Premier culinary event brings together the highest calibre chefs in support of food rescue
TORONTO, April 26, 2012 /CNW/ - The line-up for Toronto's most anticipated culinary event of the year has been announced! Second Harvest's 22nd annual Toronto Taste features 60 of the city's top chefs and 30 outstanding beverage purveyors. Taking place on Sunday, May 27th at the Royal Ontario Museum, this event will be hosted by Food Network's Bob Blumer and Food Network Chef and recording artist Roger Mooking.
As one of the very first culinary fundraisers in the city, Toronto Taste gives guests personal access to the city's top culinary talent, including Food Network hosts Mark McEwan, Michael Smith, Lynn Crawford and many more. Amid mingling with top chefs, guests will enjoy outstanding wines, premium beers and delectable dishes while sipping and strolling the grounds of the museum.
For more than two decades, Toronto Taste has raised more than $4 million to support Second Harvest's food rescue program, which takes excess donated food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to more than 200 local community organizations. For 17 years running, the Daniels Corporation has been a proud supporter and presenting sponsor of Toronto Taste.
For 2012, we are pleased to present an outstanding culinary line-up featuring flavours for every palate, including:
Restaurants & Chefs
| ACE Bakery | Linda Haynes |
| All the Best Fine Foods | Nicole Rumball |
| Aria | Eron Novalski |
| Baker Street | M. Somerton & E. Kravice |
| Beerbistro | Michelle Usprech |
| Belgian Chocolate Shop | Patricia Cohrs |
| Biff's Bistro | Amanda Ray |
| Boehmer | Paul Boehmer |
| Buca | Rob Gentile |
| C5 | Corbin Tomaszeski |
| Cafe Belong | Brad Long |
| Caviar Centre | Steven Omidi |
| Centro Restaurant & Lounge | Syman Abad |
| The Chef's House George Brown College | Oliver Li |
| Chiado & Salt Wine Bar | Albino Silva |
| Ciao Wine Bar | Saverio Macri |
| Corner House Restaurant | Herbert Barnsteiner |
| The Counter | Robert Mills |
| Dufflet Pastries | Dufflet Rosenberg |
| e11even | Graham Pelley |
| EPIC at Fairmont Royal York | Timothy Palmer |
| Estiatorio VOLOS | Andreas Antoniou |
| Fabbrica/North 44/Bymark/ONE/McEwan | Mark McEwan |
| Far Niente | Pat Riley |
| FRANK Restaurant | Anne Yarymowich |
| Fred's Bread | Andrea Damon Gibson |
| Gelato Fresco | Hart Melvin |
| George | Lorenzo Loseto |
| Globe Bistro & Earth | Dan Sanders |
| Grano | Roberto Martella |
| Great Cooks on Eight | Esther Benaim |
| Harvest Kitchens | Kelvin Ramjattan |
| Indian Rice Factory | Aman Patel |
| L'Unità & Maléna | Michale Angeloni, Alex Bruveris & Becky Ross |
| Linda Modern Thai | Wing Li |
| Little Anthony's | Aaron M. Foster |
| Longo's | Robert Mutch |
| Mavrik Wine Bar | Jai Nho |
| Nota Bene | David Lee |
| Oro Restaurant | Mike Crockford |
| Pangaea | Martin Kouprie |
| Pauline's Pastries | Robyn Perlmutar |
| Petite Thuet | Marc Thuet |
| Rodney's Oyster House | Rodney Clark |
| Rosewater | Dale Meek |
| Ruby Watchco | Lynn Crawford |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | Jess Ostlund |
| Sanci's Wholesale Produce | Sal Borg |
| Sassafraz | Geoff Webb |
| Scaramouche Restaurant | Carolyn Reid |
| Scarpetta | Michael Hunter |
| Sobeys | Jason Sawatsky |
| Sodexo Canada | Reg Pearce & Michael Smith |
| Sotto Sotto Ristorante | Marisa Rocca |
| Spice Route Asian Bistro & Bar | Winlai Wong |
| Splendido | Victor Barry |
| Toca | Tom Brodi |
| Tundra | Kevin Prendergast |
| Union | Teo Paul |
| Wanda's Pie in the Sky | Wanda Beaver |
| Woodlot | Dave Haman |
Beverage Purveyors
| Amsterdam Brewing Company |
| Cave Spring Cellars |
| Château des Charmes |
| Churchill Cellars |
| Corks Beer & Wine Bar |
| Creekside Estate Winery |
| Creemore Springs Brewery |
| The Grange of Prince Edward Estate Winery |
| Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery |
| Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates |
| Konzelmann Estate Winery |
| Lifford Wine Agency |
| Limonana |
| MCO…Interesting Wines & Spirits |
| Mill Street Brewery |
| Nyarai Cellars |
| Patera Group |
| Prevedello & Mathews International Wines & Spirits |
| Reunion Island Coffee |
| Singha |
| smartwater |
| Southbrook Vineyards |
| Steam Whistle Brewing |
| Strewn Winery |
| The Tea Emporium |
| Victoria Gin |
| The Vine-Rob Groh Agency |
| Woodman Wines & Spirits Inc. |
A limited number of tickets are now available at a cost of $250 each, with a $125 tax receipt. Each ticket purchased will help Second Harvest rescue enough food to deliver 250 meals to those in need in Toronto.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.torontotaste.ca or call 416.408.2594.
About Second Harvest
Second Harvest is the largest food rescue program in Canada. Since 1985, Second Harvest has been rescuing excess donated food, which would have otherwise gone to waste, and delivering it to more than 200 Toronto community agencies. Every day Second Harvest delivers enough food to provide 18,000 meals to over 200 community agencies in Toronto. Recognized for efficiency and impact of services, independent research group Charity Intelligence Canada has named Second Harvest a Recommended Charity for the past three years.
Image with caption: "Creamy polenta with truffled mushrooms served by Scarpetta at Toronto Taste 2011 (CNW Group/Second Harvest)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20120426_C9174_PHOTO_EN_12747.jpg
or to schedule an interview with a Toronto Taste participant, please contact:
Tonia Krauser
Director of Communications, Second Harvest
416.625.6774
[email protected]
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