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Publican House Brewery

The Publican House Brewery is a craft brewery in Peterborough, Ontario. Using traditional brewing practises and absolutely no shortcuts, Publican House produces 2 beers available all year round as well as 4 seasonal choices. Visit the brewery for a tasting and pick up cans, kegs or growlers of beer.

In collaboration with Smithaven’s Brewing Company, Publican House organized the first Kawartha Craft Beer Festival in 2015. The event was a massive success and an even bigger festival is planned for 2016 with 10 beer vendors, 1 cider vendor, food and live entertainment. Held in Millennium Park in Peterborough, tickets information can be found on the event website.

Visit the Publican House Brewery website for brewery hours and more information.

Elmhirst’s Resort

Elmhirst’s Resort is a family owned and operated cottage resort on the north shore of Rice Lake in the Kawarthas. When you stay at the resort in the colder months of the year, you’ll be treated to a true Canadian experience with access to snowshoeing, sleigh rides, ice fishing, snowkiting, skating, ski plane rides and more! When the ice thaws and the water opens up, guests enjoy their private decks and docks as well as plenty of planned activities.

Elmhirst’s Resort offers a farm-to-table experience with two dining options for guests. The Wild Blue Yonder pub serves traditional pub fare and the Hearthside-Dining room offers fine dining. Beef, duck & turkeys are raised on property and served in the restaurants. You can also visit the Elmhirst’s Own garden where they grow produce to be used in their dishes.

Visit their website for booking info & details about resort facilities.

Cook With a Chef

Looking to expand your culinary horizons in Kawarthas Northumberland? Take a cooking class, workshop or attend a culinary retreat! We’ve compiled some of the best our region has to offer for you.

Peterborough and the Kawarthas

Cooking classes at Elmhirst’s Resort can easily be arranged to suit all group sizes. From easy to make kid friendly meals during your weekend getaway with your family to a baking demonstration during your business conference — Elmhirst can make it happen. Elmhirst also offers special weekend packages featuring different cultural cuisine styles.

Chef Nick of Butter Tart Tour stop, The Magic Rolling Pin, offers in home cooking classes. The lessons can feature 2-course gourmet meals, baking or small plates.

From the garden to your plate, the Seasoned Spoon Café wants to help you understand what farm-to-table means to you. With an extensive variety of workshops, the Seasoned Spoon is located on Trent University Campus and is focused on food education. Examples of previous and upcoming classes include “Russian Cooking,” “Cheese Making,” “Seed Starting” and “Raw Vegan Desserts.”

Kawartha Lakes

South Pond Farms workshops focus on eating in season and using local ingredients. Workshops are scheduled year round but can also be arranged privately. If you want to get a little taste (see what we did there?) of South Pond before taking a class, make sure to attend a House Concert in the Winter or a Supper Club in the warmer months.

Chef Brian Henry runs the Kawartha Culinary School offering a large variety of courses from beginner to experienced. The best part is—all courses happen in your own home, so you’ll know you have everything you need to recreate the recipes you’ll learn. Contact Chef Brian Henry for other culinary class location options.

Northumberland County

Feed your soul with a cooking retreat. Visit Harmony Dawn Retreat for a cooking workshop weekend with Chef Nicola. Bringing an “intuitive sense of yin-yang balance” into her cooking, Chef Nicola wants to help you enjoy cooking while being attentive to your dietary needs.

Famous for her vegetarian recipes, Louise of Thirteen Moons Wellness will awaken your tastebuds with her signature workshop, “Cooking with Super Foods.” Workshops are scheduled year round but can also be arranged privately.

Say “Chef Z” to any Northumberland County resident and watch their eyes light up. Chef Z has been creating clean, healthy & nutritionally dense meals and desserts in Cobourg & Port Hope for almost a decade. Classes are held at Harden & Huyse and are shared on their facebook page.

Sweet Bottoms Coffee

Take a night to “Escape From The Ordinary” above Sweet Bottoms Coffee in Fenelon Falls, Ontario!

Dinners are created around one celebrated ingredient using heritage, modern and original recipes. Each of the five courses served is cooked with the featured ingredient. With past ingredients including blueberries, squash and coffee, dishes get very interesting!

Watch our interview with chef and host Diane Reesor, then call (705) 344-6214 to reserve your seat. Visit their website for more information: www.sweetbottoms.com

Sweet Bottoms Coffee is also a stop on the Kawarthas Butter Tart Tour!

Haute Goat

The Nigerian Dwarf Goats of Haute Goat are arguably some of the cutest goats in the whole world! Using their high-fat milk, owners Debbie and Shain are creating luxurious and whimsical goat milk body products like hand cream and soap. For those of you with a sweet tooth, they also use the goat milk to make delicious treats like fudge, caramel and chocolate. You can purchase the products online at www.hautegoat.com or when you visit the farm for a tour.

Beachwood Resort

Beachwood Resort is located in the heart of Kawartha Lakes on Lower Buckhorn Lake, just north of Peterborough, Ontario, and has been family owned and operated for over 75 years. The resort offers many styles of accommodations, dining facilities, activities for guests and is host to special events and workshops.

One workshop that took place in March 2016 was a Butter Tart Cooking Class with Chef Mike Henson. Chef Mike wanted to help participants feel comfortable baking the Great Canadian Treat at home.

Keep your eye on Beachwood Resort and the Kawarthas Northumberland social media feeds to find out when the next Butter Tart Cooking Class is taking place.

The Woodlawn Inn

Stay and dine in luxurious comfort at Cobourg’s Historical The Woodlawn Inn! In this video, Inn Keeper & Sommelier Stephen Della Casa speaks about the different experiences the inn offers.

From a buffet brunch to a chefs table offering with wine pairings, the dining room at the Woodlawn Inn has an experience for everyone.

With so much to do in Kawarthas Northumberland and the plush beds at the Inn, you’ll want to stay the whole weekend!

For package and booking information visit www.woodlawninn.com

Laveanne Lavender

Experience Provence, France right here in Kawarthas Northumberland at Laveanne Lavender! July is blossom month at the farm and celebrations are held during that time. Every weekend hosts a special, themed event from honouring the bees to health & wellness. Laveanne also produces a full line of skin care products that you can purchase by visiting the farm store.

For more information visit: www.laveanne.ca

Eganridge Golf & Country Club

Plan your escape to Eganridge Inn and Spa! Tucked away on the shores of Sturgeon Lake, Eganridge is ideal for someone looking for a relaxing getaway.

Planning a wedding in 2016/17? Eganridge might be the perfect venue for you! Watch now to see why they like to say they’re “the wedding capital of the Kawarthas”.

South Pond Farms

South Pond Farms is the perfect venue for almost any private occasion and host to many public events. Located in the countryside near Pontypool, Ontario, the views of Bethany Hills will simply take your breath away. To share her little slice of heaven with you, owner Danielle French has created something extra special with her monthly, themed supper club events that run from Spring to Fall. During the Winter months, South Pond Farms hosts workshops and special events.