>> Andrew Kerr
Worried about the inevitable post-FernFest-blues? Don’t fret! Fernwood Bites, Fernwood NRG’s annual fundraiser, is back to delight your taste buds. Taking place in Fernwood Square on the Sunday, June 19 from 5:30-8pm, this delectable culinary tasting event will feature some of the best food and drink in Victoria. We’re excited to be partnering with Cook Culture once again in order make this a sensational and memorable event.
We’re thrilled at the quality of restaurants participating in this year’s Fernwood Bites, including Fernwood’s own Stage Wine Bar, Aubergine Specialty Foods, The Parsonage & Fernwood Coffee, Fernwood Inn, and Cornerstone Café. We’ll also be featuring a wide array of new restaurants this year such as Marina Restaurant, Northern Quarter, Nourish, the Guild, the Livet, Dak and the Salt and Pepper Fox. Returning favourites from past years include Be Love, Bon Macoron, Choux Choux Charcuterie, Hot and Cold Café, Olive the Senses, Origin Bakery, Yonni’s Doughnuts, and Yates Street Taphouse.
Now, you’re probably asking yourself, that’s all fine-and-dandy, but on earth will I be washing that delicious cuisine down with? One again, we’ve got you covered. Nestled amongst these local restaurants are purveyors of the finest drinks Victoria has to offer, including Ampersand Distilling Co., Blue Grouse Estate Winery, Bona Vini Wines, Category 12 Brewery, Discovery Coffee, Hoyne Brewery, Lock & Worth Wines, Merridale Cider, Nichol Vineyards, Phillips Brewery, Sea Cider, Sheringham Distillery, Silk Road Tea, Spinnakers Brewpub, Tod Creek Craft Cider, Unsworth Vineyards, and Victoria Distillers.
“But wait-a-minute!” you exclaim, “sure my olfactory system and taste buds will be undoubtedly satisfied, but what auditory delights will my ears get to experience?” Once again, we’ve got you covered as the evening festivities will be accompanied by the stylings of the immensely talented Mosaic Jazz band. There will be some fantastic silent auction items for you to peruse and bid on too.
And if all of this excitement isn’t enough, you can enjoy your food and drink with knowing that it’s all for a good cause! Fernwood Bites raises important funds and awareness for the many projects of Fernwood NRG including Family and Child Care Programs at the Fernwood Community Centre, affordable housing, our garden projects such as the Community Orchard, Kitchen Garden and Spring Ridge Commons, and other community building events such as FernFest and our Pole Painting Project.
Once again, thank you to all of our participating restaurants, sponsors, supporters, volunteers, and silent auction donors. It goes without saying that none of this would be possible without you!
Fernwood Bites continues to sellout year after year, so don’t delay! Visit fernwoodnrg.ca/events-directory/fernwoodbites for ticket sales and more information. We look forward to seeing you there!
