The Grand Oak is a "culinary market" - a lovely large farm-type building with a big kitchen making lunches, breads, baked goods, and then dinners-to-order. I pulled into the parking lot yesterday and it was fully parked. Later, I found it it was a celebration day - Dutch Heritage Day. It was complete with Stroopwafels, croquettes, bitterballen, Dropjes and so on. Where there are Dutch desserts, the Dutch will gather!
The formally recognized celebration day is May 5th - the day the Government of Canada has marked for honouring the sacrifices of the Canadian armed forces in the liberation of the Netherlands and to honour the many contributions Dutch Canadians have made. The liberation date is May 4th. Add to that, the month of May is Dutch Heritage Month. And then there is April 26th is Doningsdag - the date marking the birth of King Willem-Alexander - also known as King's Day.
Here's a question on the internet: Does Canada have stroopwafels? And the answer: "Maple Terroir's Maple Stroopwafel Waffle Cookies are a Canadian-style version of the Dutch stroopwafel, with a filling made with pure maple syrup! The waffle dough is made with Canadian flour, butter, and eggs. The filling is made with butter, eggs, pure maple syrup, sea salt, and other ingredients."
I found these two pictures of the Grand Oak taken in the fall when they have colourful displays and the massive oak tree is showing its colour. And then their social media post on the celebration day.
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