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part of Riverside’s Eats & Beats Street Fest, Trish Krause from Bite Out of Life,  will be presenting a mini culinary workshop at Olive & Olives.

So who is Trish Krause what exactly is Bite Out of Life you ask?

Trish Krause is a holistic nutritionist and culinary guide, passionate about tasty and healthy food.  She understands the positive impact that a diet of whole foods and authentic ingredients can do to balance the body and feed the soul and is determined to share what she knows with others.  It’s one of the reasons she loves teaching in the Olive & Olives kitchen – all Mia Sturup’s oils, olives, spices and vinegars are carefully sourced from artisan producers and of the highest quality.

Although schooled early on in healthful cooking by her grandmothers, as her professional communications career advanced, Trish stepped away from this wholesome concept into a life of eating on-the-run, client lunches, and frazzled living. “I convinced myself that my life as a harried executive was the picture of success. It wasn’t.”

Out of this realization and wanting to make a positive change for her family and for others, Trish went back to school to become a registered holistic nutritionist. And this is where her company, Bite Out Of Life (BOOL) was conceived. Bite Out of Life provides relatable, comprehensive coaching and “whole food” services with the belief that every body is innately capable of healing itself when provided with the right raw ingredients, lifestyle changes, and support. Trish has done everything from personalized nutrition counseling, grocery store tours, and pantry makeovers to corporate team building, culinary and health workshops.  “If it’s about helping people fall back in love with real food and nourishing themselves and their families, then I’m here to help them figure out how they can make it work.”

In additional to Trish’s warm and bubbly personality, deep commitment to helping people lead overall healthier, less stressful lives, she is also aware and realistic about the challenges that face the everyday person. “ Bite Out Of Life, it’s not about perfection. It’s about the persistence to make practical, meaningful changes in your life.”

Where is this free-mini workshop, again?

Come by Olive & Olives -779 Queen St. East to taste and learn how to incorporate their exquisite and luscious ingredient into easy everyday meals and treats that will benefit your health and make you look like a kitchen rock star!

Tasty food, relevant info and some fun giveaways will be offered at 1:00pm and 3:00pm

To find out more about Bite Out of Life, check out: www.bite-out-of-life.com

To find out more about the Eats & Beats festival check out our Eventbrite: www.riversidedistrict.eventbrite.com

On May 14^th, Riverside Public House (Queen & Broadview), along with  East End Eatery, “Rashers” and Wellington Brewery invite you to experience an East End “Beer and Bacon” – based on the concept of a “Wine and Cheese”,  but with two big improvements: beer and bacon.

Beer and Bacon in Riverside

John Clark from Rashers has created 7 distinct bacon dishes:

• mini hogtown sandwiches
• candied bacon with blueberry cheese cake
• philly cheese steak with beef bacon
• Rasher’s maple apple cider grilled cheese
• Mushroom stuffed with cheese and bacon;
• bacon crostini’s
• and more…

Wellington’s Beer Cicerone (that’s like a Sommelier for Beer) has paired each baconalicious beauty with a specific Wellington craft beer.

The finale is Rashers Bacon Beer, created to  honor this East End Beer & Bacon Extravaganza

There is more….

• Celebrating the setting along Historic Queen St East, in the 150+ year old building that Riverside Public House calls’ home, the team has invited a Toronto historian to give a small talk on Toronto and the name Hogtown.
• Any event at Riverside Public House wouldn’t be complete without entertainment – enjoy:
  • live music  by the Danger Beers
  • Stand-up comedy from Barry Taylor.

If you love the East End, beer and bacon…. this is an event you cannot miss. 

• Tickets are  can be purchased at torontobeerandbacon.eventbrite.ca

Beer & Bacon in Riverside

About Riverside Public House

-About one year ago, co-owners Mike Homewood (Baby Huey, The Curzon) and Nav Sangha (of Wrongbar and The Great Hall) opened a gastropub at the corner of Queen & Broadview.  In addition to great food, a welcoming atmosphere,  the space  doubles as a music venue, with an ample area at the back reserved for live acts and/or al DJ. This sizeable venue, and it’s vibe and fantastic kitchen is the perfect place for the first ever “East End Beer and Bacon Extravaganza”

About Rashers

–          Six months ago, John Clark, one of the owners, and East End Resident wanted to open up a sandwich shop specializing in bacon sandwiches. (In fact, Rasher’s is North America’s only sandwich shop dedicated to bacon sandwiches).    When evaluating locations John was initially drawn to the King West neighbourhood – wanting to compete against the craft burger and poutine shops, targeting the after-bar crowd.  However, looking at the area, and knowing that both owners are from the East End, they chose to keep things local.  Rasher’s is John and his partner’s first food service business and it has proven to be the right choice.

Rasher’s use beer in a number of our homemade sauces and braise some of our bacon in beer.  They focus on farm to table initiatives and supporting smaller business Rasher’s made their first relationship with  Wellington Brewery and it has been a great success

Rashers is focused on promoting both the East End – both Riverside and Lesliville and collaborates with  local businesses to help promote the East End

The Beer and Bacon night is an example of  striving to promote local business.   By creating an event focused on two phonemenal things: beer and bacon, we can promote our sandwiches while bringing new customers to the Riverside.  It’s a win-win.

As part of Riverside’s Eats & Beats Street Fest, DRUMHAND will be performing at the 6^th annual Munro St. Party!

Eats & Beats’ Munro street party will be an eclectic mix of world music, instrument making, and an overall fun time in a Bedouin tent-like setting.

DRUMHAND use hands, sticks and mallets to pound out old and new rhythms on weathered skins: evoking ancient forms of messaging via global beats for dancing bodies and curious ears!

DRUMHAND was founded by percussionists David Chan, Larry Graves and Steve Mancuso in 2008 in an effort to combine the circuitous rhythms of West Africa, Cuba, India and Brazil with the jazz-imbued horn work in the spirit of New Orleans parade bands and the uplifting spirit of American Roots Music.

Known for their innovative orchestrations; dynamic and uplifting performance energy; and artistic accessibility for audiences of all ages. Many of DRUMHANDʼs compositions feature the one-stringed ʻstomach harpʼ of Brazil or the box shaped Gome foot-drum of West Africa alongside the woodwind explorations of Marcus Ali and brass love of Rebecca Hennessy.The groupʼs ʻfolkloricʼ-style vocals appear in a variety of languages and sometimes offer audiences a part in the show.

DRUMHAND will be performing at 2:30, but check out our eventbrite for the complete Eats & Beats in Riverside Street Fest programing (tickets aren’t mandatory, they just help us know how many people to expect).  riversideeatsbeats.eventbrite.com