Culinarium Cooking Classes, Tastings and Meal Events for Spring 2009

Culinarium (705 Mount Pleasant, 647-430-7004) is a gourmet food shop focusing on fresh, local, organic and sustainable foods. They carry Ontario-raised meat and wild fish; organic dairy products, artisanal cheeses and local teas, jams, mustards, oils and preserves.

They also hold free meetings of a Foodie Book Club on the first Tuesday evening of every month; it’s been on hiatus over the holidays and starts up again in February.

Culinarium hosts additional food-related events, including cooking classes and tastings; here’s what’s coming up:

• February 5: 100-Mile Meal Cooking Class, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $95 ($89 each for three or more classes)


• February 6: Spoon Dating (three-course gourmet meal for singles), 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $90


• February 10: Chinese New Year Entertaining (hors d'oeuvres class), 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $75


• February 13. Spoon Dating (see February 6)


• February 17: 100-Mile Meal Cooking Class (see February 5)


• February 19: Wine and Cheese Tasting, 7:30 to 9 p.m. $45


• February 27: Ontario Beer & Cheese Tasting, 7:30 to 9 p.m. $45


• March 5: 100-Mile Meal Cooking Class (see February 5)


• March 16: Cooking with Kiddos, 2 to 3:30 p.m. $80 per adult & child pair


• March 18: 100-Mile Meal Cooking Class (see February 5)


• March 22: Cooking with Kiddos (see March 1)


• March 25: Yeast Breads for Beginners, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $65


• March 31: Wine and Cheese Tasting (see February 19)


• April 2: 100-Mile Meal Cooking Class (see February 5)


• April 21: 100-Mile Meal Cooking Class (see February 5)


• April 29: Wine and Cheese Tasting (see February 19)

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