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Downtown Duncan Neighbourhood Market
www.downtownduncan.ca

Experience Downtown Duncan! The heart of Cowichan and proud host of the Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival Grape Stomp. A very walkable, people-friendly community with an old town charm featuring a number of heritage and vintage buildings and over 80 totem poles. Be sure to set aside time to enjoy wonderful culinary delights.
   There is just the perfect amount of time between the Downtown Duncan Grape Stomp and the Cowichan Wine Tasting to sample the Bistro 161 Tapas Menu and tasting flights of local wine by the glass or step in to elCentro Cafe to enjoy the Jazz and their West Coast Latin menu paired with local wines.
   Bistro 161 is a must visit place for tourists and a regular spot for locals with its character, charm and colour. Join them throughout the Festival for tasting flights of local wine by the glass or lunch starting at 11 am and after 4 pm for their Tapas Menu.
   elCentro Café & Tasting Room whole-heartedly honours sustainable, fair and ecologically sound business practices and is the cultural epicentre of Old Town Duncan. Savour an elCentro Cafe brunch starting at 8:30 am, before or after a Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival Symposium session on both Sat., Sept. 17 and Sun., Sept. 18. Enjoy elCentro Cafe’s Saturday Jazz from 11 - 1 pm or experience Saturday Night Open Mic - poetry, spoken word, song & storytelling for poets and singer songwriters with doors open at 6:00 pm, a 7:30 pm performance followed by an after party.

Bistro 161
161 Kenneth Street
250.746.6466
www.bistro161.com

elCentro Cafe
150 Craig Street, Duncan
250.597.0150
www.elcentrocafe.com
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Cowichan Bay Neighborhood Market
www.slowcowichan.com
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Visit North America’s first CittaSlow community and celebrate quality of life in Cowichan Bay! It’s a quaint, funky, friendly seaside village where visitors can enjoy a celebrity chef demonstration, take in an artisan cheese tasting at Hilary’s Cheese, watch flour being milled and crafted into organic bread and treats at True Grain Bread, or experience sustainable local seafood from Cowichan Bay Seafood. Complete your visit by soaking up the stunning views, exceptional meals and friendly atmosphere of the Bay Pub.

Fall Harvest Casual Evening
Friday, September 16th - 5:30 - 9:00 pm
Presented by: Friends of Cowichan Bay On the Board Walk at Emily Morgan's Studio Local Art, Local Food, Local Wine - Chef Dan Hudson of Hilary's Cheese is creating local appetizers, using the freshest ingreidents from: Cowichan Bay Seafood, Hilary's Cheese and True Grain Bread. Artfully presented and paired with wines from: Enrico's Vineyards and Rocky Creek Winery
For more information contact: cowichanbay@hilaryscheese.com Tickets -$40 available at Hilary's Cheese & Emily Morgan's Studio

Cowichan Bay Seafood
1751 Cowichan Bay Road
250.748.0020
www.cowichanbayseafood.com

Hilary’s Cheese Company
1737 Cowichan Bay Road
250.748.5992
www.hilaryscheese.com

Cow Bay Pub
1695 Cowichan Bay Road
250.748.2330
www.baypub.ca

True Grain Breads
1725 Cowichan Bay Road
250.746.7664
www.truegrain.ca