Taste of the Danforth 2019

This year’s Taste of the Danforth took place August 9th to 11th. We attended Saturday afternoon to night as well as Sunday evening. Great entertainment, food and fun! We will let our pictures do all the talking.

Walking Along the Danforth (Copy)

Walking Along the Danforth

Just west of Jones Avenue

Greek Stage (Jones and Danforth) (Copy)

Greek Stage (Jones and Danforth)

A Greek band (Eros?) performs at one of four stages set up along the danforth.

Greek Singer (Copy)

Greek Singer

Ring Toss (Copy)

Ring Toss

Close up of the bottles at the Ring-Toss game

Funball (Copy)

Funball

The Ferris Wheel (Copy)

The Ferris Wheel

Located in the Kids’ Fun Zone. Note to self - go for a ride next time for the view.

Ticket Booth (Copy)

Ticket Booth

Lined up to get tickets for the rides

Street Scene (Copy)

Street Scene

Von Doughnuts, Danforth Cafe and Athens Restaurant.

Von Doughnuts (Copy)

Von Doughnuts

Offering the ‘Homer Doughnut’ for $4. A donut with pink icing and sprinkles.

Busy Cook (Copy)

Busy Cook

Athens Restaurant & Tavern

Athens Restaurant & Tavern (Copy)

Athens Restaurant & Tavern

This guy is famous for dancing and singing every year.

Singing and Dancing (Copy)

Singing and Dancing

Crowd gathering at Athens Restaurant & Tavern

Last One (Copy)

Last One

Athens Restaurant & Tavern

Megaphone (Copy)

Megaphone

Announcing deals at Bakery & Authentic Greek Sweets

Up Close (Copy)

Up Close

Why not?

Growers Cider Co. (Copy)

Growers Cider Co.

Wine Rack employee holding up a can

Samples from the Wine Rack (Copy)

Samples from the Wine Rack

Growers Cider Co.

Smiles are Free (Copy)

Smiles are Free

Soulas Modern Greek Cuisine

Miss Asia Canada Competition (Copy)

Miss Asia Canada Competition

Contestant singing on the Celebrity Stage

Questions from the Host (Copy)

Questions from the Host

Miss Asia Canada Competition

Singing (Copy)

Singing

Miss Asia Canada Contestant

Candid Moment (Copy)

Candid Moment

Sakuramai TO is a yosakoi dance group based in Toronto, Canada.

Ballet Folklorico Puro Mexico (Copy)

Ballet Folklorico Puro Mexico

The next set of pictures are of Mexican Folk dancers. They put on a great performance then taught the crowd some moves.

Traditional Dance (Copy)

Traditional Dance

Ballet Folklorico Puro Mexico

Crowd at the Let's Dance Stage (Copy)

Crowd at the Let's Dance Stage

Dancers from Colorful Cultural Association 1 (Copy)

Dancers from Colorful Cultural Association 1

Dancers from Colorful Cultural Association 2 (Copy)

Dancers from Colorful Cultural Association 2

Dancers from Colorful Cultural Association 3 (Copy)

Dancers from Colorful Cultural Association 3

Dancers from Colorful Cultural Association 4 (Copy)

Dancers from Colorful Cultural Association 4

Dancers from Colorful Cultural Association 5 (Copy)

Dancers from Colorful Cultural Association 5

Busker (Copy)

Busker

Doggy Carrier (Copy)

Doggy Carrier

Showcase Stage (Copy)

Showcase Stage

Near Broadview Avenue

Adam Caranfa (Copy)

Adam Caranfa

Rock musician

Crowd near Broadview Avenue (Copy)

Crowd near Broadview Avenue

Watching Adam Caranfa on stage.

Grey Parrot and Macaw (Copy)

Grey Parrot and Macaw

Grey Parrot Close Up (Copy)

Grey Parrot Close Up

Kid Enjoying the Music (Copy)

Kid Enjoying the Music

He went up and gave the musician some money

Walking Along the Danforth (Copy)

Walking Along the Danforth

Momo Hut (Copy)

Momo Hut

Food vendors had offerings at $6 or under. Not bad at all.

Cafe Frappe (Copy)

Cafe Frappe

Music through the window

Musician (Copy)

Musician

Cafe Frappe

Pizzeria Libretto (Copy)

Pizzeria Libretto

Grabbed a pizza for $6 .

