A couple of perfect pairings in Guelph Wellington.

Eat, drink and be merry. It’s so beautifully simple that we in Guelph and Wellington County wonder why you would live in any other way. Combining our proud agricultural heritage with a tradi-tion of innovation, we are delighted to offer you a variety of culinary experiences that will delight your senses. Some of our most beloved local brands and institutions have paired up to offer you exciting new products and unfor-gettable experiences that are unique to our region. Not only have they provided you with new flavours to discover, they encourage you to take the chance to get to know the people and places behind your food.

We invite you to immerse yourself in Guelph and Wellington County’s local food culture and rediscover the difference freshness and quality make. So let your senses be your guide, and let our community be your host. Because whether you’re savoury or sweet, or somewhere in between, there is something new for you to taste in Guelph and Wellington County.

Playing in the corn maze at Strom’s Farm

When people get together; food just happens. That is why at many of our Festivals and Events you can find local fresh and local food vendors. June 11-13, 2010Guelph & District Multicultural FestivalFood from all over the world brought to you by local food vendors. www.gdmf.ca

June 27, 20105th Annual Guelph Wellington Local Food FestA true celebration of local food, fun for the family and unique tasty treats from the region. www.foodlink.ca July 23-25, 2010Hillside Music Festival 2010Hillside is the king of bringing the local food movement to a large audience. Hardworking volunteers help keep this festival waste free. www.hillsidefestival.ca July 31, 2010World’s Longest BBQ! Canada’s Food DayHelp make this year the longest BBQ ever – use local ingredients in your meal and enter your menu online for a chance to win.www.foodday.ca September 8-12, 2010Guelph Jazz FestivalKeep an eye out at the Free Jazz tent on Saturday afternoon for the Local Food area in downtown Guelph.www.guelphjazzfestival.com September 25, 20104th Annual Wellington Rural RompA day of open farm gates. Meet the face of the hard working families that brings fresh food to your plate. www.foodlink.ca October 2010Taste of DowntownSavour prix fixe lunches and dinners on selected days in October. Get a chance to experience great food at a great price.www.downtownguelph.ca

Herbs for Sale at the

Local Food Fest

June 27, 2010.

Another Saturday at the Guelph Farmer’s Market

A decadent tented August afternoon of local food, wine and enter-tainment. This fabulous new fundraiser helps support the Optimist Club in raising money to build a multi-use recreational facility in the picturesque town of Puslinch. Supporters enjoy locally grown food prepared by top local culinary talent, dishes prepared by Appetizingly Yours Events & Catering and local restaurateurs including among others, the renowned Aberfoyle Mill Inn www.aberfoylemill.com and Envers of Morriston. www.enversofmorriston.ca

Appetizingly Yours Events and Catering

Ingrid von Cube the President and Creative Director, of Appetizingly Yours (AY) has been servicing Guelph and the surrounding area for the past 20 years. AY partners with a network of farmers and suppliers to provide clients with daily deliveries of the freshest seasonal ingredi-ents, from organic produce to naturally raised meats. Ingrid believes in supporting local growers and farmers however possible, designing the AY menus around the incredible products our area has to offer. www.appyours.com

Artisanale Café & Bistro

Appetizingly Yours Events and Catering

Yasser Qahawish, Chef/owner of Artisanale is extremely passion-ate about French food and culture. He has trained with top chefs in Toronto, Montreal and at a few Michelin-rated restaurants in France. The focus of our restaurant is an “ingredient-based” menu. We have great respect and appreciation for farmers, and we spend a great deal of time sourcing ingredients which have been sustainably and respon-sibly produced. We are a truly seasonal restaurant and we are proud to feature food products found locally. www.artisanale.ca

Whole Circle Farm is the first of our suppliers that has committed to providing fresh organic food to our restaurant. They have dedicated a portion of their land solely to growing produce from seeds hand-picked by our chef from a heritage seed catalogue. This pilot program is a great example of the partnership that farms and restaurants can maintain. Artisanale’s partnership with Whole Circle Farm serves the community by providing quality locally-produced food. www.wholecirclefarm.ca

Borealis GrilleJim Loat attended chef school and trained intensively as an apprentice at various restaurants, earning an Honours degree in Hotel and Food Administration. He has made appearances in magazines, cookbooks, television and radio.

Currently Jim is head chef at the Borealis Grille, Guelph’s first Sa-vour Ontario restaurant. The concept features local Ontario prod-ucts almost exclusively on the menus and wine lists. Over the years, Jim has been honoured to serve celebrities, world class musicians, sports stars and past prime ministers. www.borealisgrille.ca

Neil Vandendool is the owner and operator of Ontario Harvest Farms and the Rising Star Elk farm, located near Rockwood. Ontario Harvest has become a thriving business, distributing locally produced specialty meats to area restaurants. Neil has partnered with a wide variety of Ontario producers and processors with a focus on game, fowl, heritage and naturally raised meats. Ontario Harvest provides Wellington County’s finest artisan chefs, such as the Borealis Grill, with unique flavourful products. Neil is strongly committed to ethical, sustainable agriculture and the environment we all share. www.harvestontario.com

F&M BreweryF&M micro brewery takes the care and quality process one step further, and, in combination with the pure water found only in the artesian wells of Guelph, F&M uses only the highest quality malted barley and fresh hops in their ales and lagers. www.fmbrewery.com

With two locations in Guelph, Planet Bean Coffee is committed to creating great tasting gourmet coffee through fair trade and links between consumers and producers. Planet Bean offers over a dozen fresh roasted, gourmet coffees.

This perfect pairing can now be enjoyed in liquid form. This season order a StoneHammer Oatmeal Coffee Stout at select venues in Guelph. This beer will be the first in Canada to have the Transfair Canada seal of fair trade authentication because the coffee used in the flavouring of the stout is fair trade certified.

“It is the kind of partnership between Guelph small businesses that can help us weather the economic storm.”

Byron Cunningham – Planet Bean

www.planetbeancoffee.com

Contact InformationFor More Information on anything in this guide, please feel free to contact:Visit Guelph and Wellington CountyGuelph Tourism Information Centre1 Carden StreetGuelph, ON N1H 3A1visit@guelph.cavisitguelphwellington.ca1-800-334-4519

Pick up a copy of the 2010 Guelph Wellington Local Food Map at the Guelph Tourism Information Centre. Find restaurants, retail locations and farms that feature local food.

We insist on things like 100% Canadian grown two-row barley malt, English hops, a continually cultured strain of yeast and Arkell Springs water.

www.wellingtonbrewery.ca

Since our brewery opened in 1985, we’ve even insisted that our fine English Ales have to be brewed using English brewing equipment. Ours was built by Hickley of London specifically for Wellington Brewery.

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