Last weekend, I had the pleasure of indulging in an exclusive gourmet trek to Stratford and Perth County with an inspiring group of food bloggers and enthusiasts from Toronto. Having grown up in Guelph, which is not far from Perth County, I was familiar with Stratford but regrettably had not ventured there in many years. After this trip, I asked myself, “What took me so long?’
Stratford is best known for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and, more recently, the hometown of tween sensation Justin Bieber…but it also one of Ontario’s top culinary destinations. Home to one of the country’s top culinary schools, the Stratford Chefs School, and host of the Stratford Garlic Festival (September 18, 2010) and the Savour Stratford Culinary Festival (September 18-26, 2010), there’s plenty for the gourmand to savour about Stratford.
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