{"id":3384,"date":"2012-03-09T09:05:26","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T14:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheeseloverca.wordpress.com\/?p=3384"},"modified":"2012-03-09T09:05:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-09T14:05:26","slug":"second-great-canadian-cheese-festival-upcoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2012\/03\/09\/second-great-canadian-cheese-festival-upcoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Second annual Great Canadian Cheese Festival upcoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3387\" style=\"width: 468px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/tgccf_artisan_cheese_fair-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[3384]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3387\" title=\"TGCCF_artisan_cheese_fair\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/tgccf_artisan_cheese_fair-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheese lovers can taste and buy more than 100 Canadian artisan cheeses at the Festival and sample Canadian wine, craft beer and cider, plus taste and buy artisanal foods.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>In less than three months, thousands of cheese lovers will be in heaven at the second annual <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great Canadian Cheese Festival<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s the one and only event in Canada whose chief objective is to promote Canadian cheese and cheesemakers and the consumption of Canadian artisan, farmstead and specialty cheese.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Advance tickets are on sale online<\/a> for the June 1-3 Festival in Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario&#8217;s fastest-growing gastronomic destination. Space is limited so don&#8217;t delay in buying tickets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dairygoodness.ca\/cheese\/all-you-need-is-cheese\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3397\" title=\"px_AYNIC_logo_web\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/px_aynic_logo_web-1.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/px_aynic_logo_web-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/px_aynic_logo_web-1-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-schedule\/cheese-fair-artisan-market\/\">Taste and purchase Canadian cheese<\/a> from coast to coast<\/li>\n<li>Meet <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-festival\/cheesemakers\/\">leading cheesemakers<\/a> from Quebec, Ontario and the rest of Canada<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the best in Canadian cheese at special presentations by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dairygoodness.ca\/cheese\/all-you-need-is-cheese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dairy Farmers of Canada<\/a> in the All You Need Is Cheese Annex<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy amazing cheese dishes at the <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-schedule\/gala\/\">Cooks &amp; Curds Gala<\/a> prepared by outstanding chefs such as Jamie Kennedy of Jamie Kennedy Kitchens, Toronto, and Michael Blackie of the National Arts Centre, Ottaw<\/li>\n<li>See the animals that produce milk for cheese at the Festival Dairy Farm. Try milking a cow!<\/li>\n<li>Let experts such as <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-schedule\/seminars\/presenter-julia-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julia Rogers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-schedule\/seminars\/presenter-andy-shay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Shay<\/a>, Vanessa Simmons and Janice Beaton fuel your passion in tutored cheese tastings<\/li>\n<li>Take a <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-schedule\/tours\/\">cheese tou<\/a>r of Prince Edward County<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-schedule\/artisan-cheese-cooking-class\/\">Learn to cook<\/a> with artisan cheese at From the Farm Cooking School.<\/li>\n<li>Eat out at County restaurants featuring<a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-schedule\/dine-around\/\"> cheese-themed dinners<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Share your passion for cheese with kindred spirits from across Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-festival\/cheesemakers\/\">Canadian artisan cheese<\/a>\u2014in all its delicious variations\u2014is the primary focus of The Great Canadian Cheese Festival, but <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-festival\/county-wine\/\">fine wine<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-festival\/ontario-craft-beer\/\">craft beer<\/a> are also featured, along with <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-festival\/artisanal-food\/\">artisanal foods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Who benefits?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a win-win scenario for hundreds of producers and thousands of consumers. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds funds a <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/the-festival\/who-benefits-2\/\">scholarship for young Canadians<\/a> pursuing a career in cheese.<\/p>\n<p>Only Canadian cheesemakers who turn the<strong> pure milk<\/strong> of Canadian cows, goats, sheep and water buffalo into cheese, using no modified milk ingredients (MMI), are invited to participate in the Festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In less than three months, thousands of cheese lovers will be in heaven at the second annual Great Canadian Cheese Festival. 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