Schedule of Events

Event Map


Edible Embers Non-Profit BBQs	Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market	Veterans Drive Bandshell	Stratford Chefs School Learning Centre	York Street Carnivale	Monforte Kids’ Tent	Ontario Wine & Craft Beer Pavilion	York Street Tasting Tent	Bradshaw's Silent Auction

$ Denotes ticketed events requiring admission fee.

SAVOUR STRATFORD TASTING

Sunday, September 27^th 12 noon - 6 pm

All-Day Attractions
	Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market	Local artisans sell unique and fabulous treasures along the Avon River and Veterans Drive from 12 noon until 6pm
	Edible Embers Non-Profit BBQ	Local non-profits grilling local food 12 noon until 6pm. The air will be heavy with the aromas of: The Actors Guild servin' up tasty de Martines heritage pork ribs with homemade BBQ sauce; grilled Neubrand Country Farm's vegetable skewers with halloumi cheese, Tea Leaves Iced Tea & Balzac's Iced Coffee & Latte Community Living Stratford & Area (CLSA) preparing Midema’s Meat Market home made beef burgers supplied by local farmer Martin Kirwin and topped with Neubrand Country Farm's onion, Distinctly Tea Home-made Iced Tea Perth County OSPCA grillin' Fosterdale Farms sweet corn smothered in local whey butter Stratford Minor Sports Council makin' The Butcher and The Baker's BBQ Beef on a Bun, Harmony Organics Chocolate and White milk CMHA Huron-Perth grillin' locally made Buddha hot dogs served with Neubrand Country Farm's fresh veggies and County Food Co. dip, Gay Lea White and Chocolate milk Slow Food Perth County servin' Perth Pork Products' Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Neubrand's Caramelized Onions & Vernon Farms' Apples & Local Ontario Juices - Wellesley Iced Apple Cider and Niagara Juice Company's Gesundheit Grape Juice Local restaurants have created unique and delicious condiments to compliment your grilled fare.
	Outdoor Music Concerts	A diverse range of local bands and musical artists take to the stage from 12 noon until 6pm.
	York Street Carnivale	Join the “Carnivale” as York Street merchants set up shop en plein air in a festive atmosphere that features a sidewalk sale, cafés, music & buskers from 12 noon until 6pm.
	Monforte Kids’ Tent	Monforte Dairy is delighted to sponsor the Kids’ Tent at Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival! Among the many activities for our youngest foodies are cooking demonstrations with authors Mark Morton and Andrew Coppolino and chefs Denis Cotter, Sirka Sie and Wendy Farkas; food-related literacy fun with the Stratford Public Library; and a play area for the wee ones brought to you by the Early Years Centre. All-day activities include face painting, and plenty of crafts to keep the kids busy! See schedule below for specific times of events happening in the Kids’ Tent throughout the day.
	Stratford Chefs School Learning Centre	Chefs & Authors offer demos about some of our favourite food (and some a bit lesser known) from 12 noon until 6pm. Limited capacity. Some events are ticketed or require pre-registration. Entrance to other events on first come first serve basis. See below for complete details. Hosted by FOOD SLEUTH, Writer, broadcaster, cook, Marion Kane.
	Bradshaws Silent Auction	Bradshaws, along with a select group of their top suppliers, are offering a variety of fantastic kitchen items available in a silent auction format from 12 until 6 pm. This is a great opportunity to bid on some of the incredible products available at Bradshaws Kitchen Detail with all proceeds donated to support future Savour Stratford events. Click here for sample auction items.
	Ontario Wine & Craft Beer Pavilion	Listen to the main stage, lounge in the Pavilion featuring VQA wine from Chateau des Charmes and craft beer from the Stratford Brewing Company and Creemore Springs Brewery. Open 12 pm - 6 pm. Age of Majority Required.

