Foodstock ~ Stop the Mega Quarry !!!

Back on Oct 16, Michael Stadlander (Haisai) had spearheading a farm-based food protest called Foodstock and it's a pay-what-you-can culinary rally against a proposed limestone mega quarry on prime agricultural land. More than 80 members of the Canadian Chefs' Congress was enlisted to cook at the event, including celebrity chefs like Jamie Kennedy, Anthony Walsh (Canoe) and Brad Long, as well as chefs for various popular Restaurants such as Parts & Labour, Enoteca Sociale, Buca and now closed Sakura.

It was cold a windy day and I was sure glad that we got each of us a pair of rainboot since it was so muddy. This is definitely the best food event of the year, normally an event of this calibre would cost over $100 per person but it was pay-what-you-can (minimum of $10)

They highly recommend you to bring your own plate and cutlery to cut down on waste.

Look at this inventive method of serving soup =D It was so hot, dense, creamy and delicious that it warm you right up... what a great start.

Globe Earth Bistro

Rob Uffen's Trout House

Ginger & Rhubarb infused Q water

Merchants of Green Coffee, nothing beat a cup of hot freshly hand roasted coffee on a cold day.

George Brown College ~ Chef School

Ruby Watcho

The Ridge at Manitou Golf Club

Georgian College

 Ruffed Grouse Bistro

By the time we were 1/3 through, a lot of vendors ran out of food already

Hot Chocolate

 

Pork Rillete

Sakura

 Surprise that Chef Izutsu was there since it was only recently that they close down

This was the best of the day... plain looking but super delicious

I posted more photos on my facebook page here