Sights & Sounds From Peterborough Farmer's Market
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Night Kitchen Guest Chef As Peterborough Downtown Farmers' Market Wraps Up Season This Wednesday
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It's been another great season for Peterborough Downtown Farmers' Market, but it all comes to an end for the year on Wednesday (October 3rd).
After a successful and fruitful season, the vendors and farmers will be packing up and putting away their tents for another year.
The Night Kitchen will be on hand as the final guest Chef of the season. They will be bringing along their brand new wood fired oven and cooking up samples of their famous pizza using products donated from the market farmers.
So hit up the final market for some pizza, to celebrate the harvest, stock up on your fruits and vegetables, take in all the coffee and perogies you can, get recipe ideas, buy some beautiful fall flowers, buy those gifts and crafts you've been eyeing all season, and to say thanks to all the fabulous vendors and farmers.
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Peterborough's Piccadilly Restaurant Has Closed
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Piccadilly Restaurant, a longtime stop in town for a cheap breakfast, has closed.
The letter in the window reads...
"Dear Valued Customers
It is with great sadness that we will be closing our doors for the final time on Sunday evening, September 16th.
We would like to take this time to thank you for all your years of patronage. Please know that we have appreciated your 16 and a half years of loyalty and have enjoyed you becoming part of our Piccadilly family.
You will be very missed by all of us.
Sincerely,
Management and Staff of the Piccadilly Restaurant"
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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The Works Customer Sneak Peek Was Yesterday & It Officially Opens Today
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Gourmet burger restaurant The Works briefly opened their new location yesterday at the corner of Simcoe and Water Street to give the public a sneak peek of the menu. With 70 different burgers (including a local specialty, the "Laker's Cup Champion Burger"), there should be something for everyone. Today is the official opening and they are open every day from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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The Works Gourmet Burger Bistro Is Opening Soon
/[UPDATED POST] The signage has been put in place and everything inside is about ready to go at the old iconic Trasheteria location at the corner of Water and Simcoe Streets. Yes, The Works Peterborough location officially opens to the public this Thursday. The Works has locations throughout Ontario, with most of their locations in the Ottawa area. More info here from a media launch on the franchise coming to Peterborough.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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PTBOFoodie Review: The Favourite Greek
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The Favourite Greek
360 George St.,
Peterborough, Ont.
When I started working as the PTBOfoodie for PtboCanada, my goal was to find restaurants that were part of the downtown core and emphasized that fact with carefully cooked food and well prepared dishes. Located at 360 George St, or through the Peterborough Square Mall, The Favourite Greek epitomizes these values and does so with a great balance between fantastic service and fine dining.
Open for lunch and dinner, the menu at the Favourite Greek
provides a number of options for patrons while staying true to the Greek palette with dishes featuring lamb, giros, and lots of tzatziki sauce. There are several Greek wines to pair with the food, as well as a dessert menu featuring (in this reviewer's opinion) the only delicacy that should follow up such a culturally accurate meal: baklava!
For an appetizer, I started with the saganaki, a dish that is always presented by the chef because the last step is to pour brandy over the cheese and set it ablaze to sear in the savoury flavours of the kefalotyri cheese. It is served right on the frying pan it's seared in, a sagani, which is where the dish derives its name from.
The Favourite Greek's saganaki was rich and salty, and made for a great appetizer along with pita bread while waiting for our main courses. From the taste of Greece, we chose the pork and chicken souvlaki—each came with a generous helping on Greek salad and potatoes spiced with lemon and thyme. The side dishes alone were excellently prepared, but the star of the plate remained the grilled souvlaki with the housemade family recipe for tzatziki sauce on the side. The service at the restaurant was very quick, with the appetizer coming soon after we ordered and the main course coming just in time for the saganaki to be finished.
The souvlaki was charred just slightly on 
the outside while remaining moist on the inside and falling right off of the stick. The tzatziki sauce was very well prepared and complimented the souvlaki with a tang that complimented the flavour of the meat perfectly. Overall, the meal was excellently made and came in such generous portions we felt the need to take some of it home.
