Coming Events

• Aug. 23: ORHMA presents a seminar on the City of Toronto’s new Comprehensive Zoning By-Law. 10 a.m. at the Radisson Admiral Hotel, 249 Queen's Quay West, Toronto. Admission is free. Email to info@orhma.com to register.
  
• Aug. 23: Friends of We Care Devil’s Pulpit golf event, Caledon. Fundraiser for Easter Seals Kids. Contact Karty Baxter. Phone 905-841-1223. E-mail: kbaxter@friendsofwecare.org. Website: www.friendsofwecare.org.
• Sept. 9–12: Shores of Erie International Wine Festival, Amherstburg/Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada, Amherstburg. Phone: 519-730-1001. E-mail: info@soewinefestival.com. Website: www.soewinefestival.com.
• Sept. 10–12: Annual Vegetarian Food Fair, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto. Phone: 416-544-9800. Fax: 416-544-9094. E-mail: dalexander@veg.ca. Website: www.veg.ca/foodfair.
• Sept. 11-12: Canadian Chefs’ Congress, Providence Farm, Cowichan Valley, BC. Theme: Oceans for Tomorrow. E-mail: Robert Clark, oceanclark64@gmail.com; Vikram Vij, vij@telus.net. Website: www.canadianchefscongress.com.
• Sept. 12: Annual Feast of Fields, Cold Creek Conservation Area. Celebrating the marriage of food and nature and featuring organic and local wines and beers. Phone: 905-859-3609. E-mail: festoffields@gmail.com. Website: www.feastoffields.org.
• Sept. 12–15: Hogatec, Dûsseldorf, Germany. International trade fair for hotels, gastronomy and catering. Phone: 0-211-4560-900. Fax: 0-211-4560-668. E-mail: info@messe-dusseldorf.de. Website: www.hocatec.de.
• Sept. 17–19: PEI Shellfish Festival, Charlottetown PEI. Phone: 866-955-2003. E-mail: requests@walkandseacharlottetown.com. Website: www.peishellfish.com.
• Sept. 17–26: Niagara Wine Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake. Phone: 905-688-0212. Website: www.grapeandwine.com.
• Sept. 19–21: Culinary Tourism World Summit, World Trade Convention Centre, Halifax. Presented by Canadian Tourism Commission,  International Culinary Tourism Association and Taste of Nova Scotia. Website: www.culinarytourismworldsummit.com. 
• Sept. 19–22: Annual DiRoNa Gala and Conference, Toronto. Phone: 502-583-7855. Fax: 502-589-3602. E-mail: dirona@hqtrs.com. Website: www.dirona.com.
• Sept. 22–25: MAFSI Annual Conference, The Westin La Cantera, San Antonio, TX. Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry conference. Phone: 404-214-9474. Email: info@mafsi.org. Website: www.mafsi.org.
• Sept. 25: Taste! a celebration of regional cuisine, Historic Crystal Palace, Picton Fairgrounds, Picton. Beverage producers and restaurants team up for Prince Edward County culinary festival. Phone: 613-393-2796 or 866-845-6644. E-mail: grace.taste@bellnet.ca. Website: www.thecounty.ca/taste.
• Sept. 26–27: Canadian Coffee & Tea Show, The International Centre, Mississauga. Phone:  416-504-0504 or 866-688-0504 Ext. 122. Website: www.coffeeteashow.ca.
• Sept. 26: Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival, on the banks of the Avon River. Local chefs pair food with VQA wines and local craft beers. Phone 800-561-7926. Website: www.welcometostratford.com/culinaryfestival.
• Sept. 30–Oct. 3: International Society of Hospitality Consultants 2010 Annual Conference, InterContinental Montelucia Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona. Contact: Andrea Belfanti. Phone: 678-973-2242. E-mail:abelfanti@ishc.com. Website: www.ishc.com.
• Oct. 1–3: Niagara Food Festival, downtown Welland. Phone: 905-735-1700 ext. 2133. E-mail: ijane@niagarafoodfestival.com Website: www.niagarafoodfestival.com.
• Oct. 2–6: 2010 annual conference of The Canadian Society of Club Managers, London Convention Centre,/Hilton Hotel, London. Phone: 416-979-0640 or 877-376-2726. Fax: 416-979-1144. E-mail: national@cscm.org. Website: www.cscm.org.
• Oct. 2: Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival, Toronto. Organized by the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation Contact: Marni McKenzie. Phone:
 416-340-4800 ext. 4544. E-mail:  amber.bernard@uhn.on.ca. Website: www.grandcru.ca.
• Oct. 3: MUFSO, Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, FL. Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators Conference. Phone: 212-756-5201. Fax: 813-627-6776. Website: www.mufso.com.
• Oct. 5: Eat to the Beat, Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto. Women chefs’ dinner raising funds for breast cancer support and resource services. Phone: 416-778-6314. E-mail: info@willow.org. Website: eattothebeat.ca.
• Oct. 5: Chilean Wine and food Festival, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. Phone: 416-607-7037. E-mail: lisa@androscommunications.com.
• Oct. 7: Grapes for Humanity live auction, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto. Contact: Tony Aspler. Phone: 416-488-8597. Website: grapesforhumanity.com.
• Oct. 19: Leading Innovation: The Art and Science of Food, ThinkFOOD facility, Maple Leaf Foods Inc.,  Mississauga. A day-long seminar organized by the Guelph Food Technology Centre on global food trends; sodium reduction strategies; local, organic and sustainable food; labelling; and food safety. Phone: 519-821-1246. Fax: 519-836-1281. E-mail: gftc@gftc.ca. Website: www.gftc.ca.
• Oct. 21–24: CHFA Expo East, Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Canadian Health Food Association’s trade show. Phone: 416-497-6939 or 800-661-4510. Fax: 416-497-3214 or 888-292-2947. E-mail: info@chfa.ca. Website: www.chfa.ca.
• Oct. 23: Canadian Hospitality Foundation Ball, Westin Harbour Castle conference centre, Toronto. Phone: 416-363-3401. Fax: 416-363-3403. Website: www.thechf.ca.
• Oct. 24-25: The Franchise Show, Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto. Produced by the Canadian Franchise Association (CFA). Web: www.cfa.ca/TheFranchiseShow/Toronto_Oct10/.
• Oct. 25: Dish n’ Dazzle fundraiser and cocktail competition, Vancouver Convention Centre. Presented by the British Columbia Hospitality Foundation. Contact Alan Sacks, 604-984-8649. Web: www.bchospitalityfoundation.com.
  
• Oct. 25–26: Grocery Innovations Canada. Toronto Congress Centre. National exposition for the Canadian grocery industry. Phone: 416-492-2325 or 800-387-0175. Fax: 416-492-2347. E-mail: info@cfig.ca. Website: www.groceryinnovations.com.
  Nov. 13-16: International Hotel, Motel & Restaurant Show, Javits Center, New York, NY. Contact: Lynn White, show manager. Phone: 914-421-3249. E-mail:  lwhite@glmshows.com. Website: www.ihmrs.com.
• Nov. 15-17: 9th Annual Tourism HR Forum, Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC), Edmonton Marriott at River Cree Resort, AB. E-mail: hrforum@cthrc.ca Website: www.cthrc.ca/hrforum
  
• Nov. 18-21: Gourmet Food and Wine Expo, Metro Toronto Convention Centre,  Toronto. Contact: Kate Dobrucki. Phone: 905-634-8003, ext 335. Email: kdobrucki@townmedia.ca. Website: www.foodandwineexpo.ca.