5 Canada Day Celebrations for Food Lovers
Photo courtesy of Funnel Cake Dream.
July 1st will look a little different this year (i.e. virtual fireworks, social distancing dining), but our country pride and love of local fare prevails.
Take a look:
1/ Great Canadian Pancake Breakfast
Start the day off right with fluffy pancakes that come together quickly and easily.
Download the Canada Day Buttermilk Pancake Recipe by Chef Chris Zielinski, Culinary Director and Executive Chef for all Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) properties, including three stadiums (Scotiabank Arena, BMO Field, Coca-Cola Coliseum) and five restaurants (Real Sports, e11even, Platinum Club, Scotia Club, Hot Stove).
Snap a pic and share on social using #CanadaDayTO.
2/ Food Truck’N Canada Day Festival
Food Truck’N Event Series is commemorating the holiday this year with a fleet of trucks at Exhibition Place.
Ten food trucks will be parked outside the Liberty Grand to satiate your every craving. Enjoy socially distanced eats available for takeout and delivery from: Alijandro’s Kitchen, The Arepa Republic, BeaverTails, El Bosco Catering, Buster’s Sea Cove, Funnel Cake Dream, Meltdown Cheesery, Mustache Burger, Jerk Brothers, and T Dot’s Naansense.
p.s. The expansive licensed patio delivers serious summer feels.
Barbecued ribs are a quintessential summer food, but they require a bit of work. This Canada Day, let the Rotary Club of Burlington Lakeshore do all the heavy lifting this holiday.
The annual celebration of all things red, white and barbecue takes place at Burlington Centre, transformed into a drive-thru this year, with all proceeds donated to community organizations and charities.
Dig into a mess o’ ribs, chicken, pulled pork, cornbread, beans, and coleslaw from four H-cues: Billy Bones BBQ from Niagara Distillery, Camp 31, Pistol Pete’s Oklahoma Smokehouse, and Uncle Sam’s BBQ. For those in search of non-smoked options, Blaze Pizza and East Side Mario’s will be on-site.
How it works: No walk-up orders allowed. Order from one vendor, pay and receive your food all while remaining safely in your car.
4/ Canada Day Street Eats Market
The all-day drive-thru food truck fest returns to Yorkdale on Wednesday, this time with more trucks and a different format.
Instead of being car-bound, walk-up and order grab-and-go items from 18 vendors: Alfies Lemonade, Born2Eat, Bubba's Butterfly Chips, Choco Churros, Eva's Original Chimneys, Food From East Express, ICEE, Johnny Rocco’s Pizza Wagon, Mary Browns, Meltwich, Rebozos Taqueria, Rick's Good Eats, Road Grill, The Smoke Stop, Tinuno, Tiny Tom Donuts, Toronto Gourmet Hotdogs & Fries, and Twisted Tomato.
Order and schedule your pick-up time ahead of time on the website, starting June 30 at 12pm.
Mariposa Cruises by Hornblower is back, just in time for the holiday.
Set sail this Wednesday with a 90-minute harbour and waterways cruise, complete with DJ on deck, and nibbles and sips available for purchase.
Departure times vary.
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