Red Prince Apple Promotion in the PATH System @RedPrinceApple

I've been curious about the new Red Prince apples since some of my friends and colleagues have had a chance to taste them, and one food fan glowingly declared them to be similar to but "better than a MacIntosh and a Red Delicious".

Red Prince appeared in 1994 in an orchard in a small town called Weert on the border between Germany and the Netherlands, and has more recently been cultivated at Martin's Family Fruit Farm in Thornbury, Ontario. (Recall that good new apple strains appear from time to time through natural genetic selection, and can be propagated by grafting.)

Red Prince apples are just about to become available in Ontario at all Sobeys locations, as well as Longo’s in the GTA and some Loblaw “greatfood” locations. Tomorrow between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. , a launch of sorts is being held in the PATH system, when "the" Red Prince and his cohorts will hand our about 10,000 apples at the Exchange Tower (130 King West) and First Canadian Place (100 King West).

The event, called the "Red Prince Civility Event", also features free hand massages, as well as entertaining etiquette tips from Louise Fox of The Etiquette Ladies. It sounds like fun. If you get your hands on one of the new apples, let me know if it lives up to the advance press!