1564 Queen Street West, Toronto

Tel: (416) 849-1095

Email: info@cowbellrestaurant.ca
 
 

The Inspiration

first course

I started thinking about the concept for Cowbell in the summer of 2006 while on a family vacation in Salt Spring Island, BC. My son Max and I went fishing with the owner of Ruckle Farms, Mike Lane. We caught five fresh salmon and traded three of them with Mike for a fresh leg of lamb and vegetables from his farm. I used these ingredients to cook, what I would consider, one of the best meals of my career. Up until that time, it was my only experience eating a meal created entirely by one farm.

 

When I returned to Ontario I started my search for local farmers who raise their animals and grow their produce without pesticides, hormones and chemical fertilizers. It was not easy to find Ontario farmers that followed this half-a-century old technique - we don't support this infrastructure anymore - but I eventually found a few farms to supply organic product.

 

We're surrounded by some of North America's richest farm land but our current food buying decisions are leaving our farmers broke and bankrupt. I would love for Cowbell to be instrumental in opening up the market place for our farmers. With this in mind we introduced Farmers Nights where we created a set menu using ingredients from one farm. Our farmers agreed to come to Toronto for the meal to talk to our customers about their farms. Our intention was and is to give you a chance to reconnect with your food and the people who produce it. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

- Chef Mark Cutrara

 
 

tableFARMERS NIGHTS 2010

Cowbell is pleased to announce our 2010 Farmers Nights! Our farmers nights are truly unique evening where Chef Mark Cutrara will create a five course menu using ingredients from his favourite farms. The menu will also feature a wine pairing from an Ontario winery. Our farmers will be present for the dinner so come and break bread with farmers, neighbours and new friends at our communal table. For one very special farmers night this year we will be taking the show on the road and hosting our August dinner in Bradford, Ontario at Dingo Farms.

 

Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 7pm
Farmers Purdy Fisheries and Everspring Farms
Winery The Grange of Prince Edward County
Five Course Menu Feature  Fish and Duck

 

Sunday, August 29, 2010, 6:30pm
Dingo in the Field in Bradford, Ontario
Farmers Dingo Farms
Winery Fielding Estates
Menu Feature Beef, Pork and Lamb

 

Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 7pm
Farmer/Winery An unusual situation where our farmer and winery are one and the same – Tawse Winery
Five Course Menu Feature Lamb

 

Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 7pm
Farmer Grenville Farmers
Winery The Organized Crime Winery

Five Course Menu Feature Chicken and Produce

 

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7pm
Farmer The New Farm and Monforte Dairy
Winery Megalomaniac Wines

Five Course Menu Feature Hardy Vegetables and Cheese

 

All five course meals with the wine pairing will cost $150 per person (taxes and gratuity not included), except for our special August evening at Dingo Farms, which will cost $230 per person (taxes not included).

 

Tickets can be purchased by calling (416) 849-1095.

Tickets are limited as the maximum number of diners we can accommodate is 30. Tickets are non-refundable but transferable. Details are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  

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