Niagara Branch June 08 2014 & Shaw Festival Theater

rp_ColorLogo_vectorized-300x29811-150x150.jpgThe Niagara branch of the IW&FS will again be holding a theater and dinner event at the Shaw Festival Theatre on Sunday June 8, 2014, featuring a Matinee performance of the justly celebrated musical Cabaret, We will distribute the tickets at the Shaw Festival Theatre at 1:30 for the 2:00 performance. We will gather for a glass of wine in the Shaw Theatre Library during intermission.

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IWFS 2014-04-07 Park Hyatt Master Culinary Event #1

rp_ColorLogo_vectorized-300x29811-150x150.jpg  Click here for a short Event Movie

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A Night in the Kitchen à Park Hyatt

 

By Hilary Alexander & Joanne Colbourne, Board Members

We could have been on a movie set as members of the Toronto Branch of IW&FS donned aprons and took over the kitchen of the Park Hyatt Toronto, engaging in a customized Culinary Master Class under the direction of Executive Chef Joan Monfaredi and her team of sous-chefs.

Four station-based brigades set to work, learning to french a rack of lamb, de-bone Cornish hens; prepare classic sauces; and a make magic: a molten chocolate cake with spun sugar.

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BGA Worldwide Fourm

rp_ColorLogo_vectorized-300x29811-150x150.jpgWe now have a Forum available for you to share your experiences and information with members of the IW&FS worldwide. There is a vast wealth of knowledge on wine and food within the members of our society, and this forum can allow you to tap into that. In order to be successful, however, it requires your input. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of this resource so that we can all enhance our wine & food experience.

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Blog Post from Sid Cross, Honorary President

rp_ColorLogo_vectorized-300x29811-150x150.jpgHere are some recent topics featured in the Blog of our Honorary President, Sid Cross.  Altogether there are 72 posts and Sid continues to add a new one every week.  Have a look, we think you will find them interesting and informative, and we hope they will stimulate much useful discussion amongst our members:

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IWFS Zucca Sicilian March 10, 2014

rp_ColorLogo_vectorized-300x29811-150x150.jpgZucca – was the part of the IWFS Italian Odyssey from North to South.  What a culinary adventure:

An Italian Odyssey: From Veneto in the North to Sicily in the South IWFS Toronto members were spoiled by a delightful Italian odyssey in just over one month.  For the Northen Italian adventure see post IWFS 2014-02-04 Massimo & Marinella @ Sopra

by Pauline Couture

On March 10th, we met again to explore the joys of Sicily at a warm, authentic neighbourhood restaurant, Zucca, where Blair Aspinall and Andrew Milne-Allan had prepared

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