Stratford Dining and Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival

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 Savour Stratford  Perth County Culinary Festival


The Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival, presented by GE Café Appliances, will take place, on the weekend of July 18–20th 2014. Historically held in September, the event celebrates local cuisine, culinary luminaries, local artisanal producers and farmers and outstanding Stratford chefs. 
 This year’s theme is Coast to Coast to Coast and the 30th Anniversary of the renowned Stratford Chef School. Meet some of the top young chefs under 40 from across Canada — from Newfoundland to the N.W.T. to B.C. — all award winners, many trained in Stratford, and others associated with Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver and Anthony Bourdain. With over 150 chefs, farmers, producers, Ontario wineries and craft brewers, cheese makers and culinary personalities, the Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival is one of the largest culinary festivals in Ontario. 


Featured chefs will showcase their culinary expertise creating innovative Canadian cuisine, procured from Perth County farmers and producers.


Some of this years highlights will include: Chef Rich Francis who will be on hand with his contemporary take on modern aboriginal and Northern Canadian cuisine. Chef Carl Heinrich of Richmond Station’s purview is nose-to-tail cuisine while Chef Todd Perrin of Mallard Cottage will showcase his sea-to-table repertoire.  Dale Mackay of Ayden Kitchen and Bar, a protégé of chef Gordon Ramsay, pairs Saskatchewan lake fish with local produce. Paul Rogalski, of Calgary’s Rouge, will give a contemporary riff on the traditional soufflé while James Walt of Whistler’s Araxi, presents sustainable west coast seafood.

“Intimate Tutored Talks and Tastings” have culinary specialists discussing trends from foraged wild edibles to fermentation, preserving seafood, the pairing of craft beers and sampling Ontario wines.
The Taste of Ontario Artisan Alley is an open-air gathering along York Street with an afternoon of tastings along with wines, craft beers and cheese.



The piece de resistance is the Savour Stratford Grand Tasting, a stylish garden party on Sunday July 20th presented by Scotiabank in an elegant tent off historic York Street, fronting the Avon River, pairing 30 local chefs with local producers to create a selection of seasonal specialties accompanied by VQA wines and craft brews www.savourstratford.com 





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