The Norfolk County Fair

I love the fall and nothing says fall more then when the local county fair arrives. The Norfolk County Fair has many memories for me. I wait every year for the opportunity to wander across the fair grounds enjoying the sites and sounds. But of course the highlight is the food. I look forward each year to my annual corn dog and fries and this year it was followed by a warm gooey delicious cinnamon bun and a hot cappuccino from the Tim Hortons booth with proceeds going to charity.

However, this year the fall fair was that much more exciting and that was because of the addition of the celebrity chefs on the Norfolklicious Stage. I have to tip my hat to this local organization along with our local celebrity chefs the Two Fairly Fat guys for bringing in the exciting line-up of guests. My personal favourite was Chef Lynn Crawford, she was fun, exciting, down to earth and I learned a tip or two. David Adjey was quite enjoyable and Massimo Capra was fun and of course Italian so that always excites me. Michael Smith was tall and his talk on our food industry was exhilarating although I would've loved to had seen him cook more. I was unable to see Brad Long and Corbin Tomaszeksi due to my own turkey dinner commitments but they certainly rounded out a very exciting line-up for us Norfolk County foodies. All the chefs used local produce, meat and cheese to the best of their abilities.

The event came across as well planned and executed and I hope they build on this wonderful line-up for next year. I would love to see this in a venue that had a more controlled environment so that there was less background noise. My suggestion : Jaime Oliver is doing a tour and I would pay to see him.