People Watching (Copy)

People Watching

St. Louis Bar & Grill

Hula-Hoop Experience (Copy)

Hula-Hoop Experience

Brought to you by Cirque Du Soleil

K7 Crew (Copy)

K7 Crew

@decks_n_cassettes

Getting Busier as the Day turns to Night (Copy)

Getting Busier as the Day turns to Night

Levendia-X - Hellenic Folklore Association on the Greek Stage (Copy)

Levendia-X - Hellenic Folklore Association on the Greek Stage

More Levendia-X (Copy)

More Levendia-X

Levendia-X (Copy)

Levendia-X

Dancing to Levendia-X (Copy)

Dancing to Levendia-X

Saturday Evening (Copy)

Saturday Evening

As the sun goes down there was a shift in the mood of the crowd. Food vendors were crowded.

Spock on The Danforth (Copy)

Spock on The Danforth

As usual, patrons of The Taste of the Danforth were treated to an appearance from Mr. Spock. He has been making appearances at The Taste of the Danforth for a couple of years now. He is a popular guy here. People enjoy taking pictures with him.

No Time For Games (Copy)

No Time For Games

It looked like a lot of people were looking around to find something to eat which left some of the games empty.

Prize Every TIme (Copy)

Prize Every TIme

“Take your best shot!”

Ring-A-Bottle (Copy)

Ring-A-Bottle

And empty game waiting to payed while patrons are looking for something to eat.

Hoop Shots (Copy)

Hoop Shots

There is always a crowd near this game with people taking group selfies or rushing to the front to a try to win a prize.

Making the Shot (Copy)

Making the Shot

He made his shot!

Stripes (Copy)

Stripes

A family waiting for the clown on stilts to make a balloon animal.

A Popular Person (Copy)

A Popular Person

People lined up waiting for their own balloon animal.

Capturing The Happy Cooks (Copy)

Capturing The Happy Cooks

Here is a patron capturing some video of the Happy Cooks from The Athens Restaurant & Tavern.

Greek Flag (Copy)

Greek Flag

The Greek flag hanging from The Forth Event Boutique building on the Danforth just west of Pape Ave.

Grapes Dancing (Copy)

Grapes Dancing

Someone dressed up as a bunch of grapes dancing to music.

Ocean Treasures Fish Market (Copy)

Ocean Treasures Fish Market

Offing a wide variety of of fish and seafood at a great price. It’s a great example of the diversity of food that you will find at The Taste of the Danforth.

Chum 104.5 Sign (Copy)

Chum 104.5 Sign

With the large night time crowd that poured in, a man decided to sit on the Chum 104.5 Sign and was drawing something.

Corn (Copy)

Corn

A server from Roasted Sweet Corn Kiosk serving BBQ corn to patrons.

Roasted Sweet Corn (Copy)

Roasted Sweet Corn

I found that people would stand and watch the way this kiosk worked. What I mean by that is that there were some employees pulling the husks off the the corn cobs. Then they were put into a giant BBQ oven. Afterwards, someone takes them out of the BBQ and gives them to the cashiers to serve to their patrons.

DJ getting started (Copy)

DJ getting started

As the sun went further and further down more of the night life started to come out to The Danforth.

This is a picture of DJ ashleyGxselle IG @ashleygxselle

A few leave / more coming in (Copy)

A few leave / more coming in

At the intersection of Chester Ave. and Danforth Ave.

LED Light Ballons (Copy)

LED Light Ballons

No matter what event is going on in Toronto, there always seems to be someone selling these. Kids and adults really seem to like them, a lot!

I was taking long exposure photos when this person stood with in view of my camera. I was doing long exposures to show how many people were coming and going. The lady with her male companion was posing for a photo of her newly purchased light balloon.

Hard At Work (Copy)

Hard At Work

After taking some long exposure photos, I walked back eastbound along the Danforth. I noticed a few people dancing on the street and saw DJ ashleygxselle hard at work.

Photo of DJ ashleygxselle along side Sarkzm

IG @ashleygxselle

IG @Sarkzm

Chilled Wine & Cider and Photographers (Copy)

Chilled Wine & Cider and Photographers

Two photographers talking with a man who was holding a sign for the Wine Rack.

Dancing In The Street 1 (Copy)

Dancing In The Street 1

Dancing In The Street 2 (Copy)

Dancing In The Street 2

Dancing In The Street 3 (Copy)

Dancing In The Street 3

Dancing In The Street 4 (Copy)

Dancing In The Street 4

A Ride on the Ferris Wheel (Copy)

A Ride on the Ferris Wheel

Vintage Ice Cream Truck (Copy)

Vintage Ice Cream Truck

Last Photo of the night features a vintage looking Ice cream truck.