Also ordered was the lamb pita, which was made with tomatoes, red onions, and more of that delectable tzatziki sauce. The lamb was cooked just like the souvlaki, with the grill sealing in all of the juices and flavours and creating a delicious addition to a classic favourite. The pitas come in eight different ways, from souvlaki style to gyro, so there is a meat for newcomers to Greek cuisine or longtime fans of the food.
There was barely room for it at the end of the meal, but this reviewer wasn't about to leave without having a slice of baklava first. Baklava is a very rich and sweet dessert which is made from layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and honey. Its origin has been claimed by many cultures, with it most likely being attributed to the Ottoman Turks or the Byzantines. In Greece interestingly, it is supposed to be made with 33 layers of pastry for the years of Christ's life. I don't know how many were in the slice I had, but I enjoyed every one of them!
The Favourite Greek is owned and operated by George Vassiliadis, who is also one of the chefs and takes a large part in the kitchen when it comes to preparing meals. After working in the hospitality industry around Peterborough, he followed his dream to open the Favourite Greek, and operates under the mantra of food that is appealing both to the eye and the palette. A gracious host, it is very clear that he takes a great passion in the food he cooks, and in the joy that it brings the people that come to his restaurant.
I've already mentioned that the servings at The Favourite Greek were large, but what is great is that they couple very well with the prices. The souvlaki dinners start at $10.95, and it's possible to go out for a nice dinner with someone for as little as $30 at the Favourite Greek, while still maintaining a sense of fine dining and classy atmosphere.
It really comes as the complete package for a downtown Peterborough who wants to eat well and spend smart.
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—reviewed by PtboCanada's food columnist Matt Ferguson
PtboCanada's food reviewer Matthew Ferguson has a passion for food and cooking. Matt's worked at several establishments in town, both cooking and managing in kitchens, and now plans to insight Peterborough to have the same love for food that he does. Follow him on Twitter @PtboFoodie.
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2nd Annual Purple Onion Festival September 23rd At Millennium Park
/The 2nd Annual Purple Onion Festival, celebrating local food and culture, will be held on September 23th at Millennium Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hosted by Transition Town Peterborough, it features local restaurants, farmers and businesses.
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Inside The New Kettle Drums Restaurant & Bar On Hunter Street
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Peterborough has a new Italian restaurant on Hunter Street called Kettle Drums. It is owned by Reg Maranda and Cameron Green, who also own Reggie's Hot Grill in East City and El Camino's downtown (we spotlighted both back in 2010).
Friday night kicked off with a soft opening, while construction is completed on the side patio (which will seat 50) and a few more fine touches inside.
The soft opening gives the staff a chance to iron out the menu, and while not all the options will be available this weekend, there are still plenty of pizzas to try.
There is a very relaxed atmosphere inside, with lovely decor and wall art as well as a small patio out front that will seat 20. Quite a few patrons came to sample the food, and try the beer, cocktails, martinis and wine.
I had a brief moment to chat with Reg while he was zipping to-and-fro, and he mentioned that they were proud with what has come together. They had been working on the plan for this restaurant well before having to close their chip truck, and even snuck the famous Reggie Burger onto the menu.
Drop in this weekend and give one of their pizzas a try (gluten free crust available, too), and shortly thereafter the rest of the menu including the Crispy Sweet Potato Chips—which Reg confesses he likes even better than Reggie's Hotgrill's tasty Sweet Potato Fries.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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100 Mile Dinner To Support Local Farmers Held On July 22nd At Morrow Building
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The 2nd Community 100 Mile Dinner will be held on Sunday, July 22nd at 6 p.m. at the Morrow Building. Tickets sold out fast last year so be sure to pick yours up soon (see locations to purchase tickets on poster above) to guarantee a spot for this delicious dinner to support the Agricultural Society and our local farmers.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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A Cake Company Called A Cake Company Now Open In Peterborough
/A few weeks back, we mentioned how A Cake Company had been "Coming Soon" for quite some time. Well it is now officially open at 322 Charlotte Street and will be celebrating their grand opening today.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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