Street Food Showcase!

I am so pleased that Shepherds of Good Hope has been chosen as the recipient for the proceeds from the Street Food Showcase on Wednesday, May 8!  It will be a fantastic event where everyone is welcome to try a sample of the amazing food that our new street food truck vendors have to offer.

Please come out and enjoy some great food for a great cause!  Here are the details:

City showcases what’s on the menu on Ottawa’s streets in 2013

Mayor Jim Watson and Community and Protective Services Chair, Councillor Mark Taylor will be joined by special guest, James Cunningham, host of the Food Network’s popular T.V. show Eat St., to present Ottawa’s Street Food Showcase at Ottawa City Hall. The event will display some of the 18 new cart and truck food vendors that will be located at various locations around the city.

By purchasing a $10 bracelet – available on first-come, first-serve – at the event, will allow individuals to sample selected menu items from some of the 18 new cart and truck food vendors. All proceeds will be donated to the Shepherds of Good Hope.

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m

Location: Marion Dewar (Festival) Plaza at Ottawa City Hall

110 Laurier Avenue West

The new 18 vendors are the result of the City launching its Street Vending Program, last fall. It was the first time since 1996 that the City has added new street vendor licensing.

Residents are encouraged to come out to support local businesses, assist a local charity, and tantalize their

palates.

For more information on the Street Vendor Program, visit www.ottawa.ca

People attending the event can contribute $10 to the Shepherds of Good Hope to receive a bracelet that

will allow them sample some of the menu offerings of the new vendors. The Street Food Showcase will run

between noon to 1:30 p.m.

The organizer of the event is the City of Ottawa.