The 8th Annual Thrill of the Grill - our Danforth BIA's Signature Event.
We've moved the date up for this year - we will be hosting Thrill on Saturday, June 17th - the day before Father's Day from noon to 4 pm. And to honour Dad, we will be offering a fabulous grilled FEAST. Each of our participating restaurants and businesses will be offering something different to our guests. Here are some menu highlights:
The Edmund Burke - chicken wings,
Globe Bistro - whole roasted pig
The Combine Eatery - ribs
Allen's - sirloin sliders
Factory Girl - sausages
De La Mer - fish
The Meat Department - a grilled medley
Introducing our 1st Annual Danforth Thrill Cocktail Competition!
We have 4 competitors serving up what they hope is THE best whisky sour:
The Edmund Burke, Globe Bistro, The Combine Eatery and your very own BIA Board of Directors
Sunwing is our NEW presenting sponsor!
As part of their sponsorship, they will be hosting a draw for a trip for two to a fabulous beach resort.
Honoring Fathers & Father Figures
Today we're launching our King of the Grill contest. Anyone can enter their Dad or a Father figure - could be an uncle, family friend or even a mom who does double duty.
To enter just share a great photo to Twitter, FB, Instagram with hashtag #DanforthKingOfTheGrill or enter through our website www.thedanforth.ca along with a 20-word caption about your nominee. Contest runs from May 10 to May 20 and the winner will be announced on June 1st.
Our King of the Grill will receive a fabulous prize package including round-trip limousine service to the event; 6 Thrill tickets; Kamado Joe bbq, SteamWhistle VIP party for 10, Royal prize package from Cobs Bread and Second Cup.
Attached please find our new graphics for this year's Thrill event and for our King of the Grill contest.
I will be sending further updates as we get closer to June 17 - but in the meantime, we hope that as many of our retailers as possible will consider participating in the sidewalk sale component of this event. We host 2,000 people in 4 hours so it's a great opportunity to promote your great businesses.