Come on a 2.5 hour discovery walk to taste global flavours that have made their way to North York, Toronto! Walk and experience 10+ tastes and treats from local treasures with a mix of individually portioned and family-style bites. Come hungry and ready to walk!
This tour features the success of many first and second generation immigrant small business owners while discussing food history, flavour migration patterns, and notable tidbits of local Willowdale, North York, and Toronto history along the way
Walk and experience 10+ tastes and treats including:
An International Gold Cup Award winning beverage
A bun that crossed the Pacific Ocean...twice!
The World’s First Takeout Food
A 5,000 year old stew
Snack food from the barracks
The favourite pre-workout of a young Olympian
A delicacy served to dignitaries, diplomats and dictators
Picasso’s secret weapon to combat procrastination
Street food with royal court beginnings
A Qi energy-building sweet treat
Prepare to hear...
Stories of how immigration and forced migration have brought delicious food from destination to destination... and eventually to North York, Toronto!
Why food is shared - whether to increase production and rotate crops, bring novel treats back to wealthy benefactors, or through circumstance and camaraderie as different cultures interact
The impact of food on health, from a cultural perspective: discussing balancing heat and damp in Persian, Chinese and Aryuvedic cultures
Come on a 2.5 hour discovery walk to taste global flavours that have made their way to North York, Toronto! Walk and experience 10+ tastes and treats from local treasures with a mix of individually portioned and family-style bites. Come hungry and ready to walk!
This tour features the success of many first and second generation immigrant small business owners while discussing food history, flavour migration patterns, and notable tidbits of local Willowdale, North York, and Toronto history along the way
Walk and experience 10+ tastes and treats including:
An International Gold Cup Award winning beverage
A bun that crossed the Pacific Ocean...twice!
The World’s First Takeout Food
A 5,000 year old stew
Snack food from the barracks
The favourite pre-workout of a young Olympian
A delicacy served to dignitaries, diplomats and dictators
Picasso’s secret weapon to combat procrastination
Street food with royal court beginnings
A Qi energy-building sweet treat
Prepare to hear...
Stories of how immigration and forced migration have brought delicious food from destination to destination... and eventually to North York, Toronto!
Why food is shared - whether to increase production and rotate crops, bring novel treats back to wealthy benefactors, or through circumstance and camaraderie as different cultures interact
The impact of food on health, from a cultural perspective: discussing balancing heat and damp in Persian, Chinese and Aryuvedic cultures
