Eatdrink #67 September/October 2017 "The Decade Issue"

Chef/Owner Mark Graham
offers consistently fresh,
creative, locally-sourced
menus.
The heart of
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Our new Fall Menu
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Stratford’s Farmers Market — Meet local
producers every Saturday 7am–12 noon at the
Stratford Agri-plex. Crafts, fresh produce, meats,
sauces, jams, cheese, bread, cupcakes, muffins, pies,
shortbreads, bacon on a bun, and more are ready
for you at this weekly market, one of the longest
running in Ontario. www.stratfordfairgrounds.com
Slow Food Sunday Market — Enjoy select produce,
bread, soup, sweets, soap, healthy treats, crafty
things, lacto-fermented foods, cheese, grass-fed
meats and garden seeds Sundays 10am–2pm.
Located in Market Square beside City Hall. www.
slowfoodperthcounty.com
For the first time in the School’s 34-year history
the Stratford Chefs School is offering hands-on
cooking classes and learning experiences devoted
to the dedicated home cook. Running until the end
of September, all classes are held in the stateof-the-art
Stratford Chefs School Kitchens at 136
Ontario Street and range in cost from $40 to $75.
Classes range from 1 to 3 hours in length and are
offered at a variety of times and days over the week.
Participants roll up their sleeves and tie on an
apron to actively learn a unique menu or cooking
technique. Other classes include Wine Tastings and
Knife Skills. No matter your skill level, the goal
is to engage, entertain and educate. Upcoming
classes include: Preserving, Curry, Stuffed Pasta,
Risotto, Thanksgiving Pies, and Perfect Wines for
Thanksgiving.
Stratford Chefs School Dinners start on
October 24. Between October and March each year,
Stratford’s most cherished culinary secret is the
School’s Dinner Series. As part of their training,
students rotate through kitchen positions to
produce new menus daily under the guidance of
the School’s faculty of esteemed local chefs and
guest chefs from across Canada and around the
world. Dinner is served Tuesday to Saturday. www.
stratfordchef.com
The Stratford Chefs School is proud to announce its
2017/18 selection for the Joseph Hoare Gastronomic
Writer in Residence is celebrated chef and author
Andrew George Jr. Author of Modern Native Feasts:
Healthy, Innovative, Sustainable Cuisine, and a
member of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, Andrew George
Jr. will take up the residency in late October of this
year. Chef George will present a free public lecture,
“Eating Words” in partnership with the Toronto
Public Library on October 23 at the Palmerston
Branch Theatre. Seating is limited. sweinrauch@
torontopubliclibrary.ca
This October, the Stratford Chefs School and
DigiWriting Book Marketing Agency (producers of