12:00 noon
	Wildwood Flowers	A unique vocal blend, versatile musicianship, inspired original song writing Country with traditional, maritime, Americana influences.
	Swissmar "Peeler Demo" (until 1pm)	Come try out julienne, soft skin & carbon blade peelers.
	Pastry Chef Wendy Farkas "Fun with Fondant"	Cupcake decorating workshop for kids ages 6-12 years. The free event has a limited capacity - pre-register is required at the kids tent.
	Chef Kim Cosgrove “Preserving”	The art of preserving food so you can eat local all year ‘round.
1:00 pm
	Savour Stratford Tasting $	Sip, Sample and Savour quintessential Perth County food products prepared by some of the industry’s finest chefs and served with Ontario wines and craft beers. 30 “culinary duos” offer up delicious, de-local, de-waste-free samples in an casually elegant and intimate setting - until 4 pm. $63 Click here for a list of participants. Live musical entertainment: Mike McConville & Drew Burrell: A duo featuring Stratford’s premier luthier and guitar teacher, along with Stratford’s foremost Flamenco Inspired guitarist performing hit latin instrumentals with some originals. Jackie Robitaille: Best categorized as folk-soul-ethereal combining soul, classical piano, folk, opera and jazz, an emotion-stirred presentation that embodies a world music flair.
	Trudeau "Chocolate Fondue Party" (until 4 pm)	You don't want to miss this!! Free Tasting of chocolate fondues, sponsored by Canada's own Trudeau.
	Luckless	Imagine an alternative country folk rock sound by the likes of Alex Chilton, CSNY, Townes, Van Zandt, Chet Baker and Gram Parsons made lo-fi records on a shoestring budget and you're on the right track.
	Doug DeForrest "Juggling"	Learn how to juggle with local talent Doug DeForrest.
	Antony John “Taste the Difference”	The Manic Organic talks about Perth County Terroir and stages a comparative taste test. Taste the difference between locally grown and imported vegetables.
2:00 pm
	Luke Robertson Ensemble	Musical artistic genius and Humber College Jazz Graduate with a history of Jazz/Shoegaze, Metal, Ambient and experimental wonderings.
	Slow Food Taste Workshop	Kids learn how to slow down and really taste their food. They may discover some new favourites as they open their minds to the distinctive flavours of Perth County with the Screaming Avocado Café!
	Steve Johansen "Quality over Quantity"	Making environmentally friendly seafood choices and sustainable options means you are also getting the best ingredients. Steve will be sampling the spot prawn!
3:00 pm
	Colin Fisher & Friends	Virtuosic, multi instrumentalist and friends create mesmerizing boundary stretching music
	Pastry Chef Wendy Farkas "Fun with Fondant" (3:30)	Cupcake decorating workshop for kids ages 6-12 years. The free event has a limited capacity - pre-registration required at kids tent.
	Andrew Akiwenzie “Lake to Plate” (3:15)	Owner of Wiarton's “Akiwenzie's Fish and More” demystifies the process of taking a whole fish from the lake to the plate.
4:00 pm
	Savour Stratford Tasting ends	Your taste buds have been tickled, your belly is bulging and your senses are soaring. Still epicurious? Please join us again next year!
	Chinese Food (3:30)	Refreshing, Passionate, energetic rock with a tight rhythm section
	CJ Ruttan "Juggling"	Kids can learn how to juggle with local performer, CJ Ruttan
	Denis Cotter “The Main Event” (4:45)	How to make vegetables the “Main Event” on your plate
5:00 pm
	Club 42 Revue	60’s rock proclaimed as The Blues Brothers meets Jimi Hendrix
6:00 pm
	Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market	Market wraps up for the weekend - thanks for your support!
	Monforte Kids’ Tent	We’ve had oodles of fun with the kids! Thanks for coming - see you later, alligator!
	York Street Carnivale	Carnivale wraps up for the weekend - see you next year!
	Bradshaws Silent Auction	Put down your pencils - time to announce the top auction bidders!
	Ontario Wine & Craft Beer Pavilion	Closing time - you don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here. Hope you enjoyed sipping Ontario’s finest!
	Edible Embers Charity BBQ	Grab a napkin - the barbeque is over. From all of the participating non-profits, thanks for your support!
	Veterans Drive Bandshell	The curtain is lowering on another fabulous weekend of music - come on back next year!