February 16, 2016 - Starting today, participating restaurants in Thunder Bay's Waterfront District will be offering specially priced Prix Fixe menus for the Northern Delights Culinary Celebration. The event runs from Feb. 16 - 27, and is presented by a collective of downtown north-side restaurants, suppliers, supporting businesses and Tourism Thunder Bay.

Prix Fixe menus highlighting the best of Thunder Bay's culinary delights will be priced at $25 and/or $35, with $1 from each sale being donated to the local Regional Food Distribution Association (RFDA). Participating restaurant menus is available on Facebook at NorthernDelightsTbay.

Northern Delights welcomes seven participating restaurants including Bight, Breakwater Taphouse, The Foundry, Portside (Prince Arthur Hotel), Red Lion Smokehouse, Sovereign Room and Tomlin.

"Created with the same vision as Toronto's popular Winterlicious, Northern Delights is a way to boost visitation into the downtown Entertainment District and the city during a typically soft business and travel season," said Paul Pepe, Manager of Tourism Thunder Bay. "This is a stellar example of local entrepreneurs collaborating to create an experience with the potential to draw people into a retail core, increase sales, as well as visitation to the city from near-by regional and U.S. markets. In recent years, the culinary scene in Thunder Bay has exploded and our city is quickly becoming a food destination."

We encourage you to visit the Waterfront District during this limited time offer and to try all of the great places you've been hearing about. Let their kitchens do the cooking for you.

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Contact:     Paul Pepe - Manager Tourism Thunder Bay, 807-625-3880, cell 626-3968 or ppepe@thunderbay.ca