7th Annual Hope Garden Party

On Saturday, August 17, the Shepherds of Good Hope Volunteer Department put on a lovely event to celebrate our Hope Garden and our volunteers. 

The guests were able to roam the gardens and enjoy refreshments on the lovely day.

 

We also had live entertainment from Paddy G and the Mennie Men with Neil Busch on the clarinet. Thanks for the great music!

We would also like to thank all who made this event possible, especially all of our volunteers that worked so hard all Summer to keep the garden plentiful with fresh, organic vegetables for our Soup Kitchen and Grocery Program. Thanks are also in order to our garden partners Rideau Nursery, Lee Valley & Greely Sand and Gravel.

 

Hooch

Last night I had a chance to try out one of the newest restaurants in the market, Hooch.  There were many menu items to try and I took photos of some of them for you to see.

Ahi Tuna Crudo
burnt lime gel/ tortilla dirt/ smoked paprika/ orange/ truffle oil/ radish/ scallions

Corn on the Cob
brown butter/ parmesan/ chilli oil/ herbs/ black pepper

Side Striped Shrimp Ceviche
grapefruit/ smoked shrimp roe/ hibiscus gastrique/ cucumber/ spicy pickled corn

Foie Gras
shaved foie torchon/ hush puppies/ carmelized peach/ espresso/ frozen currants

Oysters Rockefeller
parmesan-bacon-herbed bread crumbs

Octopus 
bourbon and cola baked beans/smoked bacon/collard greens/house queso

Stuffed Trotter
pigs foot/house chorizo/brown butter popcorn grits/carmelized peach/red eye gravy

I asked Chef Danny Mongeon how it was possible to have such a great selection of items and he said "I wanted to have a nice comforting, relaxing atmosphere where people could enjoy gourmet food at affordable prices".

If you want to find out more about Hooch, check out their website http://hoochbourbon.ca

Little Ray's Reptile Zoo

One of our supportive living residences, The Oaks, was recently visited by Little Ray's Reptile Zoo!  Our clients got to see some interesting creatures that they would normally never get the opportunity to see!

 

For more info on Little Ray's Reptile Zoo, please visit http://raysreptiles.com/



A Great BBQ!

On July 31st, Shepherds of Good Hope had it's Annual BBQ.  It's a special treat for our clients to dine on some hamburgers, hot dogs and salads while listening to live music. 

There were hundreds served at this event and others kept coming back for more.  I would like to send my sincere thanks to those that made this entire day possible; Enbridge, Capital Beef and Just Lloyd.  Enbridge provided the barbecues and grilling all of the burgers, Capital Beef supplied hundreds of hamburgers and Just Lloyd provided much appreciated musical entertainment.

I would also like to thank our volunteers for helping us serve the clients at the event.