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Too many cooks in the kitchen? Uh, uh. Not when it’s some of the biggest names on the local culinary scene raising thousands of dollars for folks fighting cancer.
The inaugural Taste & Walk Exclusive Chef’s Dinner on Tuesday brought together Sheila Whyte from Thyme & Again Catering, Chris Knight, president and CEO of Gusto TV, Chef Mike Moffatt from Beckta, Play and Gezellig, Chef Rene Rodriguez from Navarra and Chef Marc Doiron from Town to present a four-course dinner with canapés at the Algonquin College Restaurant International.
Oh, and the extraordinary kitchen talents also agreed to come over to the highest auction bidder’s home at a future date to wine and dine them and their friends.
The sold-out night promoted the fourth annual Scotiabank Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship happening on Oct. 19. It ended up raising $23,000, which will help with the cancer coaching program at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft Centre.
A charityl dinner was held at Algonquin College Restaurant International on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in support of the upcoming Scotiabank Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship.
Chef Scott Warrick brought the cohort of cooks together. He teaches at Algonquin in the culinary management program and is part of the Nordic Walk leadership committee. The 120 dinner guests included Algonquin College’s new president, Cheryl Jensen, and Jim Kyte, the new dean of its school of hospitality and tourism.
Juggling the roles of emcee, charity auctioneer and Nordic Walk leadership committee chair was Lawrence Greenspon. The prominent lawyer told the room how his involvement with the cause began after a growing number of his friends and family got cancer. He liked the idea of them having a place like the Maplesoft Centre in which to turn. It offers everything from free counselling to health and wellnesss programs to fitness classes for cancer survivors. “Here in Ottawa we are blessed with this centre,” he said.
The gourmet meal, which was paired with Barefoot wines, consisted of corn potato chowder, salmon prepared three ways, pig cheek confit and chocolate shortcake. Each chef came out to the dining room to introduce their dish before it was served (and devoured).
Rodriguez, who earlier this year won the fourth TV season of Top Chef Canada, told everyone how excited he was to be back at the college where he took culinary classes some 12 years earlier.
“For me to give back to the community and to all of you with a little bit of my food and to support a great cause, it’s an honour for me to be here,” he said. “So, I’m very happy that I get to feed you tonight.”
Sold off was a seven-night stay at Peter Nicholson‘s Grand Isle Resort & Spa in the Bahamas and the chance to whip around town for six months in a Beetle from Irene Thomson‘s Hunt Club Volkswagen. The dinner for 12 with the chefs sold for $3,600. It was bought by retired Scotiabank executive Dennis Jackson on behalf of him and his table, which also included Greenspon.
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The inaugural Taste & Walk Exclusive Chef’s Dinner on Tuesday brought together Sheila Whyte from Thyme & Again Catering, Chris Knight, president and CEO of Gusto TV, Chef Mike Moffatt from Beckta, Play and Gezellig, Chef Rene Rodriguez from Navarra and Chef Marc Doiron from Town to present a four-course dinner with canapés at the Algonquin College Restaurant International.
Oh, and the extraordinary kitchen talents also agreed to come over to the highest auction bidder’s home at a future date to wine and dine them and their friends.
The sold-out night promoted the fourth annual Scotiabank Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship happening on Oct. 19. It ended up raising $23,000, which will help with the cancer coaching program at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft Centre.
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From left, Chef Rene Rodriguez (Navarra), Sheila Whyte (Thyme & Again), Chef Scott Warrick (Algonquin College),Chef Mike Moffatt (Beckta, Play & Gezellig), Chris Knight (Gusto TV) and, in front, Chef Marc Doiron (Town) came together on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at Algonquin College Restaurant International to host an exclusive chef's dinner in support of cancer survivorship.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen 
Chef/owner Rene Rodriguez from Navarra Restaurant describes his dish of the evening to guests of the Taste & Walk Exclusive Chef's Dinner held at Algonquin College Restaurant International on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 in support of cancer survivorship. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Chef Scott Warrick from Algonquin College with lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, who wore many hats at the exclusive chef's dinner held at the college's restaurant on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in support of the upcoming Scotiabank Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon was MC, auctioneer and volunteer chairman at a special dinner held at Algonquin College Restaurant International on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in support of the upcoming Scotiabank Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Algonquin College president Cheryl Jensen and Jim Kyte, the college's new dean for the school of hospitality and tourism, took part in an exclusive charity dinner for cancer survivorship held at Algonquin College Restaurant International on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Claudia Sellinger, a senior manager with title sponsor Scotiabank, at Algonquin College Restaurant International on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, for a special charity dinner for the Scotiabank Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, lawyer and businessman Dale Hill and investment broker Perry Mody are served pig cheek confit by Michelle Zhou at the Taste & Walk Exclusive Chef's Dinner held Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in support of the upcoming Scotiabank Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Irene Thomson, owner of Hunt Club Volkswagen, donated a Beetle car for six months to the highest bidder at the Taste & Walk Exclusive Chef's Dinner for cancer survivorship, held Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at Algonquin College Restaurant International.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa dentist Nalin Bhargava and his wife, Rani, who's also a dentist, took part in a chef's charity dinner held at the Algonquin College Restaurant International on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, for the upcoming Scotiabank Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Dennis Jackson, seen with his wife Dorothy at a Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 charity dinner for cancer survivorship at Algonquin College, was the top auction bidder on a group dinner to be prepared by some of the city's best chefs.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
A charityl dinner was held at Algonquin College Restaurant International on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in support of the upcoming Scotiabank Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship.
Chef Scott Warrick brought the cohort of cooks together. He teaches at Algonquin in the culinary management program and is part of the Nordic Walk leadership committee. The 120 dinner guests included Algonquin College’s new president, Cheryl Jensen, and Jim Kyte, the new dean of its school of hospitality and tourism.
Juggling the roles of emcee, charity auctioneer and Nordic Walk leadership committee chair was Lawrence Greenspon. The prominent lawyer told the room how his involvement with the cause began after a growing number of his friends and family got cancer. He liked the idea of them having a place like the Maplesoft Centre in which to turn. It offers everything from free counselling to health and wellnesss programs to fitness classes for cancer survivors. “Here in Ottawa we are blessed with this centre,” he said.
The gourmet meal, which was paired with Barefoot wines, consisted of corn potato chowder, salmon prepared three ways, pig cheek confit and chocolate shortcake. Each chef came out to the dining room to introduce their dish before it was served (and devoured).
Rodriguez, who earlier this year won the fourth TV season of Top Chef Canada, told everyone how excited he was to be back at the college where he took culinary classes some 12 years earlier.
“For me to give back to the community and to all of you with a little bit of my food and to support a great cause, it’s an honour for me to be here,” he said. “So, I’m very happy that I get to feed you tonight.”
Sold off was a seven-night stay at Peter Nicholson‘s Grand Isle Resort & Spa in the Bahamas and the chance to whip around town for six months in a Beetle from Irene Thomson‘s Hunt Club Volkswagen. The dinner for 12 with the chefs sold for $3,600. It was bought by retired Scotiabank executive Dennis Jackson on behalf of him and his table, which also included Greenspon.
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