This Sunday restaurants and caterers from the Oakville area are participating in Oakville Taste 2010 at Appleby College.
More than a dozen restaurants and caterers are coming together to let the public sample food from their summer menus, and get a taste of their own signature dishes.
The public is invited to sample from businesses such as Paradiso, The Water St. Cooker, and Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill.
“We’re trying to showcase all the best restaurants, caterers, bakeries in Oakville,” Dave Higgins said, the organizer of the event.
“The emphasis here is on sampling – you don’t go and have a full dinner from a particular restaurant or caterer. Hopefully down the road people will frequent these establishments.”
Fine dining in Oakville
This is the first year of Oakville Taste and Higgins along with his business, Higgins Event Rentals, have decided to create a new event in the similar style of one that existed two years ago.
“I find that a lot of the residents are unaware of the fine dining and catering available in this area,” Higgins said. “There’s variety, great variety. A lot of the exhibitors that will be at our event are what I would consider sure bets,” he said. “That’s when you go to the restaurant and sit down, and you know you’re going to have a really good meal.”
Higgins has been an Oakville resident for 30 years and knows good cuisine when he sees it. He mentioned that Oakville cuisine is just as good as anything in Toronto, and for the most part, at a lower price tag.
All the proceeds of the event are being donated to the Kerr Street Ministries. The evening will include a silent auction and is sponsored by several small businesses in Oakville.
“Were trying to promote these businesses,” he said. “We’re all small businesses and it’s very hard to promote yourself. This is a pretty easy way to convince people to use their services, once you taste their food.”
Tickets are $75 each, and the event runs on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Purchase tickets at Whole Food Markets, Sheridan Nurseries, or online at www.oakvilletaste2010.com
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