Has extra time at home and more time watching cooking shows created an eager young chef in your family? This fall, harness that culinary curiosity with a family road trip that’s all about the food!

Show Them Who’s Cake Boss

If your kid cook is obsessed with baking shows like Cake Boss, Nailed It and Cake Wars, take them straight to the source to get a taste for the serious baking and decorating skills in their own backyard.

  • Browse Burlington’s L.A. Cupcake Boutique’s Cupcake Gallery
  • Sugar and Spice Bakery has an amazing assortment of beautifully decorated cookies, cakes and cupcakes
  • Oakville’s Sugar Suite is a luxury bakery that offers a gorgeous assortment of cakes, cupcakes, cake pops and piped sugar cookies. They specialize in eliminating common allergens in their products, including gluten and peanuts, making this an excellent choice for families with food restrictions.


Put Them To Work Picking

Pick-your-own farm experiences are the perfect hands-on approach to get young chefs excited about the farm-to-table movement. Choose from over 20 apple varieties at Brantview Apples and Cider in St. George, including Gala, Cortland, Spartan, Honeycrisp, Russet, Mutsu, Northern Spy and Golden Delicious. The farm also makes delicious ciders and apple preserves. In addition to apple picking, Orchard Home Farm, also in St. George, offers pear picking and a variety of other items for sale like honey, maple syrup, sparkling cider and fresh apple pies from their onsite bakery. Lindley’s Farm and Market in Ancaster and Merry Farms in rural Hamilton offer pick-your-own pumpkins.


Watch What You Eat

Several Hamilton Halton Brant restaurants have been featured on the Food Network Canada show, You Gotta Eat Here. Watch the episode as a family, and the next day, surprise everyone with a road trip to enjoy your own meal there. Past episodes that you can find on the show website featuring Hamilton Halton Brant restaurants include:


Celebrate Old-School Cooking

Taking a trip back in time is a great way to help kids appreciate how much easier cooking has become thanks to today’s technology. A tour through Hamilton’s Dundurn Castle offers a glimpse into how hard servants had to work in the kitchen to serve the Castle’s residents. While there, be sure to take a walk through Dundurn Castle’s Historic Kitchen Garden. The lovingly restored two-acre garden grows over 200 varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers and is open through mid-October.


Meet The Makers

Visiting a farmer’s markets is a fun way to introduce young chefs to the passionate producers who grow and raise the food in the fridge. Great options include:


We Look Forward To Seeing You

Don’t forget to share pictures of your family’s foodie adventures with us by tagging them with #greatcanadiandaytrip.

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Browndale Farm Tour

Browndale Farm and Market

740 West Dumfries Road, Paris, Ontario

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October 7

A Place I Call Home Halton (APICHH) – Interactive Community Artwork By Artist Faisal Anwar

John Elliot Theatre, 9 Church Street, Georgetown ON

Date & Time: Oct 7, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

October 14

Earliest History of the Fording Place Walk

150 Icomm Dr, Brantford, ON, Canada (Behind the casino)

Date & Time: Oct 14, 10:30am Free admission, registration not required

Now thru December 31

Teen & Adult Art Workshops with Stephanie Schirm

Williams Mill Creative Arts Studios

515 Main Street, Glen Williams, ON, L7G 3S9

For more information please contact: E: stephanie@stephanieschirm.com T: 647-261-7055 W: www.stephanieschirm.com

Now thru October 31

Animal Walks

Triple C Farm

500 Carluke Road West, Ancaster, ON, Canada, L9G 3L1

Now thru December 31

Open Art Studio

Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre

1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd E, Oakville, ON L6H 7B2

Pay at the door programming, the first sunday of every month between 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Now thru October 31

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Zen Climb

3A Marilyn Ave.Toronto, ON M1S 1B9

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Airborne Experience

iFLY Toronto

2007 Winston Park Drive, Oakville, Ontario, ON, L6H 6P5

4 Flights x 1 Flyer From 1 to 6 flyer(s) per session From $89.99, ''super...

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The Heritage Walking Tour

Ancaster Village BIA

314 Wilson Street East, Ancaster, ON, L9G2B8

Self-guided, free, no booking required

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Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Walking Tour

57 Charlotte Street, Brantford ON

Date & Time: Oct 26 & 27, 7:00pm - 9:00pm Ticket Price: $15.00

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Yoga with Goats

Triple C Farm

500 Carluke Road West, Ancaster, ON, Canada, L9G 3L1

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