Artisanal Brewers at Todmorden, Part of Winterlicious 2011

As a board member at Todmorden Mills, I'm helping to organize a new edition of Artisanal Brewers at Todmorden, a beer-and-food pairing evening that's one of the 14 culinary events at Winterlicious. It takes place on Saturday, February 5, 2011, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Papermill Gallery at Todmorden Mills (67 Pottery Road, in the Don Valley just below the intersection of Broadview and Mortimer), which was the site a brewery built in 1821.

For $55+HST, participants will sample their choice of pairings from among the array of artisanal brews with 19th-century or contemporary food pairings. A souvenir tasting glass is included in the price, and representatives from breweries and restaurants will be on hand to talk about what they do.

The food will be provided by a stellar group of Toronto restaurants, cafés and food purveyors, including Culinarium, Matt Kantor of Little Kitchen, Starfish / Ceili Cottage (oysters!), Red Rocket Coffee, L.A.B., Le Petit Dejeuner / Goed Eten (waffles!), Brad Long's soon-to-open B.Long and Grilltime.

One of the other organizers is Mirella Amato of Beerology, so you know the brews will be good ones. Among the confirmed brewers are Black Oak Brewery, Black Creek Brewery, Denison's Brewing Co., Granite Brewery, Mill Street Brewery, Muskoka Cottage Brewery and Wellington Brewery.

Tickets are available by phone at 416-396-2819.