Toronto's top chefs and beverage purveyors get TASTE ready
The city's premier culinary event unites the finest chefs and beverage purveyors in support of food rescue for Toronto Taste 2013
TORONTO, April 23, 2013 /CNW/ - The line-up for Toronto's most anticipated culinary event of the year has been announced! Second Harvest's 23rd annual Toronto Taste features 65 of the city's top chefs and 35 celebrated beverage purveyors. Taking place on Sunday, June 9 at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto Taste will be hosted by culinary adventurer and proud Second Harvest ambassador Bob Blumer and celebrity chef and recording artist Roger Mooking.
For more than two decades, Toronto Taste has raised over $9 million to support Second Harvest's food rescue and delivery program, which takes donations of surplus fresh and frozen food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to 215 local community agencies. The Daniels Corporation has been a proud supporter and presenting sponsor of Toronto Taste for the last 18 years.
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 chefs Mark McEwan, Michael Smith and many more. Guests have the opportunity to enjoy outstanding wines, premium beers and delectable dishes as they sip and stroll the grounds of the ROM.
A best-kept secret among wine collectors attending Toronto Taste, the on-site Fine Wine Auction features a global selection of exclusive and rare vintages sourced from private collections for drinking, cellaring and investment.
For 2013, we are pleased to present the finest chefs and beverage purveyors Toronto has to offer, featuring flavours for every palate, including:
Restaurants & Chefs
| ACE Bakery | Erin Marcus |
| All the Best Fine Foods | Nicole Rumball |
| Aria | Eron Novalski |
| Baker Street Bakery Inc. | Esther Kravice & Mary Somerton |
| Buca | Rob Gentile |
| Cafe Belong | Brad Long |
| Café Boulud | Tyler Shedden |
| Cantine Restaurant | Joe Bersani |
| The Caviar Centre | Steven Omidi |
| Cheese Boutique | Afrim Pristine |
| Chiado | Albino Silva |
| Cibo Wine Bar | Saverio Macri |
| Corner House Restaurant | Herbert Barnsteiner |
| Dufflet Pastries | Dufflet Rosenberg |
| e11even | Graham Pelley |
| Estiatorio VOLOS | Reza Parsia |
| FRANK Restaurant | Anne Yarymowich |
| Gelato Fresco | Hart Melvin |
| Globe Bistro | Dan Sanders |
| Grace | Colin Moise |
| Grano | Lucia Martella |
| Indian Rice Factory | Aman Patel |
| Le Sélect Bistro | Albert Ponzo |
| Linda Modern Thai | Wing Li |
| Little Anthony's Italian Ristorante | Garth Legree |
| Longo's | Robert Mutch |
| Mildred's Temple Kitchen | Donna Dooher |
| ORO Restaurant | Mike Crockford |
| Paintbox Bistro | Chris Klugman |
| Pangaea | Martin Kouprie |
| Pauline's Pastries | Robyn Perlmutar |
| Petite Thuet | Marc Thuet |
| President's Choice© Black Label | Dana Speers |
| Rosewater Supper Club | Dale Meek |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | Peter Morris |
| Salt | Rob Gentile |
| Sassafraz | Geoff Webb |
| Scaramouche Restaurant Pasta Bar & Grill | Carolyn Reid |
| Scarpetta | Gaetano Ferrara |
| Trattoria Sotto Sotto | Massimo Renzi |
| Spice Route | Sam Chao |
| The Belgian Chocolate Shop | Patricia Cohrs |
| The Chefs' House | John Higgins |
| The Food Dudes | Devan Rajkumar |
| The McEwan Group | Mark McEwan |
| The Thompson Diner | Robert Mills |
| Tundra | Kevin Prendergast |
| Woodlot | David Haman |
Beverage Purveyors
| Arcaffè Coffee |
| Amsterdam Brewing Company |
| Cave Spring Cellars |
| Churchill Cellars |
| Closson Chase Vineyards |
| Corks Beer & Wine Bar |
| Creekside Estate Winery |
| Creemore Springs Brewery Limited |
| Henry of Pelham Winery |
| Limonana |
| MCO Wines & Spirits |
| Mill Street Brewery |
| Nyarai Cellars |
| Ponte Wine & Spirits |
| Prevedello and Mathews International Wines and Spirits |
| Singha Beer |
| Southbrook Vineyards |
| Steam Whistle Brewing |
| Strewn Winery |
| The Tea Emporium |
| The Vine - Robert Groh Agency |
| Trius Winery |
| Victoria Spirits |
| Woodman Wines & Spirits Inc. |
A limited number of tickets are now available at a cost of $250 each, with a $125 tax receipt. Every ticket purchased will allow Second Harvest to rescue and deliver enough food to provide 500 meals for adults, children and seniors going hungry in Toronto.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit torontotaste.ca or call 416.408.2594.
About Second Harvest
Second Harvest picks up donations of surplus fresh and frozen food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to 215 social service agencies in Toronto—enough food for 19,000 meals per day.
SOURCE: Second Harvest
For additional information or to schedule an interview with a Toronto Taste participant, please contact:
Tyler Smith
Communications Project Lead, Second Harvest
[email protected]
416.625.6774
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