Harvest Wednesdays at The Gladstone Hotel are coming back!
Harvest Wednesdays 2010
The
beloved local food series Harvest Wednesdays returns to the Gladstone
Hotel for its fifth harvest
season!
Look for Tweets on our feed with the hashtag @HWGlad
If you are a local producer or green
organization we would love to connect with you to showcase your
materials at Harvest Wednesday alongside local producers.
contact: paige@gladstonehotel.com
What is Harvest Wednesdays?
On Wednesdays each month, Chef Marc Breton offers urbanites farm fresh fare and an opportunity to experience the unparalleled flavour of foods harvested during our local growing season. Each month Chef Breton's menu is inspired by the fresh produce harvested by farmer Sherry Patterson of Chick-a-Biddy Acres CSA (Community Shared Agriculture) as well as by the local meats, cheeses, wines and beers from our Harvest Wednesday Partners. Chef Breton's preparations offer a simple flavour forward approach to enjoy this fresh food.
The harvest changes from month to month and so does the menu!
There are Two Ways to Enjoy Harvest Wednesdays:
Tastings:
Cocktail party style "Tasting" events kick off each month with tastes of the season in progress and an opportunity to meet with local producers and partners. Four Tasting events August through November include seasonal hors d'oeuvres, wine, and beer tastings and live music.
$19.95pp - 2010 tasting Dates August 18, September 15, October 13, November 10
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE
Farmhouse Dinners (prix fixe):
Bi monthly dinner starting with hors d'oeuvres, followed by the Farmhouse three course harvest dinner. Guests will enjoy their dinner at a large communal table where they will share large platters and get a taste of everything! Dinner will include not only a guest speaker from one of Harvest Wednesday's participants but also live music.
$49.95 pp - 2010 Farmhouse Dinner Dates September 29, October 27
Reservations Required - Call 416-531-4635 x 7130
2010 Harvest Wednesdays Event Schedule: Wed Aug 18, 2010 SUMMER TASTING - 6:30
to 8:30pm $19.95 pp (Including
wine and beer tasting) - CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE Check
out
the flavours of Ontario's summer harvest! Sample our chef's canapés
creations
along with locally produced wines, beers and live music. Meet the farmer
and
producers. Make this event a prelude to dinner in our Ballroom Café or
Melody
Bar! Wednesday night specials will
feature "what's hot" this season! Wed
Sept 15, 2010 PEAK SEASON TASTING - 6:30pm to 8:30pm $19.95 pp (Including
wine and beer tasting) - CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE Check
out the flavours of Ontario's peak season harvest!
Canapés, live music and locally produced wines, beers. Meet
the farmer and producers. Make
this event a prelude to dinner in our Ballroom Café or Melody Bar! Wed Sept 29, 2010 PEAK
SEASON FARMHOUSE DINNER (prix
fixe) - 6:30PM $49.95
pp - Reservations Required - Call 416-531-4635 x
7130 Enjoy
a three course dinner, where you will share a large
farm-style table and platters with other guests. Chef Marc
Breton will create a new menu inspired by the
previous day's farm harvest and featuring local fish, meats or poultry.
Seasonal cocktails and suggested wine and beer pairings from local
vineyards
and breweries will be priced separately. You'll enjoy your meal with old
friends and new ones while the live band performs. Wed
Oct 13, 2010 LATE HARVEST TASTING - 6:30pm to 8:30pm $19.95 pp (Including
wine and beer tasting) - CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE Check
out the flavours of Ontario's peak season harvest!
Enjoy live music as you mix and mingle and meet the farmer and
producers. Join
us for dinner in our Ballroom Café or Melody Bar afterward! Wednesday
night specials will feature
seasonal produce! Wed Oct 27, 2010 LATE HARVEST
FARMHOUSE DINNER (prix fixe) - 6:30PM $49.95
pp - Reservations Required - Call 416-531-4635 x
7130 Enjoy
a three course dinner, where you will share a large
farm-style table and platters with other guests. Chef Marc
Breton will create a new menu inspired by the
previous day's farm harvest and featuring local fish, meats or poultry.
Seasonal cocktails and suggested wine and beer pairings from local
vineyards
and breweries will be priced separately. You'll enjoy your meal with old
friends and new ones while the live band performs. To
Reserve for Prix Fixe Dinners or Purchase Tickets for
Harvest Table Dinners call (416) 531-4635 Ext 7103
HARVEST WEDNESDAYS ARE...
INSPIRED BY THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY SHARED AGRICULTURE
This event is inspired by the Gladstone's investment in four 'shares' of a local Community Shared Agriculture Farm, Chick-a-Biddy Acres. Chef Breton's menus are inspired by the weekly harvest delivered by the farmer. By extension all the guests of Harvest Wednesday support the farmer by attending the event.
What is Community Shared Agriculture (C.S.A.)?
Community Shared Agriculture is a concept that allows people to reclaim a connection to the production of food. It allows farmers to be supported locally and for people to eat food grown in their area, not shipped across the continent. C.S.A. farmers grow food for a predetermined group of consumers who pay an annual fee to purchase their 'share' of the harvest. It is a relationship of shared bounty and shared risks. At present there are over six hundred successful C.S.A.s across North America. C.S.A. members have access to a healthy alternative, one that allows them to eat what is in season.
ENRICHED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
Harvest Wednesdays draws on partnerships with local producers big and small to provide guests with the enhanced experience sampling local wines, meats, cheeses, and specialty foods as well as access to information about food advocacy groups, community partners and local musicians. The Gladstone delivers a full local experience!
ACCESSIBLE NOT JUST FOR THE ELITE
The pricing of this event is accessible for a reason. We want to introduce this food to everybody. The politics of this event strive to bring local and artisanal foods to everyone and facilitate connections to local producers.
Prices start at only $19.95 for our all inclusive Tasting events to the incredible value of $49.95 for the sit down Farmhouse Dinners.
FOCUSED ON SEASONAL, LOCAL AND FRESH
For many of us eating in season is a new experience. As we get to know the natural rhythm of the local growing season we are richly rewarded by the unparalleled flavour of food that was picked that morning.
Eating in season means you are getting the most nutritional value, the kinds of nutrients our bodies need, appropriate to the seasons. Harvest Wednesdays provides this enriched experience to urbanites, connecting city dwellers to the land that feeds
