Luminato

Food trucks, Art and Jazz… Amazing!
Stopped by on a Tuesday night at Luminato 2013 main site in Pecault Square to check out the really big disco ball («One Thousand Speculations») and the food trucks. The idea of the disco ball seems real cheesy, but this installation is very impressive. Although I didn’t stay long enough to see it lit up for the evening, I was able to get a picture of it hanging during the day and you can see a lot of Toronto. Plus with the CN tower in the background, it makes me appreciate the city even more.
The food trucks lined up for the night were Buster’s Sea Cove, Caplansky’s and The Food Dudes. There were a lot of tables and seating in the food ‘garden’ right across the main stage.
Buster’s Sea Cove — Fish tacos — flavourful and spicey. I usually get the lobster roll but I’ve noticed that they’re a bit skimpy with the lobster at the truck than at their main location (@ St. Lawrence Market)
Caplansky’s — Brisket slider, fries and gravy — brisket with coleslaw was messy, good and tangy, fries with gravy was surprisingly better than the regular stuff. Was hoping to get my hands on those delicious maple bacon donuts… But they ran out!
Food Dudes — nothing on their menu was enticing… and the lady I saw in the truck applying deodorant didn’t help… Eeewww!
At the stage was Lady Son, a Latin (/​Canadian) Salsa band Awesome to see and hear while having dinner outdoors on a beautiful Toronto evening. It was also nice to see some people bustin’ out their samba/​salsa/​chacha moves.
Luminato showcasing art, music and food makes me proud to be a Torontonian.

This 10 day festival is a stand out for being well organized. Each year, they pick a theme and feature a combination of free and ticketed events at multiple venues.
The organizing committee seems to do a good job with corporate sponsorship, so free things include experiences like the Vichy tent, with skin analysis/​consultation and samples. Line ups can be long during busy periods.
One of the highlights for me is 1,000 Tastes of Toronto, a 3 day food festival, where local restaurants offer $ 5 items/​plates. Loblaw’s sponsors this portion of the event and offers some sampling.
Luminato has featured some amazing talent including Akram Khan, Mark Morris and kd lang. I look forward to seeing the programming for this festival every year and always find something fun and interesting.

Hello folks! Luminato is here again in Toronto. In it’s 6^th year, it’s usually held during the 2^nd week of June for 10 days.
David Pecaut Square has been the festival’s headquarters since its inception. (David Pecaut is also one of the founding members of the festival as well)
It’s a great event for everyone and really, Luminato has everything for just about everyone!
To simply put, it’s a multi-​disciplinary arts festival happening all around downtown Toronto that features variety of genres: anything from, classical music, dance, theatre, film visual arts, fashion food, you name it, it’s probably here.
Last year, 2011, the headlining performer was none other than Aretha Franklin! What?!?
This year it’s gonna be Nelly Furtado and K’NAAN on the main stage! So come down and enjoy the show!
Luminato 2012 is scheduled for June 8 – 17, 2012.
Many free events and shows here folks so be sure to check the website for up to date schedule!
1luv Toronto, Bob out!