Taste Of Downtown Oakville Celebrates And Showcases Local Oakville Restaurants

Chicken parmesan, braised short ribs, harvest soup, grilled calamari, frog leg beignets, linguini alla moda di daniela...these were just some of the delicious foods I tasted last night as part of the Taste Tour to kick off the Taste of Downtown Oakville that runs from Wednesday, February 19 to Tuesday, March 4.

This year's event includes 14 restaurants that will be offering priz fixe lunch and/or dinner menus (generally from $15 to $45 for a three course meal).  The Taste of Downtown Oakville is an excellent opportunity to try something new or to re-visit a favourite restaurant and enjoy delicious food that can be found right here in our community.

I was fortunate enough to enjoy food from six participating restaurants last night (and shuttled between locations by Mercedes Benz Oakville - thank you!):

Paradiso
Piazza Bistro
Salvatore's
Ristorante Julia
De Stefano's
Jonathan's

I can say without a doubt that the food at each location was outstanding.  I loved learning about the restaurant's background (three restaurants on our tour, Piazza Bistro, Salvatore's and De Stefano's, are relatively new to Downtown Oakville), their specialties and seeing the food presentation and effort that went into each dish.  It's pretty impressive to think about the culinary excellence that can be found in the Town of Oakville.  I really encourage you to take advantage of the Taste of Oakville event and head downtown to eat! Click here to view the menus being offered.

It's been a long and cold winter so far but this event is reason enough to come out of hibernation and enjoy a great night out.  Book that babysitter (I've got one booked!) and make a reservation for the Taste of Downtown Oakville!

Holiday Fun In Downtown Oakville With Santa, Wagon Rides & A Shopping Spree!

The Santa Claus Parade may be over, but Downtown Oakville has many other fun holiday activities perfect for Oakville families.  Bring the kids down for Santa in the Square, a wagon ride or just to look at all the colour windows and holiday lights.  Keep reading for all the details about these great events happening in Downtown Oakville!

Santa In The Square

Saturday, November 30th
11:00am-4:00pm in the Towne Square
Don't miss this opportunity for children of all ages to share their Christmas wish list with Santa!

Christmas Cheer in Downtown Oakville (Towne Square)

Saturday’s and Sunday’s, November 30th – December 22nd weekends
Carolers 11:00- 4:00

Saturday’s and Sunday’s, December 7th -22nd weekends
Wagon Rides 12:00 – 4:00

Christmas Window Competition
November 16th- December 9th

VOTE for a chance to win 1 of 3, $500 Downtown Oakville Shopping Sprees!
To vote on your favourite Christmas window display, visit Downtown Oakville's Facebook page between Saturday, November 16th and Monday December 9, 2013 at 9:00am and leave a comment about which store window is your favourite for a chance to win $500 shopping spree. The winner will be contacted by the BIA.

Downtown Oakville has so many great stores and tons of holiday gift ideas.  Head downtown and shop local this holiday season!

Oakville's First Dishcrawl Is Heading Downtown!

Have you heard about these fabulous Dishcrawl events yet?  On Wednesday May 29, Oakville will be experiencing its first Dishcrawl event as they take participants to four downtown Oakville restaurants to reawaken your taste buds! Supporting small to big businesses in their success, Dishcrawl strives to revolutionize the environment of existing neighbourhoods to its citizens and their mission is to show food lovers the best dishes in local restaurants.  Think pub crawl, but with delicious food instead!

Wondering where you'll be headed? It's a guessing game! Organizers are keeping the names of the restaurants you will be visiting a secret for now, but there will be some hints! Follow Dishcrawl Oakville on Twitter (@Dishcrawlove) and visit their Facebook Fan Page and be the first to know!

momstown Hamilton recently attended the third successful Dishcrawl Hamilton event, read about her experience here.  Oakville has so many fabulous restaurants so I know the event on May 29th will be a an awesome and very delicious experience!  There are only a few tickets left, so make sure you get yours!  Click here to buy tickets now.