Come down to the Kingston Public Market this Saturday to celebrate the third annual FARE on the SQUARE!!

The fun starts at 10:30am and runs until 3pm in Market Square with 10 of Kingston's best restaurants offering tasting samples ($2 each) made with ingredients straight from the square. Activities running all day include a free corn roast and tomato tasting, free wagon rides and face painting and live music!!!

Very exciting this year is a cooking demonstration featuring Kingston’s own celebrity chef Luke Hayes-Alexander from Luke’s Gastronomy! Chef Luke embarked on his culinary path when he was only 11 years old and has made a splash on the international culinary stage with his creative food and technical skill. Now 19, Luke sources 95% of the ingredients for his restaurant from local Kingston farmers and is completely committed to a seasonal menu.

During Fare on the Square Luke will be holding two cooking demonstrations using ingredients straight from the Kingston Public Market in the Courtyard at Springer Market Square at 11:00am and 2:30pm.

Tickets for  restaurant tastings are $2 each and can be purchased at the event on Saturday or in advance from, Tara Natural Foods, Tourist Information Office and the Kingston Public Market Vendors.

Bring the whole family to celebrate Kingston’s harvest season!

Sweet Corn

In Season: August to September

Sweet corn is a sure sign of summer and is a staple of backyard barbecues and family gatherings. Sweet corn is best either boiled or grilled and eaten right off the cob with a little butter and salt. It is also a great addition to salsas, salads, soups, stir fries and corn bread.

If you're going to eat sweet corn off the cob you need to eat it right away! As corn sits in your refrigerator the sugars convert to starch and it loses its sweetness. If you have to store it, keep in the husk in a plastic bag in the vegetable bin of your refrigerator for a maximum of 3 days. If you want to keep it longer, blanch the cobs in boiling water for 4-6 minutes. Allow corn to cool, cut off the cob and freeze in a freezer bag or freezer proof container. Sweet corn will keep for 4-5 months this way.

Nutritional Information: 

Sweet corn is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Dietary Fibre, Vitamin C, Thiamin, Folate, Magnesium and Phosphorus.