Northern Tastes Delight in Thunder Bay

For a city located in the midst of Ontario's vast boreal forest, Thunder Bay has a surprisingly vibrant food scene with an abundance of farms and food producers. Residents love the popular Thunder Bay Country Market on a Saturday morning, while our chefs are turning locally-sourced products into delicious meals the city's favourite restaurants. And our enthusiasm for fresh, locally-produced cuisine has never been more evident than during Northern Delights, our fall and winter food festival now in its fifth year. 

 

 

 

 

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Shrimp & Grits Marinated Shrimp Tempura, Creamed Corn Polenta, with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, Scallop & Brown Butter Sauce topped with Fried Jalapenos Part of the Three Course Meal for Northern Delights available every evening in October after 5pm. #Shrimp #ShrimpTempura #ShrimpandGrits @northerndelightstbay #NorthernDelights #Tbay #Local

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Prix fixe menus from thunder bay favourites

The biannual food festival, founded in 2015, takes its inspiration from the many successful food festivals in other cities, like the popular Winterlicious in Toronto. Northern Delights offers diners an affordable prix fixe menu from one of 15 participating restaurants like El Tres, The Foundry, Masala Grill, and Red Lion Smokehouse. With so many spots to choose from, patrons can try a new place every day without breaking the bank.

 

 

 

 

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October is Northern Delights. We are featuring duck confit over house made crispy polenta, with @norwestermapleco syrup aioli, and a local blueberry agrodolce. #sweetsaltysavory #northerndelights #supportlocal

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One of the most anticipated culinary events in the city, Northern Delights was created by a group of restauranteurs in the Waterfront District and in recent years has been led by Tourism Thunder Bay and expanded to establishments across the city. 

 

 

 

 

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Since its inception, Northern Delights has offered thousands of diners the opportunity to try new restaurants, and special menu items made with locally-sourced ingredients and this year diners will be able to try menus from 15 different participating restaurants featuring the products of over 20 local producers.

 

 

 

 

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It’s started! Northern Delights menus are back for the month of October at a number local restaurants. This is a great opportunity for you to check out the local culinary talent here in Thunder Bay via a price fixe menu. We are super excited to supply fresh pasta for 5 restaurants and will be spotlighting the dishes through the month. First up is this ‘Tuxedo’ spaghetti- a mix of semolina and squid ink that creates an elegant black and white pasta dish. Try it out yourself @bightrestaurant ! #NorthernDelights #eatlocal #pasta #freshpasta #squidink #bronzedie

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The event runs the entire month of October.

share to Win!

Whether you dine in or take out, be sure to snap a pic of your Northern Delights meal and share it to Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #NorthernDelights for a chance to win $500 in prizes each week!

*Complete contest rules can be found at visitthunderbay.com/northerndelights

MAke it a staycation 

Whether you're a resident or are visiting Thunder Bay, we welcome you to enjoy one of our many fantastic hotels and accomodations within our city.  In fact, six local hotels are offering special Northern Delights discounts. Check out the deals and how to book at visitthunderbay.com/northerndelights

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