Upcoming TV Segments

This week is very exciting!  I get to go on television to talk about the amazing chefs that will be serving our guests at our 3rd Annual A Taste for Hope!

Over 1600 people come through our doors everyday to access our programs throughout the city.  By putting on this signature event, we raise money to cover the costs of running these essential programs.  The chefs that serve tasty creative dishes at A Taste for Hope do it all out of great generosity and have kindly provided their services at no cost.

Tomorrow I will be on CTV Morning Live with Chef Danny Mongeon.  Danny is the former owner of Hooch Bourbon House and has recently gone on to start Share Freehouse that is opening this April.

Catch the show Wednesday, March 18 @ 9:15am on CTV

 

I was on Daytime Ottawa this morning with Sarah from Sarah J's Cupcakes this morning.  It was such a fun segment and after we all had a group hug!

I get to go back again on Friday - this time with Chef Jason Laurin of Essence Catering.  It will be Jason's first time at A Taste for Hope and we are very excited to have him on board.

Check it out Friday, March 20 @ 11:00am on Rogers Television

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Meet The Chefs!

Would you like to spend a fantastic evening in the company of some of Ottawa’s finest chefs all in the name of helping the homeless?

A Taste for Hope is an extraordinary culinary event in celebration of Shepherds of Good Hope’s service to the most vulnerable men and women in our community.  You will be able to sample dishes prepared by many talented local Ottawa chefs ranging from signature creations to the exotic, as well as fine wines and local beers. All proceeds from this event will be used to serve the 1,600 men and women that come through our doors every day.

Jean Pigott Hall, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West (Ottawa) 

Wednesday, March 25, 6pm to 9 pm

$150.00 Each ticket will receive a $100.00 tax receipt.

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Some of the amazing chefs in attendance will be:

 Chef Jason Laurin, Essence Catering

A Cordon Bleu Cuisine and Pastry graduate, Chef Jason Laurin has been honing his craft for over 20 years. Having worked in Montreal, Toronto and Dallas before arriving in Ottawa, he brings his food memories from each of his stops along his career journey. His contemporary style is based in classical training. Chef Jason is able to design and execute menus that reflect the unique qualities and tastes of each of Essence Catering’s clients.

Chef Briana Kim, Café My House

Chef/Owner Briana Kim opened her plant-based restaurant Cafe My House in winter 2009 in hopes to provide creative and approachable vegan food to people who wouldn't normally seek out a vegan restaurant. The new location in Hintonburg focuses in seasonal, changing menu, tasty artisanal cocktails & fun special events like Speakeasy Night, Nut Cheese & Wine event & Pizza and Beer Night.

 Chef John Morris, NAC

Chef John Morris was born in Bathgate, Scotland, and raised in Ontario. John, who has been cooking for more than 18 years, began his career as an apprentice at the Kananaskis Lodge in Alberta. He was a key part of the team who achieved the CAA Four Diamond awarded to Perspectives restaurant at the Brookstreet Hotel in Ottawa. Later, after a culinary stage in Bermuda, John joined the team at Caesars Hotel and Casino in Windsor. He was executive sous chef at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel prior to joining the National Arts Centre in 2009, the same year he received the 2009 Gold Medal Escoffier Society of Toronto Culinary Salon.

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