NOW BOOKING FOR July – OCTOBER – Call or email today.
Explore the city of Peterborough by foot and by fork and discover the culinary delights that area has to offer.
The Farm to Table Tasting Tours showcase local boutique food stores and downtown restaurants, highlighting small batch, artisan food production and local/seasonal cooking.
Tours run from 1pm to roughly 4:00pm each Wednesday, from May through October. $25 per person. Tours leave from the Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market.
The tour will have both entertainment and educational components.
Learn some tips about shopping locally, find out about our local food system, make contacts with local growers/producers, and hear what local chefs and businesses are doing to access local products.
While not all of the products and menu items will come from Peterborough and the surrounding areas, there will be emphasis on local meats, dairy, and produce, as well as on small-scale craft food production and preparation. With breweries and wine bars on our the tour, you’ll also be able to sample some wonderful beverages.
You may even learn a thing or two about why some local ingredients don’t make it to local tables — and the difficulties of navigating food systems in the 21st Century.
Our roster of local businesses is ever-expanding and currently includes the following stores and restaurants:
Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market
Naked Chocolate (artisan chocolates)
Brio Gusto
Firehouse Gourmet (Gourmet food store)
Chasing the Cheese (Cheese Shop)
Brio Gusto Wine Bar and Restaurant
Rare Grill House
Black Honey Bakery
Le Petit Bar
and more!
Email me at donald @ farmtablecatering.ca today to reserve your spot or call me at 705-977-0604.
Local Businesses: Want on the tour? I’m contacting as many of you as possible, but feel free to contact me. I’d love to include you!
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Donald Fraser has spent over a decade working in community-based environmental education. As a former TV segment producer/host, newspaper columnist, and workshop presenter, he has featured countless growers, food producers, restaurants, and local food enthusiasts. His food writing has appeared in newspapers and magazines through Southern and Central Ontario. Donald marries a keen understanding of “food miles” to a love of diverse cooking styles. He believes in having fun with food, mixing the gourmet with the common-day to present food that anyone can sink their teeth into.