You Can Taste
Stories that move beyond the page
Here, storytelling takes another form. Each stall, aroma, and plate invites visitors to connect with memory, migration, tradition, and belonging through taste.
15-17 May 2026
Some stories are written, some are spoken and some are experienced through flavour.
Taste of Summer is the culinary experience at the Canada Literature Festival where food becomes a language of storytelling, carrying memory, culture, and identity across borders.
You Can Taste
Here, storytelling takes another form. Each stall, aroma, and plate invites visitors to connect with memory, migration, tradition, and belonging through taste.
A World of Flavours
From beloved comfort food to exciting discoveries, every dish represents people, places, and traditions. It is a chance to experience culture through the senses.
More Than a Food Experience
At CLF, food is not only about indulgence. It reflects histories, communities, and shared experiences that shape who we are and how we gather.
Stories in Every Bite
Whether a flavour feels nostalgic or entirely new, every plate carries a story waiting to be discovered and shared.
Why It Matters
Taste of Summer transforms the food court into a meeting point for culture, creativity, and conversation. Visitors do not just eat here. They encounter stories expressed through texture, aroma, colour, and craft.
Colourful stalls and plates designed to feel festive and alive.
Flavours that carry memory, heritage, and a sense of place.
A social space where food and literature meet through shared experience.