With RIBFEST now behind us, I thought I’d take you and I both on a look back at another killer event pulled off late this summer – again, in the streets of our DOWNTOWN Sudbury!!

Recently, the Greater Sudbury Restaurant and Food Association was formed – sounds like a dull tag, but the motivations and goals are dynamic and cool and the implications are HUGE (more on that on a later post, I promise – and this is going to interesting!  Watch as I peel back the curtain W-5 style on the REAL differences between chain restaurants and what you’re getting when you support a local fightin’ INDIE resto like our Respect is Burning Supperclub!!!  This is gonna be good and it sure won’t win me any favours in corporate franchise world – but you deserve to know!).  ‘Nuff Said!

Anyhoo, the first mission of the GSRFA was to throw a downtown Dinner Party to showcase the major players in our City’s Indie Restaurant Scene.  Dubbed “SAVOUR THE STREETS”, this smokin’ event was the first of its kind and it ROCKED!

One massive, galley-style table snaking down Durham Street feeding 7 courses to a seated crowd of over 200 hungry (and very thirsty) downtown dreamers and supporters!!! We jumped at first course, serving up Tuscan Coal-Grilled Lamb and Stuffed Quail over summer Canellini Bean and Prosciutto Salad…mmmmmmmm…..

Sure, there were a few minor glitches, but definitely one for the history books and one great piece of the puzzle in the dream of bringing our people back to the heart (or, as they say in the old country, ‘La Piazza”) of the city, our collective birthplace. Look out for a repeat – BIGGER AND BETTER – of this awesome event next year, and many, many more new events being taken back to the streets - for all of us!

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO, courtesy of Rob Provencher of WESTMOUNT PHOTOGRAPHY (www.westmountphotography.com) – who was everywhere that day – including jumping roof to roof (you know, the view is pretty amazing from the top of Respect is Burning Supperclub…gonna try to get something going on our rooftop someday!).

HERE IT IS – ENJOY, AND EXCELSIOR!!!!
ROB

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