Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert 2017

Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert
20th Edition

March 24 - 26, 2017

This year,the annual and most awaited by the Montrealers Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert (Expo Eat Healthy and Live Green) is celebrating its 20th anniversary in style. The Expo exhibitors are presenting their unique and one of the kind products to a great numbers of visitors. About 35,000 visitors are anticipated, but most likely the numbers will be much greater. Young and old come to this expo to discover how to eat healthy, what healthy eating, living and alternative body care products exist, and to taste and buy the best vegetarian, organic and green-living products that are just coming to the market.

Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert is the spring event not to be missed. It gathers in one spot the best resources in food, health and environment. Whether visitors consume organic products occasionally or more consistently, are sensitive to environmental issues or are simply curious, each will find advice at many kiosks to help them move further into this green revolution.

More than 200 exhibitors are offering surprising and flavourful food tastings: ginseng maple syrup, black beans and sweet potato burgers, hop herbal tea, chickpea fries, living micro-sprouts raised in organic soil, lavender mustard, dulce chips, chia seed almond butter, oils infused with Québec wild mushrooms, chaga hot chocolate, gluten free organic baguettes, elder balsamic vinegar, Quebec sprouted almond butter and more.

One of the amazing products at the Expo are completely raw, vegan, very delirious and decadent cakes from the Montreal's Rawsome company who also offers raw vegan spreads and tzatziki.

This Expo is for everybody: people completely knew to the healthy living concept as well as experienced health food, ecology and health enthusiasts. All will be surprised by the abundance of flavourful and colourful products offered by the exhibitors and the great number of educative presentations scheduled one after the other the day long on several stages at the Expo premisses, each with its separate theme.

Come and discover new health products, new foods and recipes, and the way to eat and of looking at the world around us.

As in the past, the Expo is being held at the Montreal's Palais des Congres Centre. To find out more about the opening hours, visit the Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert website.

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Mondial des cidres SAQ 2017

Mondial des cidres SAQ 2017
10th Edition

March 3 - 5, 2017

The Mondial des cidres SAQ has once again returned for the third consecutive year to the very heart of Montreal, the Complexe Desjardins. Those of you who like the apple cider wine, will be delighted with this year's edition of this cider wine three day long festival. More than twenty Quebec province cider producers are making visitors discover cider in all its variations - sparkling, sweet, dry, ice, effervescent, flavoured, etc. Le Mondial cider festival has also invited local agri-food exhibitors to create new and delicious food arrangements.

As in the past, tasting workshops, competitions, music, gourmet food stations, chefs and cocktail mixologists are part of this year's program. Also, the Mondial des cidres SAQ 2017 has definitely announced its partnership with the prestigious gastronomic MONTREAL EN LUMIERE Festival of Wine and Dine Experience. This is a great opportunity to introduce the cider to the the general public and to the wine affectionados, and make a loud statement about the excellency of the Quebec cider!

In order to showcase gastronomy, the Mondial des cidres 2017 asked the talented chef Jonathan Rassi to be their spokesperson, and he accepted. Many liked him on the show Les Chefs and will love the gastronomic dishes he concocted to highlight the best of the local Quebec ciders.

Key programming elements:

The SAQ COCKTAIL SPACE

Visitors will discover the multiple possibilities of marriage of cider with 3 tasty exclusive cocktails, prepared by inventive cocktail mixologists.

The gourmet resort by JONATHAN RASSI

How to marry cider with all types of dishes, from starters to desserts. Which cider to associate with which dish? Chef Jonathan Rassi, spokesperson for the World Ciders SAQ 2017, will facilitate visitors to find out by means of workshops / tastings / cooking classes under the theme La pomme (The apple) in all its states.

The SAQ tasting stand

The SAQ invites visitors to come and discover the current trends in cider, including blind tasting, and cocktails-making.

The White Night - Saturday, March 4

The SAQ World Monk offers a gourmet and festive program for the night. There is a great novelty this year, the entry will be free from 21 p.m. till midnight. Visitors will be able to purchase tasting coupons at a cost of $ 1.

About the SAQ Mondial des cidres

The SAQ Mondial des cidres is a non-profit event organized by the Association des Cidriculteurs artisans du Québec (CAQ). This annual cider festival would not have been possible without the contribution of the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), official presenter since its first edition. By offering to the public this festive event, the Mondial wishes the visitors to discover cider and to learn that it occupies a place of choice in the consumption habits of Quebecers.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to visit the Mondial des cidres SAQ and to meet passionate local cider producers and craftsmen.

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Useful information

Location : Grande Place du Complexe Desjardins

Daily Package - $ 20

• An entry to the event
• 10 tasting coupons
• 1 glass INAO

Friday, March 3:     4 pm - 9 pm
Saturday 4 March:  12 noon - midnight (free entrance from 9 pm to midnight)
Sunday, March 5:   12 am - 5 pm

For more information, visit the Mondial des cidres SAQ website.