What’s On Calendar
July 20–22, 2012
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Friday, July 20, 2012
6:00pm
–11:00pm
What are you in the mood for today? Our newly renovated World Café, in the former location of the Lakeside Terrace Tent, features a host of the best cuisine from around the world at affordable prices.
Taco Takedown Featured Chef: Vanessa Yeung
Friday, July 20, 2012
6:30pm
– 9:00pm
Find yourself at the intersection of food, music and culture in this fun-filled spicy celebration featuring chef/cooking class instructor Vanessa Yeung.
Taco Takedown Featured Chef: Luis Valenzuela
Friday, July 20, 2012
6:30pm
– 9:00pm
Find yourself at the intersection of food, music and culture in this fun-filled spicy celebration featuring chef Luis Valenzuela.
Taco Takedown Featured Chef: Matt Basile
Friday, July 20, 2012
6:30pm
– 9:00pm
Find yourself at the intersection of food, music and culture in this fun-filled spicy celebration featuring self-proclaimed "rebel-without-a-kitchen" Matt Basile, a.k.a Fidel Gastro.
Taco Takedown Featured Chef: Aaron Foster
Friday, July 20, 2012
6:30pm
– 9:00pm
Find yourself at the intersection of food, music and culture in this fun-filled spicy celebration featuring chef Aaron Foster.
Taco Takedown Featured Chef: Sang Kim
Friday, July 20, 2012
6:30pm
– 9:00pm
Find yourself at the intersection of food, music and culture in this fun-filled spicy celebration featuring restaurant consultant/writer Sang Kim.
Friday, July 20, 2012
6:30pm
– 9:00pm
Find yourself at the intersection of food, music and culture in this fun-filled spicy celebration featuring: Sang Kim, Vanessa Yeung, Matt Basile, Luis Valenzuela, Aaron Foster, Paula Costa and Peter Minaki!
Taco Takedown Host: Mary Luz Mejia
Friday, July 20, 2012
6:30pm
– 9:00pm
Find yourself at the intersection of food, music and culture in this fun-filled spicy celebration. Mary Luz Mejia hosts.
Taco Takedown Featured Chefs: Paula Costa and Peter Minaki
Friday, July 20, 2012
6:30pm
– 9:00pm
Find yourself at the intersection of food, music and culture in this fun-filled spicy celebration featuring chefs and food bloggers Paula Costa and Peter Minaki.
Friday, July 20, 2012
7:00pm
–12:00am
A world of heat and spice is at your fingertips in this diverse market!
Friday, July 20, 2012
7:30pm
– 9:00pm
Catherine Jheon hosts our Zone 5 and Lakeside Terrace venues.
Food Demonstration: Toronto Garlic Festival
Friday, July 20, 2012
7:30pm
– 9:00pm
The Toronto Garlic Festival features Top Chef Canada's Elizabeth Rivasplata, preparing her favourite garlic-infused dishes while discussing the merits of cooking with Ontario garlic with a local garlic farmer. Elizabeth will be demonstrating Roast Garlic and Green Pea Soup and Sweet Garlic Glazed Back Ribs.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Pick-up some of the best in local Ontario produce at Hot & Spicy’s farmer’s market!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
12:00pm
–12:00am
A world of heat and spice is at your fingertips in this diverse market!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
12:00pm
–11:00pm
What are you in the mood for today? Our newly renovated World Café, in the former location of the Lakeside Terrace Tent, features a host of the best cuisine from around the world at affordable prices.
Exploring the Urban Orchard with Not Far From the Tree
Saturday, July 21, 2012
1:00pm
– 8:00pm
Walk into the urban orchard and discover a taste of what our city has to offer!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
1:00pm
– 8:00pm
Catherine Jheon hosts our Zone 5 and Lakeside Terrace venues.
Hot & Spicy: Past/Present/Future featuring Banjara Indian Cuisine and Roti Cuisine of India
Saturday, July 21, 2012
1:00pm
– 2:00pm
In this series, participants from the past 15 years of Hot & Spicy select and pair up with an up-and-coming chef to watch in the local food scene!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
1:30pm
– 7:00pm
Tricia Williams hosts our Zone 5 and Lakeside Terrace venues.
Hot & Spicy Smokehouse – Slow Food Toronto
Saturday, July 21, 2012
1:30pm
– 2:30pm
Enjoy a world of smoky flavours with a smoked sausage demonstration by Alex Carr-White of Marben!
Iron Chef Competition: Semi-Finals
Saturday, July 21, 2012
1:30pm
– 2:30pm
Witness innovators in the local and international culinary scene as they go head-to-head in one nail-biting competition!
Hands On Hot & Spicy: Canning Seminar with Andrew Chase
Saturday, July 21, 2012
3:00pm
– 4:00pm
Learn everything you need to know about making and canning spicy pickles with Andrew Chase!
