EntriesToronto WinterCity 2008
Friday Jan 25th, 2008 was the kick off to Toronto’s annual WinterCity festival. This is 14 days of what Toronto calls Big City Fun.
One of the major highlights is the Nights of Fire where downtown’s Nathan Phillips Square is set ablaze by France’s Cie Carabosse. As you wander around the square there are metal pots strung in various shapes filled with coal and fuel oil that are left burning through the evening. The fire show starts at 6PM and wraps up by 9PM.
I was down there at night with a few friends after dinner and what we saw was a civilized camp fire. It didn’t take me long to think of marshmallows and from their the concept ballooned to getting some chocolate chips and eventually leading to the
purchase of chocolate covered gram cracks + marshmallows to make s’mores. As we indulged in our dessert between 8:15 and 9, we had 1 person tell us to becareful by the fire and 5 compliment us in our ingenuity. This included the organizers who praised us as being the first to feast by the flames. We had a whole bunch of onlookers, ranging from organizers, city dwellers and police officers. No s’mores for any of them though.
There are several concerts going on during this promotional period and different shows to catch. One worth checking out if you’re in the area is Alice in the Wonderland. The costumes and props look pretty cool. From Jan 25th to Feb 7th, many restaurants are featuring their Winterlicous menus. A prix-fixed 3 course meal at some of the lesser known and finer restaurants in Toronto. There are no retail chains in the list.
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