The Durham Region dining experience got a little more intriguing this month when Durham College officially opened the doors to Bistro ’67, a full-service, green-certified teaching and learning restaurant located at the new Centre for Food (CFF).

Offering dishes prepared and served by students in the culinary and hospitality programs, featuring produce and delicious flavours from the region, Bistro ’67 offers a unique ‘field to fork’ culinary environment to diners. This includes seating up to 70 guests and the opportunity to choose from a variety of seasonal dishes designed to satisfy any palate such as delicious soups and salads, intriguing sandwiches and entrees and decadent desserts.

In addition to featuring the latest in culinary technology, the restaurant also offers a boardroom (available for public rental) surrounded by glass walls overlooking the kitchen and a living lab with exposure to all restaurant related jobs.

The restaurant’s name is a tribute to the year that Durham College opened – 1967 – and reflects its rich history while providing a fresh, modern perspective. The name was chosen following a month-long contest in June that asked college staff and students and members of the community to submit their top suggestions.

The CFF is designed to accommodate approximately 900 additional students studying in a variety of programs including Culinary Skills, Culinary Management, Cook – Apprenticeship, Hospitality Management – Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism, Hospitality Skills, Event Management, Special Events Planning.

This incredible new learning centre also features state-of-the-art labs including a food and beverage pairing lab and hotel living lab, classrooms and meeting spaces, a retail store that will  feature products produced by students including fresh-baked items, meals-to-go, preserved foods and ready-to-cook meals and a lecture theatre.

To celebrate the restaurant’s official opening, all guests who visit during the month of October will have the opportunity to enter a draw for a chance to win dinner for four.

For more information about Bistro ’67, including hours of operation and menu items, please visit www.bistro67.ca.