More Than 60 Food Producers Set for Vendor Marketplace at Taste of Toronto

Taste of Toronto today announced over 60 artisan producers and premium brands set to showcase the finest in local food and beverage offerings from across the country at Fort York National Historic Site, July 2 - 5. The only Taste Festival in North America, the second annual Taste of Toronto offers guests the opportunity to engage with the city's most acclaimed chefs and sample the best of what local restaurants and producers have to offer.

Visitors can sip, sample and shop from recognizable producers, alongside up-and-coming names, of olive oils, jams, cheeses, beer, wine, kitchen tools and more at this year's Taste of Toronto. Making the trip to Toronto for the event, select international vendors join a host of local artisans from across Ontario and Canada. Now on sale, general tickets start from $19, granting access to one of six lunch or dinner sessions from Thursday, July 2 through Sunday, July 5. Youth (6-15) tickets are $15 and children under 5 attend for free. VIP and premium ticket packages are also available.

"We are delighted to welcome so many artisanal producers from across Canada, and a few of our favourites from around the world, to Taste of Toronto this year," said Meghan O'Hanlon, Event Director, Taste of Toronto. "With the vendor marketplace, the festival not only highlights the delicious food prepared by the city's most talented chefs, but also the inspiring farmers and artisans behind the local ingredients required to make each dish."

Featured vendors
Engage with local meat and dairy farmers such as Agropur Dairy Cooperative, the creators of OKA, one of Quebec's first fine cheeses; and the family-founded Blue Goose, who raise pasture-fed cattle in BC, antibiotic-free chicken and sustainably sourced rainbow trout in Ontario. Stop to satisfy your sweet tooth with a bite from Ninutik, a Toronto-based studio that designs and handcrafts distinctive gifts and confections using pure maple syrup from Ontario farms; or sample a cookie from Mary Macleod's Shortbread, a locally made international favourite for over 30 years.

Refresh and recharge with a hydrating dose of cold-pressed juice from ELXR Juice Lab, or a glass of fresh and fruity sparkling wine from The Real Bubbly by Rotkäppchen. Order Canada's favourite cocktail, a Caesar made with Walter All-Natural Craft Caesar Mix from Vancouver, or try something new with a can of Shiny Apple Cider made from local Ontario apples by Small Talk Vineyard. Last but not least, save some room for cool treats like a scoop of dairy-free soy dessert from FUMI Ice.

If your taste buds need a break, fill up a hand-loomed Tad Pepper tote bag with kitchen essentials such as organic clarified butter from Lee's Ghee, ultra-premium extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegars from the family-run Olive Oil Emporium, artfully handmade nachos and salsa from Toronto-based Mad Mexican, and ergonomic kitchen tools from Rhineland Cutlery, out of Abbotsford, BC.

Select international producers visiting Toronto for the event include crowd pleasers Shocka's Coconut Hub bar service, Bonne Maman preserves made from traditional recipes in France, and Fever-Tree, the award-winning tonic water hailing from London, UK.

The full list of participating vendors to date includes:
Barbados, www.visitbarbados.org
Beau's All Natural Brewing Co., www.beaus.ca
Beretta Farms, www.berettafamilyfarms.com
Blackbird Baking Co., www.blackbirdbakingco.com
Blue Goose, www.bluegoosepurefoods.com
Bonne Maman, www.bonnemaman.ca
Bounce Natural Energy Balls, www.bouncelifestyle.com
Brickworks Ciderhouse, www.theciderhouse.ca
CanDisPro, www.candispro.com
Carnivore Club, www.carnivoreclub.co
Caviarum, www.caviarumbrand.com
Creekside Estate Winery, www.creeksidewine.com
D&D Meats, www.d-dmeats.com
Distillerie Rheault Distillery, www.rheaultdistillery.ca
ELXR Juice Lab, www.elxr.ca
Fever-Tree Mixers, www.fever-tree.com
FUMI Ice, www.fumi-ice.com
Galbani Cheese, www.galbani.ca
George Brown College, www.georgebrown.ca
International New York Times
Jax Coco, www.jaxcoco.com
Juice Matters, www.juice-matters.com
Just Craft Soda, www.justcraftsoda.com
Kew Vineyards Estate Winery, www.kewvineyards.com
King's Court Estate Winery, www.ontario-wine.com
Laura Secord, www.laurasecord.ca
Lee's Ghee, www.leesghee.ca
Live Green Toronto, www.livegreentoronto.com
Mad Mexican, www.madmexican.ca
Magnum Ice Cream, www.magnumicecream.ca
Mary Macleod's Shortbread, www.marymacleod.ca
Mata Pestico Bar, www.matabar.ca
Mill Street Brewery, www.millstreetbrewery.com
Nespresso, www.nespresso.com
Ninutik Maple Sugar, www.ninutik.com
Nisos Importing, www.nisosimporting.ca
Nuba Tisane, www.nubatisane.com
OKA - Agropur Signature, www.pleasureandcheeses.ca
Olive Oil Emporium, www.oliveoilemporium.com
Organic Eden, www.edenfoods.com
Ozery's Pita Break, www.pitabreak.com
Palm Bay, www.palmbayspritz.ca
Piller's Fine Foods, www.pillers.com
Pilsner Urquell, www.pilsnerurquell.com
Pure Leaf, www.pureleaf.com
Refuel Juice Bar, www.refuelbars.ca
Rhineland Cutlery, www.rhinelandcutlery.com
Rosehall Run Vineyards, www.rosehallrun.com
S. Pellegrino, www.sanpellegrino.com
Shiny Apple Cider, www.shinyapplecider.com
Shocka's Coconut Hub, www.shockascoconuthub.com
Sinai Gourmet, www.sinaigroumet.com
Tad Pepper, www.tadpepper.com
tasteUS!, www.tasteus.ca
The Real Bubbly by Rotkäppchen, www.therealbubbly.com
Thomas Lavers Cannery & Delicatessen & Matty's Seafood
Three Sister's Kitchen, www.threesisterskitchen.ca
Upper Canada Cheese Company, www.uppercanadacheese.com
Vita Coco, www.vitacoco.com
Walter All-Natural Craft Caesar Mix, www.waltercaesar.com
Westcott Vineyards, www.westcottvineyards.com
Whitehaven Wine, www.whitehaven.co.nz
Wines of Alsace, www.winesofalsace.com
Wines of Garnacha, www.winesofgarnacha.com
Woolwich Dairy, www.woolwichdairy.com
Zhen Tea, www.zhentea.ca

For updates on the full list of exhibitors, visit tasteoftoronto.com/participating-exhibitors/.

Taste of Toronto is proud to be working with All-Clad, American Express Canada, Cadillac, Delta Air Lines, Food Network, Metro, Metroland Media, Nespresso, Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Pilsner Urquell, S. Pellegrino, Second Harvest, Shangri-La Toronto, Toronto Life, Toronto Star and True North Salmon.

For more information or to purchase tickets visit tasteoftoronto.com.

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