Sunday Evening at the Taste of The Danforth (Copy)

Sunday Evening at the Taste of The Danforth

I’ve always found that there is a difference in the mood at the Taste of the Danforth on the different days. The 2019 edition of the Taste of the Danforth was no different.

Balloon Animals (Copy)

Balloon Animals

I found the clown on stilts in the same spot as yesterday, making balloon animals for people.

A Beautiful Day Coming To An End (Copy)

A Beautiful Day Coming To An End

This photo illustrates the beautiful weather we had on Sunday August 11, 2019 which was a great way to start the night and wrap up this edition of The Taste of Danforth.

Camel Restaurant Food Prep Team (Copy)

Camel Restaurant Food Prep Team

As I was walking east along the Danforth, I couldn’t help but notice these two workers who were having a really fun time serving customers their food orders and dancing with people in the street. There was this vibe in the air that seemed contagious.

Cause We're Happy! (Copy)

Cause We're Happy!

Souv Like Greek Traditional Gyros & Rotisserie (Copy)

Souv Like Greek Traditional Gyros & Rotisserie

It was really difficult to get a picture of Souv Like. It was so crowded here and there were some people leaving and more people coming into the The Taste of The Danforth

#foodgram (Copy)

#foodgram

I found the composition of this picture to be great, There are people who are eating their corn, and there is someone taking a picture of her BBQ Corn on the Cob.

A research study that was in the Journal of Consumer Marketing would have us believe that taking a photo of what you are going to eat could enhance the that eating experience of that food. More info here: https://www.thecut.com/2016/03/the-psychological-case-for-instagramming-your-food.html

The Colorful Cultural Association - Evening (Copy)

The Colorful Cultural Association - Evening

Mezes (Copy)

Mezes

Even the dogs were having a great time!

The Street Is Packed (Copy)

The Street Is Packed

Be Your Best Self (Copy)

Be Your Best Self

There were people dancing in front of Logo Bar & Cafe from the afternoon into the evening. This person came out of nowhere and started to get down. His T-shirt said “Be Your Best Self “.

Every Where Every One Was Dancing (Copy)

Every Where Every One Was Dancing

It was like the entire street broke out into dance. This picture is in front of Cafe Frappe #Frapped. There were plenty of onlookers who were enjoying that happy joyful feeling.

The Gathering (Copy)

The Gathering

As you can see, there was quite a gathering of people watching people dancing.

CORNdiments (Copy)

CORNdiments

There was a huge variety of condiments that were available to put on your BBQ Corn on the Cob. I believe there were over 30 different herbs and spices that you could choose from.

Chum 104.5 Sign (Copy)

Chum 104.5 Sign

People were still dancing their way up the street while others stopped to rest.

Free Sample (Copy)

Free Sample

Budweiser Canada was giving the out free samples of their Copper Lager. I like it!

Free Bubbles (Copy)

Free Bubbles

So after having some free suds, there were free bubbles that everyone was blowing out into the night sky.

Napkin Toss (Copy)

Napkin Toss

What is the The Taste of The Danforth without a Napkin Toss?

Napkin Toss 2 (Copy)

Napkin Toss 2

Napkin Toss 3 (Copy)

Napkin Toss 3

The Iconic " WELCOME TO GREEKTOWN " Signs (Copy)

The Iconic " WELCOME TO GREEKTOWN " Signs

People are always trying to get either a selfie or a picture of them selves with this iconic sign in the background. This is a long exposure photo to show all the different things that people are doing in the one spot. There is still a crowd gathered for more Napkin tosses. There are 3 people in the middle of this photo that had their picture taken under the Greektown sign. to the right there are people walking by. To the left there are 2 people taking a selfie.

The Fun and Games are almost over for this year (Copy)

The Fun and Games are almost over for this year

The Taste of the Danforth is slowly winding down. Most of the games are quiet.

Last minute Funball/Ring-A-Bottle (Copy)

Last minute Funball/Ring-A-Bottle

People get their last game in before the Taste of The Danforth Closes

"Live long and prosper." - Mr. Spock (Copy)

"Live long and prosper." - Mr. Spock

It is closing time and just as I was leaving, I found Mr. Spock looking up at the Ferris wheel. I convinced him to give us a good bye picture from this years’ Taste of The Danforth 2019.

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