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2007

Give the Gift of a Food Tour! Shirley Lum's Chinese New Year and Beijing China Food Tours
Give the gift of a truly memorable experience in the form of a gift certificate from Toronto's own Shirley Lum- food and culinary tour guide extraordinaire! … This writer took one of Shirley’s tours a summer or two ago and was delighted by the special touches Shirley throws into the mix- read about that experience here…
http://cookingresources.suite101.com/article.cfm/
give_the_gift_of_a_food_tour

- © Mary Luz Mejia, Dec 22, 2007

Well-Traveled Roots: Plan your next vacation to a destination that explores your family history
Anyone who came to Canada across the Atlantic between 1928 and 1971 probably passed through Pier 21 in Halifax, now the site of Canada’s Immigration Museum (pier21.ca)… Read more at
http://www.todaysparent.com/craftsactivities/indoors/
article.jsp?content=20071105_144218_4796&page=1
 
- Kate Pocock, Canadian Today’s Parents, Dec. 2007

ONE-TANK TRIPS: Foodie tour linked to Chinese New Year
Gung Hey Fatt Choi, Gong Xi Fa Cai or Happy New Year!
However you say it - Cantonese, Mandarin or English - the Chinese lunar New Year is the start of a festive 15-day period… Read more…
http://lfpress.ca/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=172841&s=travel
- Jim Fox, Special to Sun Media, February 18, 2007

Chinese New Year
This wonderful story appears on page 2 of Great Toronto Get Aways, January 2007 edition. Check it out here:
http://www.greatcitygetaways.com/Toronto%20content/to0107.pdf
- Debra Hubner, Great Toronto Get Aways, January 2007

Chinatown's flavors welcome Toronto visitors
Visitors walking along busy sidewalks stop to stare at the fast-food windows that display roasted whole pigs and the whole browned chickens... [click for more]
- Maria Ceraulo , Buffalo News , January 28th 2007


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For Foodies…

Chinese Lunar New Year in Toronto's 2nd Chinatown Tours
January 23, 29, 30, February 5*, 6*,12, 13, 14, 2011 (* SOLD OUT)

Fourth Annual Chinese New Year’s Eve 11-Course Banquet
Wed. February 2, 2011  SOLD OUT!

Fourth Annual Chinese New Year’s Day 11-Course Banquet
Thurs. February 3, 2011

Multi-Ethnic Spring Bounty in Kensington Market
March 19 – June 4, 2011

Qing Ming Festival in Toronto’s 2nd Chinatown
April 3, 2011

Dragon Boat Festival: Toronto’s Lost First Chinatown + Second Chinatown
June 5, 12, 2011

Multi-Ethnic Summer Bounty: Kensington Market
July 2 – Aug. 20, 2011

Lotus Festival: Toronto’s Lost First Chinatown + Second Chinatown
July 10 & 17, 2011

Harvest Moon Festival: Toronto’s Lost First Chinatown + Second Chinatown + Broadview Gateway
August 21 - September 18, 2011

Multi-Ethnic Harvest Season: Toronto’s Kensington Market
September 3 – October 22, 2011

Gaslight Stroll: Autumn Flavours in Rosedale & Yorkville Village
Sat. September 10 & October 1, 2011

Multi-Ethnic Fall Flavours along Broadview Gateway
Sept. 18, 2011

Celebrate All The Winter Holidays in Kensington Market
Dec. 3, 10, 17, 2011

For Literary Detectives…

Happy 199th Birthday, Charles Dickens!
Sat. February 5, 2011

76th Anniversary of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s last home!
Mon. March 12, 2011

169th Anniversary of Charles Dickens' Toronto 1842 Visit
Sat. May 7, 2011

Happy 136th Birthday, Lucy Maud Montgomery!
Sat. November 26, 2011

For Ghost Hunters …

Ghostly March Break Walks
Tues. March 16 – Fri. March 18, 2011

Qing Ming – Chinese Ghost Festival
April 5, 2011

May Equinox Ghost Festival
April 26 – May 6, 2011

Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival
August 12-26, 2011

Halloween Week Special
October 22– November 1, 2011

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