Eatdrink #67 September/October 2017 "The Decade Issue"
The Local Food & Drink Magazine Serving London, Stratford & Southwestern Ontario Since 2007
The Local Food & Drink Magazine Serving London, Stratford & Southwestern Ontario Since 2007
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<strong>The</strong> LOCAL Food & Drink Magazine <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2017</strong> | 27<br />
Finish it all off on a sweet note with delectable<br />
desserts. <strong>The</strong> event will be held at Growing Chefs<br />
Headquarters (formerly the Auberge du Petit<br />
Prince), 460 King Street, from 6–8 pm. Tickets are<br />
$75 each and can be purchased online or by phone<br />
519-434-3644 x634. www.childreach.on.ca<br />
<strong>The</strong> Forest City Cookbook, featuring 120+ original<br />
recipes from London’s culinary community, has<br />
surpassed the halfway point of their crowd-funding<br />
campaign with over 500 books pre-ordered. To<br />
guarantee yourself a copy, you must pre-order<br />
through the Forest City Cookbook site (until<br />
December <strong>2017</strong>). Once the funding campaign is<br />
closed, there will be no other way to purchase a book<br />
— no second print run — so order your copy today!<br />
www.forestcitycookbook.com<br />
This year’s VegFest — London’s annual “plantbased<br />
party” — takes place Saturday, November<br />
11, 10 am–6 pm, at the Metroland Media Agriplex,<br />
Western Fair District. A wide variety of vendors<br />
will be on site, offering food and drink samples<br />
and offering all kinds of support for a plant-based<br />
lifestyle. Admission is $5 (children 12 & under are<br />
free) and parking is free. www.vegfestlondon.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> Tea Lounge is launching Afternoon Tea Service<br />
on Sundays. Guests are also invited to a ‘’Moon<br />
Festival Tea Party’’ on Sunday, Oct. 1. Moon Festival<br />
is a traditional Chinese festival where family gets<br />
together, very much like Thanksgiving. Moon<br />
cakes are round pastries and one of the hallmark<br />
traditions enjoyed during Moon Festival. Guests<br />
will be served several different Chinese teas in the<br />
traditional Gongfu set on big Gongfu tables, paired<br />
with different styles of Moon cakes.<br />
Michelle Pierce Hamilton, RHN (Registered<br />
Holistic Nutritionist) & Certified Tea Sommelier,<br />
is leading a 4-week clean eating workshop called<br />
‘’Get Ready to Flourish,’’ Wednesdays nights from<br />
7–9pm, Sept. 6–27. Another talk by Pierce Hamilton<br />
on the health benefits of tea called “Tea: A Super<br />
Food” will be held Wednesday Oct. 4, 7–9pm www.<br />
tealoungelondon.com<br />
Chef Josh Sawyer and Elaine Sawyer will be<br />
rebranding Wich Is Wich in <strong>October</strong> as “a proper<br />
sandwich and supper shop.” <strong>The</strong> restaurant will<br />
also be open evenings, Thursday to Saturday,<br />
beginning <strong>October</strong> 12, with a playful but<br />
intelligently curated menu. Lights will dim and<br />
the focus shared with great wines and cocktails. A<br />
series of “pop up” themed suppers will begin with<br />
“1920’s Sicily” in November. www.wichiswich.ca<br />
FARM TO FORK &<br />
PLOUGH TO PINT<br />
DINING<br />
Old East Village<br />
f r e s h | l o c a l | o r g a n i c<br />
Catering now available!<br />
See website for details.<br />
623 Dundas St.<br />
rootcellarorganic.ca<br />
Photo: Mariam Waliji
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