Hot & Spicy Smokehouse featuring Zane Caplansky from Caplansky’s
Saturday, July 21, 2012
4:00pm
– 5:00pm
Enjoy a world of smoky flavours with a demonstration by Zane Caplansky from Caplansky’s!
Iron Chef Competition: Semi-Finals
Saturday, July 21, 2012
4:30pm
– 5:30pm
Witness innovators in the local and international culinary scene as they go head-to-head in one nail-biting competition!
Hot & Spicy: Past/Present/Future featuring Emily Richards with Jesse Lauzon of Springridge Farm
Saturday, July 21, 2012
5:00pm
– 6:00pm
In this series, participants from the past 15 years of Hot & Spicy select and pair up with an up-and-coming chef to watch in the local food scene!
Hot & Spicy Smokehouse featuring David Neinstein from Barque Smokehouse
Saturday, July 21, 2012
6:00pm
– 7:00pm
Enjoy a world of smoky flavours with demonstrations by some of the top chefs in the city!
Hands On Hot & Spicy: Foraging Seminar with Slow Food Toronto
Saturday, July 21, 2012
6:00pm
– 7:00pm
Learn the ins and outs of foraging around the city with a representative from Slow Food Toronto!
Hot & Spicy: Past/Present/Future featuring Steve Gonzalez and Kevin Chica-Vera
Saturday, July 21, 2012
7:00pm
– 8:00pm
In this series, participants from the past 15 years of Hot & Spicy select and pair up with an up-and-coming chef to watch in the local food scene!
TECHmunch Toronto Food Blogger Conference
Sunday, July 22, 2012
11:00am
– 5:00pm
TECHmunch is making its debut in Toronto to serve up tasty strategies for food blogger success!
TECHmunch Toronto Food Blogger Conference
Sunday, July 22, 2012
11:00am
– 5:00pm
TECHmunch is making its debut in Toronto to serve up tasty strategies for food blogger success!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
A world of heat and spice is at your fingertips in this diverse market!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Pick-up some of the best in local Ontario produce at Hot & Spicy’s farmer’s market!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
What are you in the mood for today? Our newly renovated World Café, in the former location of the Lakeside Terrace Tent, features a host of the best cuisine from around the world at affordable prices.
Hands On Hot & Spicy: Canning Seminar with Andrew Chase
Sunday, July 22, 2012
1:00pm
– 2:00pm
Learn everything you need to know about making and canning spicy pickles with Andrew Chase!
Exploring the Urban Orchard with Not Far From the Tree
Sunday, July 22, 2012
1:00pm
– 6:00pm
Walk into the urban orchard and discover a taste of what our city has to offer!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
1:00pm
– 6:00pm
Tricia Williams hosts our Zone 5 and Lakeside Terrace venues.
Street Food Spotlight featuring Sim Sim's Cairo Street Eats
Sunday, July 22, 2012
1:00pm
– 2:00pm
This special series of food demos will help you discover some of the incredible street food that is sweeping Toronto! Featuring Sim Sim’s Cairo Street Eats.
Food Demonstration: Spicy Mexican Flavours with Chef Arturo Anhalt
Sunday, July 22, 2012
1:30pm
– 2:30pm
Take a tour of spicy Mexican flavours with chef and owner of Milagro Cantinas, Arturo Anhalt.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
1:30pm
– 4:30pm
Catherine Jheon hosts our Zone 5 and Lakeside Terrace venues.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
2:00pm
– 3:30pm
In this intense finale to our Iron Chef competition, the two winners from Saturday’s semi-finals go head to head!
Street Food Spotlight featuring Big E's Grinds
Sunday, July 22, 2012
3:00pm
– 4:00pm
This special series of food demos will help you discover some of the incredible street food that is sweeping Toronto! Featuring Big E’s Grinds.
Food Demonstration: The Flexitarian Life with Nettie Cronish
Sunday, July 22, 2012
3:30pm
– 4:30pm
Local vegetarian hero Nettie Cronish will demonstrate Roasted Curry Cashew Paste with Cauliflower and Peas – a recipe flexible enough to please both vegetarians and carnivores alike!
Hot & Spicy 15th Anniversary Doughnut Giveaway
Sunday, July 22, 2012
3:30pm
– 4:30pm
Who needs birthday cake when you can have a doughnut? Enjoy a Hot & Spicy themed doughnut in celebration of the festival’s 15th anniversary!
Hands On Hot & Spicy: Foraging Seminar with Slow Food Toronto
Sunday, July 22, 2012
4:00pm
– 5:00pm
Learn the ins and outs of foraging around the city with a representative from Slow Food Toronto!
Street Food Spotlight featuring Cynthia Pacheco of Curbside Bliss Cupcakes
Sunday, July 22, 2012
5:00pm
– 6:00pm
This special series of food demos will help you discover some of the incredible street food that is sweeping Toronto! Featuring Cynthia Pacheco of Curbside Bliss Cupcakes.
