PARTIAL LIST OF GUELPH RESTAURANTS PROVIDING ORGANIC & LOCAL FOOD FOR ‘ORGANIC WEEK’ (JAN. 25-31, 2010). THE ORGANIC CONFERENCE HAS ACTIVELY PROMOTED THE IDEA OF STAGING AN IN-TOWN, WEEK-LONG ORGANIC FOOD FOCUS TO ALL THESE GUELPH-AREA RESTAURANT-FOODSERVICE BUSINESSES. WE ALSO TRIED TO HAVE ‘ORGANIC WEEK’ DECLARED BY THE CITY BUT THEY DON’T DO PROCLAMATIONS, SO WE DECLARED IT ON OUR OWN. INDEED, THERE ARE ALREADY SEVERAL ORGANIC-FOOD-FOCUS EVENTS STAGED WITHIN THE ACTUAL CONFERENCE ON AND NEAR THE GUELPH CAMPUS (FRIDAY DINNER, ORGANIC MEADOW BANQUET, CHFA EVENT, OTA EVENT, ETC.). BUT MANY OF THE LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS LISTED BELOW COULD ALSO BE HOSTING TASTINGS, ORGANIC WINE SAMPLINGS, SPECIALS, GOURMET DINNERS AND PRIVATE MEETINGS – SO PHONE THEM !!!

List of restaurants/outlets serving or sampling organic and/or local food in Guelph
(Book your party or company hospitality at one of the following during the Conference)

(All restaurants below are in the [519] area code)

Artisanale Café & Restaurant at “The Book Shelf”
(- Chef Yasser) : 821-3359 X2 – 37 Quebec St.
[hosted an organic dinner for 25 people at the 2009 Conf.]

Atmosphere Café : 824-0430 – 24 Carden St.

Bistro Six : CLOSED—JULY, 2009 – THANKS FOR BEING THERE FOR ALL THOSE YEARS.

Borealis Grille & Bar : 341-9752 – 1388 Gordon St.

Carden St. Café : 837-2830 – 40 Carden St.

Diana Downtown : 836-3460 – 141 Wyndham St. N.

Einstein’s Café : 822-6742 – 2 Grant St.

Fifty West Restaurant at the new Delta Guelph Hotel: Organic Menu
780-3706 – 50 Stone Rd. W.

Latino’s Restaurant : 836-3431 – 10 Paisley St.

Meals That Heal : 826-0361 – 97 Woolwich St.

Ouderkirk & Taylor Bakery : 827-9378 – 3 Wyndham Street N.

Planet Bean Organic Coffee Bar : 823-9253 – 51 Macdonell St.
Planet Bean Roasting/Coffee Bar : 837-1040 – 259 Grange Rd. #2

The Cornerstone : 827-0145 – 1 Wyndham St. N.

The Fat Duck : 827-0533 – 210 Kortright Rd. W.

The Gordon Street Lounge at the Best Western [previously Ramada Hotel]
836-1240 – 716 Gordon Street

The Red Brick Café : 836-1126 – 8 Douglas St.

The Stone Store Natural Foods : 821-2020 – 14 Commercial St. [A long-time BENEFACTOR SPONSOR of the Conference whose name is on the brochure & whose logo is on the Web Site front page] – also ONE OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING NATURAL/ORGANIC STORES IN ONTARIO – Note about buying at The Stone Store: while heading into town, on your way to the restaurant, to the Conf. workshops, to your favourite party, or just for comfort food while meandering the aisles of the Expo, why not stock up on •organic snack food, •bars, •cereal, •corn chips, •milk, •yogurt… and every other goodie you might need. Also, these snacks could be great for your hotel room, the B & B, or to share with friends at your favourite gathering point! The Stone Store was the first outlet at which the Conf. Mgr. shopped for ‘natural foods’ in 1969, if you can believe it ! The Stone Store is a life-long organic food supporter.

The Woolwich Arrow (formerly Woolwich Arms) : 836-2875 – 176 Woolwich St.

Wild Organic Way Café : 766-1701 – 22 Carden St.

With The Grain : 827-0008 – 294 Woolwich St.

* Please also call the Visitors Convention Bureau – (800) 334-4519 or check them out at:guelph.ca/visiting.cfm or: visit@guelph.ca

* Other restaurants will be listed when confirmed…
* To have your favourite local/organic restaurant included on this list, contact Guelph Conf. Mgr: organix@georgian.net
* All suggestions, first-person reviews and restaurant diners’ comments welcome.