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The EL(P) and Capra Toro Declared Co-Winners of Second Annual Peterborough Mac + Cheese Festival
/After a month of-long culinary competition, restaurants The EL (P) and Capra Toro have been crowned co-winners of the second annual Peterborough Mac + Cheese Festival announced by the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) on Thursday.
Nathan Manwell, Capra Toro chef (left) and Danea Humber, The EL (P) head chef (right) sharing in both restaurants’ first Peterborough Mac + Cheese Festival title win. Photo courtesy of the DBIA.
The EL(P) earned their win with a three-cheese chorizo ‘beermac’ while Capra Toro created a baked Birra Formaggio for their winning dish.
“It’s beer and cheese man. What’s better than those two ingredients?” said Eric Beyer, EL(P) sous chef. “Mix in some chorizo and a fantastic cornbread (made in-house) by resident baker Kelsey and the dish just sings.”
“We are just so incredibly blown away at being crowned top mac this year,” said Nathan Manwell, Capra Toro chef. “Last season we almost won, coming in second place. We are over-the-moon excited to bring home a win this time around.”
As the winners, both restaurants received a cheesy hand-crafted trophy, a sizable donation to Kawartha Food Share in their respective names and bragging rights.
Runner-ups included a spinach and artichoke mac and cheese dip from Champs Sports Bar, followed by The Black Horse Pub’s sweet potato mac.
During all of last month, there were 20 signature mac and cheese dishes featured in downtown restaurants as part of the competition.
Over 1,000 votes were cast to determine the top mac and cheese dish on offer.
The winning recipe(s) from both years’ competitions are available online.
Sam’s Place won the inaugural Peterborough Mac + Cheese Festival with a jalapeño bacon mac & cheesewich last year.
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Bobcaygeon Brewery and McThirsty's Launch Community Brew, Blackberry Raspberry Gose; Proceeds Support Local Charities
/Bobcaygeon Brewing Company and McThirsty’s Pint had the first official pour of their ‘Community Brew’ Blackberry Raspberry Gose beer to support local organizations within the Peterborough community launched on Friday.
(from left to right) Richard Wood, Bobcaygeon Brewing Company president, Christian Harvey, One City PTBO executive director, Katie Harting, McThirsty’s bartender and Matt Campbell, Bobcaygeon Brewing Company vice president of Sales enjoying the first-poured Blackberry Raspberry Gose from the tap. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
A dollar from every pint and 50 cents from each can sold is getting donated to select Peterborough charities
The first beer in the series, Blackberry Raspberry Gose is supporting One City Peterborough, an organization aiding those who have/are experiencing homelessness and/or criminalization.
The beer was brewed in collaboration with McThirsty’s bartender Katie Hartling. The drink boasts four times as much fruit as a traditional sour beer according to Bobcaygeon Brewery.
The Community Brew is available on tap at McThirsty’s Pint and the Bobcaygeon Brewing Company Taproom. Cans are available for purchase at both locations next week.
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The Mac And Cheese Festival Returns to Downtown Peterborough Restaurants
/The second-annual Peterborough Mac and Cheese Festival is back with 19 cheese-filled dishes to try this October.
Photo by Felicia Massey.
The self-guided festival encourages community members to participate however they like, from hosting a dish crawl with friends to takeout parties or even dining solo. Attendees can plan their festival route using the interactive Mac Map.
Restaurants will be competing again for local votes in hopes of becoming this year's mac and cheese champion. Foodies will be able to vote online for their favourite mac and cheese dish throughout the month.
There are a variety of options including the Forest Vegan Mac, the Crepes of Wrath Mac and Cheese Crepe and the El (P) Creamy 3-Cheese Chorizo BeerMac.
These unique macaroni dishes will be featured on the menus of local restaurants throughout downtown for the month of October. By the end of the month, one dish will be crowned champion.
The 2022 champion will receive a cheesy hand-crafted trophy, donation in their name to Kawartha Food Share and of course, a year’s worth of bragging rights.
Sam’s Place Deli speaking on last years’ victory. Photo by Felicia Massey.
Last year, Sam’s Place Deli’s Bacon Jalapeno Mac and Cheesewhich took home the first place title.
“We were beyond proud to be chosen by the Peterborough community as the winner for 2021, and we had a lot of fun coming up with our sandwich recipe. It was an amazing feeling to hold that trophy above our heads,” said Sam Sayer, owner of Sam’s Place Deli. “We can’t wait to compete again this year. More than anything, we are excited to see what the other chefs will be bringing to the table this fall.”
The Peterborough Mac And Cheese Festival will be running a food drive in support of Kawartha Food Share, with each restaurant location accepting non-perishable donations for the entire month. Festival goers are encouraged to bring their donations downtown when visiting any mac and cheese restaurant location.
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Lakefield Caterer Bringing Wales and Farm-To-Table Food Background to Peterborough County
/Wales’ Josh Keepfer had culinary training in Venice, London and Charleston, N.C. but since making Lakefield his home roughly four years ago, he’s brought his background into Kitchen Farmacy, a farm-to-table catering business for Peterborough County.
Chasley Keepfer (left), Hadley Keepfer, 4 (middle) and Josh Keepfer (right) examining the five acres of vineyards full of developing grapes. The family owns roughly 40 ducks to act as natural insecticides. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The business was launched in 2018, Keepfer said Kitchen Farmacy is reflective of his farm life upbringing as a child and with on-site farms at restaurants he worked in Wales. He wanted to bring that same experience of food into Peterborough County.
“I've been very lucky and very fortunate growing up as a child to be living on a farm and experiencing farm life,” said Keepfer.
He says the farm life helped him appreciate where his food came from and the effort needed to create it. The products at Kitchen Farmacy are locally sourced through several businesses, farmers and butchers.
“We used to go out and feed apples from the orchards to the pigs and knowing that we needed to get them fat and juicy for slaughter. I know it sounds gruesome but it's part of kitchen life and part of being farm to table.”
Keepfer moved to Peterborough Country after meeting his wife Chasley in Whistler. She was from the Lakefield area and moved to Lakefield with her to start a family and eventually open the business.
Kitchen Farmacy offers take-home meals, a catering service and meal plans with all the food made on site. The business also has its own winery called Cheeky Duck Vineyard consisting of five acres behind the catering service building. The winery has five different varieties of wine such as Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay where grapes were planted last year.
The business wants to expand with a new on-site restaurant next spring however few details were released. The restaurant will offer wine tasting from their vineyards.
Peterborough County Cattlemen's Association Hosting Beef on a Bun Drive-Thru This Saturday
/The Peterborough County Cattlemen’s Association is holding their annual ‘Beef on a Bun Drive-Thru’ on Saturday.
Photo courtesy of Peterborough County Cattlemen's Association.
