{"id":4727,"date":"2014-03-27T18:43:31","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T22:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheeseloverca.wordpress.com\/?p=4727"},"modified":"2014-03-27T18:43:31","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T22:43:31","slug":"awards-tasting-gala-what-a-deal-for-25-per-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2014\/03\/27\/awards-tasting-gala-what-a-deal-for-25-per-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheese Tasting Gala: What a deal for $25 per person!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4739\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cheese-of-the-year-3000-mar-12-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[4727]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4739\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cheese-of-the-year-3000-mar-12-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Who will win Canadian Cheese of the Year honours?\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cheese-of-the-year-3000-mar-12-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cheese-of-the-year-3000-mar-12-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cheese-of-the-year-3000-mar-12-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cheese-of-the-year-3000-mar-12-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cheese-of-the-year-3000-mar-12-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cheese-of-the-year-3000-mar-12-1-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who will be named Canadian Cheese of the Year?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Winners in the inaugural Canadian Cheese Awards\/Le Concours des fromages fins canadiens will be revealed during an Awards Ceremony, Reception and Tasting Gala open to the public on April 7 at St. Lawrence Market North in Toronto.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The new and independent competition, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loblaw.ca\/\">Loblaw Companies<\/a> as Marquee Sponsor, has quickly become the biggest cheese competition in Canada with 76 producers from Newfoundland to British Columbia submitting 291 cheeses for judging. Appropriately, the competition will reach its climax at the venue National Geographic has called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stlawrencemarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the world&#8217;s best food market<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The competition culminates on Monday, April 7, when the Awards Ceremony begins at 3 p.m. with the announcement of 30 award winners plus the Canadian Cheese of Year followed by an Awards Reception at 5 p.m. The Awards Tasting Gala begins at 6 p.m. with the winners as well as finalists on display for tasting by the public.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4750\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fromage-dexception-3000-mar-12-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[4727]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4750\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fromage-dexception-3000-mar-12-1.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Qui sera connue sous le nom de fromage de l'ann\u00e9e?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fromage-dexception-3000-mar-12-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fromage-dexception-3000-mar-12-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fromage-dexception-3000-mar-12-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fromage-dexception-3000-mar-12-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fromage-dexception-3000-mar-12-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fromage-dexception-3000-mar-12-1-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Qui sera connue sous le nom de fromage de l&#8217;ann\u00e9e?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><strong>More than 50 different cheeses will be available for sampling, including Canadian Cheese of the Year and 30 other award winners. Admission to the age-of-majority event includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acebakery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ACE Bakery breads<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seedtosausage.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Seed to Sausage charcuterie<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lfbr.ca\/meat\/rougie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>La Ferme Black River foie gras products<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>fine wines from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palatinehillsestatewinery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palatine Hills Estate Winery<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/grangeofprinceedward.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards &amp; Estate Winery<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>outstanding craft beer from <a href=\"http:\/\/millstreetbrewery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mill St. Brewery<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tickets are for sale only online at &lt;<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/Awards-Tickets\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/Awards-Tickets<\/a>&gt;. Admission is $25 per person for the Awards Tasting Gala. A limited number of tickets are also available for the Awards Ceremony and Reception at $25 each.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Guests at the Tasting Gala can enhance their experience by engaging with &#8220;experts in the crowd&#8221; in red aprons&#8211;like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheeseculture.ca\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cheese educator Julia Rogers<\/a>&#8211;who will have you tasting and talking cheese like a pro from your very first bite.<\/p>\n<p>Anita Stewart, culinary activist, author, founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/fooddaycanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food Day Canada<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anitastewart.ca\/blog\/2013\/04\/u-g-appoints-first-food-laureate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food Laureate, University of Guelph<\/a>, will host the festivities.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheeseawards.ca\/\">CheeseAwards.ca<\/a> or telephone 1-866-865-2628.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheeseawards.ca\/finalists\/\">Click here for a preview of the finalists<\/a> in the search for the best artisan cheeses made in Canada.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Judging took place at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uoguelph.ca\/foodscience\/\">University of Guelph, Department of Food Science<\/a>, headed by Dr. Arthur Hill, Chair and Professor in Food Science and an internationally recognized authority in cheese technology.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"4746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-4746\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lcl_black_e-1.png\" data-lightbox=\"gal[4727]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4746 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lcl_black_e-1.png?w=150\" alt=\"Loblaw Companies is the Marquee Sponsor.\" width=\"150\" height=\"53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lcl_black_e-1.png 425w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lcl_black_e-1-300x107.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-4746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loblaw Companies is Marquee Sponsor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Canadian Cheese Awards is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loblaw.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loblaw Companies<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dairyfarmers.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dairy Farmers of Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lfbr.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Ferme Black River Game Farm<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/fromagesduquebec.qc.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plaisirs Gourmets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palatinehillsestatewinery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palatine Hills Estate Winery,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/grangeofprinceedward.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards &amp; Estate Winery<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/millstreetbrewery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mill St. Brewery<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acebakery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACE Bakery<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seedtosausage.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seed to Sausage<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Great Canadian Cheese Festival<\/a>, with historic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stlawrencemarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Lawrence Market<\/a> the venue sponsor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"4740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-4740\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slm_logo-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[4727]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4740 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slm_logo-1.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"World's best food market is the Host Sponsor.\" width=\"150\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slm_logo-1.jpg 2064w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slm_logo-1-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slm_logo-1-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slm_logo-1-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slm_logo-1-1536x1214.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slm_logo-1-2048x1618.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-4740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">World&#8217;s best food market is Host Sponsor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Official Cheesemongers of the Awards are cheese shops of St. Lawrence Market: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrischeesemongers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris&#8217; Cheesemongers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stlawrencemarket.com\/vendors\/vendor_detail\/84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olympic Cheese Mart<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stlawrencemarket.com\/vendors\/vendor_detail\/95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scheffler&#8217;s Delicatessen &amp; Cheese<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a service to the cheese industry and as a guide for consumers, Canadian Cheese Awards is being organized by <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/\">The Great Canadian Cheese Festival<\/a>, the biggest artisan cheese show in Canada that is held annually in June in Ontario&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/prince-edward-county.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prince Edward County<\/a>, in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayofquinte.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bay of Quinte Region<\/a> near Belleville. <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgs Kolesnikovs<\/a>, founder and director of the Cheese Festival, serves as Awards Chairman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:150px;\"><strong>Canadian Cheese Awards<\/strong><br \/>\nSt. Lawrence Market North<br \/>\n92 Front Street East, Toronto<br \/>\nMonday, April 7, 2014<br \/>\nWebsite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheeseawards.ca\/\">CheeseAwards.ca<\/a><br \/>\nTelephone 1-866-865-2628.<\/p>\n<p>Psst! <span class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">If Toronto on April 7 doesn&#8217;t work for you, the winners will be featured at The Great Canadian Cheese Festival on June 7 and 8. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">To save 15% off the ticket price for admission to the Cheese Festival, enter the promo code CF14AT before starting your order: <span class=\"userContent\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\/tickets\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winners in the inaugural Canadian Cheese Awards\/Le Concours des fromages fins canadiens will be revealed during an Awards Ceremony, Reception and Tasting Gala open to the public on April 7 at St. Lawrence Market North [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,134,235,277,329,377],"tags":[],"brand":[],"class_list":["post-4727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canadian-cheese-awards","category-dairy-farmers-of-canada","category-la-ferme-black-river-game-farm","category-loblaws","category-plaisirs-gourmets","category-st-lawrence-market"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4727"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=4727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}