TorontoTaste: Pairing Cuisine and Compassion

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from Second Harvest press release: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/13/c5137.html

Foodies come together in support of a common goal - to fight hunger in Toronto
TORONTO, June 13, 2011 /CNW/ - Yesterday evening, food and beverage enthusiasts and professionals from across the city came together to support Second Harvest at their largest annual fundraiser - Toronto Taste! 

Held both indoors and outdoors at the Royal Ontario Museum, 1,500 guests were welcomed to indulge their senses through sampling an array of gourmet food and beverage prepared by 60 of the city's top chefs and 30 beverage purveyors. The event was hosted by Bob Blumer, creator and host of Food Network Canada's Glutton for Punishment and Surreal Gourmet and was presented by The Daniels Corporation for the 16th consecutive year.

Toronto Taste attracted culinary personalities from across the country, including, Food Network Canada personalities Celebrity Chef Roger Mooking (Everyday Exotic), Michael Smith (Chef at Home, Chef at Large, Chef Abroad) and Mark McEwan (Top Chef Canada, The Heat). Dishes were also prepared by acclaimed chefs such as J.P. Challet (Ici Bistro), Scott Conant (24 Hour Restaurant Battle, Scarpetta), Donna Dooher (Mildred's Temple Kitchen), Dufflet Rosenberg (Dufflet Pastries), Chris McDonald (Cava), Rob Gentile (Buca), David Lee (Nota Bene) and many more talented chefs and beverage purveyors.

In addition to ticket sales, funds were raised through a variety of auctions [silent, fine wine and live] and a raffle draw that yielded the opportunity to win a Fiat 500 Sport, donated by Chrysler Canada. In total, approximately $300,000 was raised, which will enable Second Harvest to provide 600,000 healthy meals for Torontonians in need.

The Toronto Taste online auction runs until June 22nd. Browse and bid on exciting items by visiting www.torontotaste.ca.

photos from last night

Top: grazing at the Dufflet table, trying to choose between Coconut Dacquoise, Vanilla Verrine and Small Indulgences Chocolate Nutt-E.

Bottom: Dufflet Rosenberg is a master taster, seen sampling the doughnut with a ricotta filling and candied orange from Panagea Restaurant. Delish!

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toronto taste, hug a chef

Toronto Taste takes place this Sunday, June 12th at 6:30pm, indoors and outdoors at the Royal Ontario Museum. (Bloor St W and Queen's Park).

The hottest culinary event of the year, Toronto Taste takes you gastronomic tour of 60 of Toronto’s top chefs (including Dufflet Rosenberg) as well as 30 premium beverage purveyors. All these fabulous creative folks come together to celebrate their love of food and support Second Harvest (and to hear you speak with your mouth full).
 

Be sure to visit the Dufflet Pastries table where we will be serving ... 
 
Super Vanilla Verrines (white chocolate, mascarpone and vanilla bean) 

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Coconut Lemon Dacquoises (coconut meringue and lemon buttercream)

Yes, I said coconut.

For ticket information, please visit http://www.torontotaste.ca/

For more info on the good work done by Second Harvest, visit http://www.secondharvest.ca/
and follow @2ndHarvestTO on Twitter!
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talking about taste ...

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Sunday's 20th annual Toronto Taste 2010 benefit blended delicious foods + bevvies with new + old friends in a drive to raise funds to support Second Harvest.

Dufflet Pastries has been one of the event's food sponsors right from the start and this year's dessert offering was a (very popular!) mini Strawberry Dacquoise with Cocoa Hazelnut Meringue. The Dufflet table was manned by Dufflet Rosenberg and Heather Chu (Dufflet Small Indulgences brand manager).

Part of the fun (asides from the constant noshing) is meeting other chefs ... and fun photo ops! Here's The Queen of Cake standing next to (or should I say, kinda under?) Michael Smith (Canadian chef and writer, host of a number of shows that have appeared on the Food Network Canada).

For more information on donating to Second Harvest, please visit www.torontotaste.ca

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tiny bites thrill toronto taste 2009

A little sprinkle of rain did nothing to dampen the spirits and tastebuds at last night's Toronto Taste charitable event in Yorkville.

Ticket holders sampled gourmet foods and wines provided by over 30 of Toronto's best chefs.

Dufflet Rosenberg was on hand to offer up a sweet cap to an evening of superb bites with her delectable mini flourless chocolate cakes topped with key lime mousse or raspberry cream.

Check out these blogs to see more photos and coverage from the event;
TasteTO - Chowhound (Toronto) - Spotlight Toronto

Toronto Taste 2009

Here's your chance to hang out for an evening in the Village of Yorkville Park (Bellair + Cumberland), experience Toronto's finest foodie experience AND help feed over 500,000 people in need.

On Sunday, June 14th, 2009 join over 30 of Toronto's most inventive chefs (including Dufflet Rosenberg of Dufflet Pastries) and 15 top beverage providers at Toronto Taste 2009, an unforgettable evening of cuisine - presented by The Daniels Corporation and hosted by Carlo Rota, of CBC's Little Mosque on the Prairie.

Now in its 19th year, Toronto Taste is not only the premier culinary event of the year but also one of the largest fundraisers for Second Harvest. This one day event nets over $250,000 which Second Harvest uses to deliver over 500,000 meals for those who are hungry right here in Toronto.

Every day, Second Harvest picks up donated, high quality fresh food, which would otherwise have gone to waste, and delivers that food to approximately 250 social service programs across the GTA. Second Harvest currently provides enough food for over 15,000 meals a day to children in after-school programs, seniors on fixed incomes, women fleeing domestic abuse, psychiatric patients, homeless people, and many others who have fallen on hard times.

TICKETS $225 - Limited tickets available. For more info please visit http://www.torontotaste.ca/ or http://secondharvest.ca/ ... donations are also welcome.