The Ontario Oyster Festival 2016

Do you love oysters? This coming Sunday July 17th, Rodney's Oyster House & Ecology Action Centre present the 29th year of the Ontario Oyster Festival. It's going to be a big party in the heart of Toronto. Live music, beer and variety of food options, with the main star being oysters! It's going to be fun in the sun! Here's a glimpse of last year's shucking competition. Don't miss out this year.

Oyster Festival 2015

There will be more than just oysters at this event. You can feast on mussels, burgers, porchetta sandwiches, shrimp rolls and much more! Additional tickets for food and drinks will be $5 each.

Oysters in the half shell.

Get your tickets today to avoid disappointment. To purchase tickets: Oyster Festival

Ticket purchase gets you: 2 drink tickets, 1 food ticket(excluding lobster)

The Ontario Oyster Festival will be held at 469 King Street West - Rodney's Oyster House. Doors open at 1pm (Event ends at 10pm) Come out for a great time!


Disclosure: I receive complimentary passes for this post and all opinions are my own.

Are you going to OysterFest?

I was recently invited by Environment Defence for an Oyster 101 learning session. Environment Defence is an organization that inspires change in government to ensure a greener, healthier and prosperous life for all. The Oyster 101 event was hosted at Rodney's Oyster House in Toronto.

The event began with a showcase of various types of oyster pairings with wine and sake instructed by Oyster shucker extraordinaire Eamon Clark @ROHShucker I definitely have a better appreciation for oysters after this session. The Kumamoto and Kusshi oysters are my favourites. I encourage you to visit them to get a better understanding of the different types of oysters. They're pretty friendly and family owned so you get that personalized feel of customer service at Rodney's Oyster House.


Salmon jerky. This was amazing.


Meaty lobster roll.


Learned to appreciate oysters without any sauce or mignonette sauce.


The friendly staff at Rodney's Oyster House teaching us about oysters.

The Annual Oyster Festival now in it's 25th year is coming July 21st. The proceeds for this event will be going to benefit Environmental Defence. For a good shuckin time eating oysters and enjoying some live music check out the details here:

When: Sunday July 21st. Gates open at 2pm

Where: Rodney's Oyster House alley at 49 King Street West

Cost: $35 a person. Includes 2 drinks and a plate of oysters or Coq au Vin. You can buy tickets at the gate or by calling 416-363-8105 ext. 0

Why: To crown the best Ontario Shucker and to raise funds for Environmental Defense.

You're the Best. Motorola Event

Image Source: Google

Last night I was invited to the Motorola party themed "You're the Best". It was an event of the "BEST" music, treats, cocktails, view of Toronto and smartphones. Motorola was celebrating with their ambassadors and influencers. They are also celebrating a year in which Google purchased Motorola. This foreshadows a big investment move for Google and the Android phones in 2013.



The party was held at the rooftop lounge of the Thompson Hotel. If you haven't been there it has a great view of Toronto.



As soon as I walked into the venue space, I was exposed to AYCE oysters. I knew this event was off to a great start.


The Clicquot Veuve was pouring all night. 18 year old scotch was also consumed that evening.


To cap the night I had a gift bag with an actual Motorola Razr HD LTE smartphone. This was unexpected and a nice touch to an already great evening. I'm looking forward to clicking and trying out an Android phone.

Image Source: @1LOVETO

The highlight of the event was prior to me even being at the event. I saw a tweet with a picture of my name on the Motorola signage. I thought the personalization was a very nice touch and great attention to detail. Overall I had fun and it was great to meet many familiar faces. If you would like to see more details, check the hashtag #MotorolaBest on Twitter.



Thanks again to Motorola and the H&K team.