Photo courtesy of Alisha Hill on flickr
I’m actually not kidding and this has nothing to do with university frosh. Paola St-Georges of C’est Bon cooking classes is organizing a poutine crawl this Saturday, July 17, from 1:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The group’s poutine outing is a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. (It supports a local athlete, Isabelle Rivard’s effort to raise $10,000 to bike from Vancouver to Austin for the Livestrong challenge.) The $25 entrance fee not only comes with a tax receipt, a chance to win a trip to Toronto or a short haul flight within Canada and the U.S., BUT also a poutine tasting at seven restaurants in the ByWard Market.
“The restaurants are very generously donating the poutine,” organizer Paola St-Georges told Apt613.
“Poutine is something that catches young people’s eye. It is something that people can afford no matter what their income level,” she said. “(We thought) it is something that is fun and light… well, not the food!”
St-Georges will be leading the walking tour where participants will get to try “creative takes on the classic poutine.” Stops will include Murray Street‘s spatzle poutine with shredded mariposa duck confit and roast duck gravy; as well as the Courtyard Restaurant for another duck gravy poutine; Zak’s dinner and Garlic Corner for a traditional take on the classic; Dunn’s smoke meat poutine, Island Flava for a jerk chicken poutine and D’Arcy McGees for a Guinness gravy poutine.
You can reserve your spot for the afternoon outing here. The group will meet in front of Cafe 55 at the ByWard Market Square and the entrance fee is payable at the door.
There is only room for 30 people so reserve fast!
Poutine crawl? My heart hurts, just thinking about it. It would probably be delicious, however.
I believe that there is already a wait list!! I, for one, will be there with bells on!
Paola said she had ten to 15 people registered on Tuesday night, so you should be able to get in!
As of 2:00 pm-ish today, all the tickets were spoken for and registrations started going on a waiting list.
Though, Jenn and I are still raffling off a pair of tickets on our blog. Here’s the third opportunity: http://www.foodieprints.com/item/2650
There will be two more chances to be entered into the draw. Names will be drawn Friday.
I think this means a second venture in to the crazy poutine world is needed. I think we should add smokes to the mix.
Smoke’s in Toronto was asked when there was a poutine crawl there and my understanding is that they turned them down.
Definitely, there should be an opportunity for a fall poutine crawl. At least, I think there’s the capacity for it!
I am SO SAD that this is sold out already. SO SAD.