who has developed his talents at a number of the world’s top restaurants; Lumiere in Vancouver B.C., The Fat Duck, Bray, England and at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California.

He is Canadian Slow Food pioneer.

As a chef, his passion is promoting seasonal food that is locally grown. 
“Ten years from now - maybe sooner - Canada's going to catch up to what Jeff Crump and a few like-minded pioneer chefs are doing. The intimate collaboration of chefs and farmers is the way of the future - logical, sustainable, righteous, and above all, delicious.”


                                            James Chatto, Toronto Life

 Chef Jeff Crump at Food & Drink Fest
8:00 - 8:30  Acclamation Bar & Grill
 Acclamation food on the cooking demo stage at Food & Drink Fest
8:45 - 9:15

 SB Prime & Rude Native

A Choice Restaurant in the heart of Downtown Burlington, SB Prime is your destination for Dinner and a Stylish night on the town. Experience authentic Steakhouse cuisine and traditional Steakhouse atmosphere with a modern spin. Feel the tempo rise as night falls; SB Prime brings new energy and sexiness to Traditional American Steakhouse dining.

 Rude Native "Where the Locals go to experience tastes from around the world" 


Saturday April 10

Time Cooking Demo  
1:30-2:00

 The Edgewater Manor and Restaurant

Chef Andrew’s culinary career began in his hometown of Toronto, Canada. After completing his culinary education at George Brown College Andrew worked in such prestigious restaurants as Auberge du Pommier and La Bodega Restaurant.

Andrew’s passion for seasonal and local ingredients motivated him to relocate to the Niagara region where he developed his knowledge of food and wine pairing as Sous Chef at the award winning Peller Estates Winery Restaurant in Niagara-on-the-Lake under Executive Chef Jason Parsons.

 Chef Andrew from Edgewater Manor at Food & Drink Fes
2:00 - 3:00

Steel Chef Hamilton

 Sandwich Competition

   Brought to you by

 The Hamilton Spectator

Click HERE for more info

 Steel Chef Hamilton Sandwich Competition sponsored by The Hamilton Spectator at Food & Drink Fest
3:15 - 3:45

Executive Chef Robert from Koi Restaurant

The Man Behind the famous Coconut Shrimp

 Chef Robert from Koi Restaurant at Food & Drink  Fest 2010
4:00 - 4:30

 

Celebrity Chef Jeff Crump

author of "Earth to Table"

Earth to Table by Chef Jeff Crump at Food & Drink Fes

 Chef Jeff Crump at Food & Drink Fest
4:45 - 5:15

Award Winning

 Chef Mark Farrugia from

 La Piazza Allegra

From designing the menu to designing La Piazza's decor, everything Mark does is with meticulous detail which is especially characteristic of his culinary creations.

 Chef Mark from La Piazza on the cooking demo stage
5:30- 6:00

 My Thai Restaurant

with Chef Vahn

 

Come experience

Authentic Thai Cuisine

6:15 -6:45

 Cookin with Beer! with NickelBrook Beers

 NickelBrook Beers at Food & Drink Fest
7:00 - 7:30

Chef Michael from 

Greensville Gourmet

 Grensville Gourmet at Food & Drink Fest
7:45-8:15

The Bread Bar

Bettina Schormann has won numerous awards including

the Lindt Chocolate Competition and the

OHI Professional Pastry Chef Award.

Alond with the soon to be opened Bread Bar, Bettina is also

the pastry chef at the Ancaster Old Mill.

 

Pastry Chef Bettina at Food & Drink Fest
 
8:30-9:00

 Rosewood Estate Winery &

Cheese Shoppe on Locke

Wine & Cheese pairing

A Perfect Pair!

A glorious paring of gourmet cheeses from ontario and around the world with local estate and honey/mead wine




Sunday April 11

Time Cooking Demo  
12:20 -12:50

Restauranteur Dean Collett & 

 Chef Robert To

 from Sizzle Restaurant

 Sizzle Steakhouse doing a cooking demo at Food & Drink Fest
1:00 - 2:00

Food Network Celebrity Chef

 

Laura Calder

Author of "French Taste"

and host of

Food Network's "French Food at Home"

Click HERE for more info

Food Network's Celebrity Chef Laura Calder at Food & Drink fest Sunday April 11 at Copps Colsieum 
2:15 - 2:45

 The Frugal Oenophile

Richard Best

"Old World; New World; Our World".
Richard Best will be providing complimentary tastings of three different wines, all chardonnay.
Three samples will be from France, Australia, and Ontario.
Can you taste the difference?

 

 Richard Best at Food & Drink Fest
3:00-3:45

 

Food Network Celebrity Chef

Laura Calder

 

Author of "French Taste"

  and host of

  Food Network's "French Food at Home"

Click HERE for more info

 

Celebrity Chef Laura Calder at Food & Drink Fest at Copps Coliseum, Author of French Taste!
4:15-4:45

Chef Andrew from

The Edgewater Manor

While in Niagara, Andrew has shared his knowledge and experience as an instructor at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Culinary Institute as well as participated in local events such as the Niagara Wine Auction and the Cuvee Wine Awards.

In 2008 Andrew traveled to Chicago in order to promote Canadian icewine and demonstrate the diversity of Canadian cuisine.

Andrew’s commitment to regional cuisine has led him to The Edgewater Manor Restaurant in Stoney Creek, Ontario. While maintaining a relationship with the local growers Andrew also believes in the quality of unique and rare ingredients from all over the world which has resulted in his innovative dishes and seasonal menu design. Chef Andrew also offers tasting menus that showcase his talent and passion.


Chef Andrew from Edgewater Manor at Food & Drink Fest

 







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