What’s cooler than an ice cream cone on a summer’s day? A ton of sweets, treats AND ice cream! Welcome to the Sweetery Toronto, Toronto’s one and only solely confectionary festival. This festival is their second time around and with the help from the City of Toronto, they hosted a FREE festival out on David Pecaut Square located right next to the Roy Thomson Hall.
Guests are allowed to interact and take photos with this Sweetery Installation.
With over 25 vendors and food trucks, there was more than enough sweets and treats for the day. The event is held over a two-day period, August 20-21, right in the downtown core.
Treats created by George Brown Pastry Chefs
This year they collaborated with the George Brown College’s Chef School. The sweets and treats created by the Post Graduate Pastry program students were part of their final grade and the profits obtained are used to help elevate their costs for their semester learning in France.
Left: Crumble Mountain Right: Rainbow Giant – From Cool Beans (https://www.instagram.com/coolbeansto/)
We got to sample multiple different treats from coffee based creations to artisan marshmallows, to matcha everything! Cool Beans has a refreshing new take on the cold brew.
Left to Right: raspberry lemonade crush, pina colada paradise, sassy sangria, merry mojito – From I LOVE PUFFY LOVE (www.ilovepuffylove.com; https://www.instagram.com/ilovepuffylove/)
Want fancy and unique marshmallows? Well, I LOVE PUFFY LOVE have you covered with these crazy creations; I loved the pina colada paradise!
Matcha Chiffon Cake & Matcha Soft Serve – From Matcha Tea & Desserts (www.matchateadessert.ca; https://www.instagram.com/matchateadessert/)
One of this summer’s craze in Toronto is Matcha everything. Matcha Tea & Desserts provide matcha soft serve that tastes very matcha like and their cake is just so light and match filled!
Clockwise: Asian themed animal macarons (Maple Lap Chong, Duck Egg Custard, Rare Tofu cheesecake), matcha chestnut cake (the same cake that Veronica created on the show!), HK milk tea crepe cake, matcha rare cheesecake
As a wonderful bonus, we got an opportunity to try some goodies created by Masterchef Canada Season 2 Top 5, Christopher Siu, Masterchef Canada Season 3 Finalist, Ernie Chow, and Masterchef Canada Season 3 Top 4, Veronica Cham. Christopher Siu also sells custom cakes and treats through his company, Daan Go.
A wide variety of cookies from red velvet, to fudge, to pistachio! – From Golden Crumb Biscuit (http://goldencrumbbiscuit.com/, https://www.instagram.com/goldencrumbbiscuit/)
Oh, and of course, we cannot forget the simple treats in life, cookies, and pies. The pistachio cookie from Golden Crumb Bakery (along with others) was super soft and delicious!
Italian waffle cookie with gelato – From Carla’s Cookie Bar (http://www.carlacookiebox.com/, https://www.instagram.com/carlacookiebox/)
While the fresh cookie and gelato from Carla’s Cookie Box were perfect during that hot weekend
Butter pecan pie – From Andrea’s Bakery (http://andreasbakery635.com/, https://www.instagram.com/andreasbakery/)
Now, we cannot forget the tarts and pies from Andrea’s Bakery. The pies had the perfect balance of sweet and flaky.
Pictured is a guest partaking in an activity. These are activity tents where guests compete for sweet rewards while donating money to Second Harvest.
Once you’ve had your share of sweet treats, guests are welcome to compete in their various activity tents. Guests play to win prizes with their payment for the activity donated to Second Harvest, “the largest food rescue program in Canada.” Not only do guests benefit from the prizes and fun but they are also giving back to the community.
There were a lot more other vendors that I was not able to capture, but this is just the beginning for Sweetery Toronto. Be sure to follow them to stay up to date for their next event in 2017!
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