Equinosh at The Gladstone Hotel – A Confluence of Landscape and Culinary Art

Caught in the crosshairs of urbanity and assiduous lifestyles, Torontonians may easily neglect the impact of our surroundings. Whether natural or artificial, landscape shapes emotion and interaction. Landscape elicits meaning and compounds history.

Through initiatives such as the 100-km food movement and the effort of local chefs and culinarians to bring context to the food that’s on one’s plate, discourse has been meaningfully challenged into the minds of many urban eaters. Equinosh, a unique event that ran in tandem with the Gladstone Hotel’s Grow Op exhibition brought the discussion to an artistic and sensory frame for the first time this weekend.

“Equal to the other artworks presented in Grow Op 2014, Equinosh also pushed boundaries to connect farmland landscapes with Toronto's vibrant urban food scene,” Victoria Taylor, Landscape Architect and Grop Op Curator explains. “As we build a local food culture in our cities we need to acknowledge the regions where these wonderful ingredients are produced.”

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Equinosh Photos:

Locally grown edibles

Equinosh melds art installation with culinary inspiration

5-year cheddar from Black River Cheese Company and Bread from Stonemill Bakehouse

Foraged mushroom salad with wild edibles from Forbes Wild Foods

Great Lakes fish cake with wild leek tartar sauce

Jamie Kennedy ladles from his copper cauldron

Miriam Streiman of Mad Maple Country Inn presents her sweet tart rhubarb meringue

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