Thursday, June 19, 2014

SPICE OF LIFE FUNDRAISER- JUNE 25 - PREVIEW OF SILENT AUCTION ITEMS

We are looking forward to hosting everyone at Liaison College Hamilton next week for h'ors d'oeuvres, live music, cash bar and silent auction. If you have called ahead to reserve tickets, you can pick them up at the door on Wednesday evening- CASH OR CHEQUE only please.

If you are still sitting on the fence about attending, maybe this preview of items and services from the silent auction will help you decide. We are also grateful for any monetary donations to Chef's family to assist in the cost of retrofitting their house so he is able to return home. Call us at 905-308-9333 for more information.


Spice of Life” Fundraiser Event for Chef Bill Sharpe
June 25th 2014: 7 - 11 pm


PREVIEW OF SILENT AUCTION ITEMS….
Let’s have some fun, raise some money and find some unique and fun items to take home…
(cheque or cash please)


Sandra Lee Baking Book with a set of Baking Tools.. (Value for Set $ 60.00)/Starting Bid $ 40.00

Master Class & Professional Cake Decorator Book Set (Value $ 165.00)/Starting Bid $80.00

Cooking Basics for Dummies & Summer Cocktails Book Set (Value $ 51.00) /Starting Bid $ 30.00

Gluten Free for Dummies & Cooking for Special Diets Set (Value $109.00)/Starting Bid $ 75.00

Elements of Desserts Book (Value $ 90.00) /Starting Bid $ 45.00

Professional Cooking / 8th Edition (Value $120.00) / Starting Bid $ 60.00

Chef @ Home for 4… evening event.. Chef Steve Djelfi (Value $200.00) /Starting Bid $ 100.00

Chef’s Table for 6 in the Kitchen @ Liaison College with Chef Dan Notley (Value $ 300.00)
Starting Bid $ 200.00

A framed watercolour painting of the Laurentian Mountains and The Ottawa River, painted and donated by Bryan Raymond (Value $200.00)/ Starting Bid $ 75.00

Mixed Media” painting by Linda Blakney (Value $500.00) /Starting Bid $ 200.00

Sunflower” Acrylic Painting(a set/2) painted by Jan Gilbert (Value $ 300.00)
Starting Bid $100.00

Roy Timm Photography.. portrait sitting (Value $200) / Starting Bid $ 100.00

Helicopter Ride over Niagara Falls for 2 through Niagara Helicopter Tours  (Value $ 270.00)
/ Starting Bid $150.00  www.niagarahelicopters.calls.net/flight


Full Page AD Space in the Niagara Escarpment Views Magazine for the Autumn issue (including ad creation services) (Value $ 2399.00) / Starting Bid $ 500.00 (amazing value!!)
www.neviews.ca

Liaison College/Hamilton Boot Camp Workshop (10 weeks/1 night a week) for 1 person
(Value $1017.00/includes professional textbook) / Starting Bid $ 300.00
www.liaisonhamilton.ca/index.php?p=Classes

4 hours of Gardening Services from Katrina Simmons (Value $ 80.00) /Starting Bid $ 40.00

Pre-Teen/Teen Basket of Beauty Goodies donated by Shoppers Drug Mart (Value $15.00)
Starting Bid $ 5.00

A Beauty Brush Package from QUO..with Make Up Colours from donated by the Milena Kojic from Shoppers Drug Mart (Value $ 150 ) /Starting Bid $ 75.00

Bath Products from Shoppers Drug Mart (Value $ 50.00) /Starting Bid $ 20.00

Cooking Copperware by Alsace France…Baumalu Copper Fish Poacher donated by Mary Romeo (Value $700.00) / Starting Bid $ 200.00 (Amazing Value!!!)

A pair of Stratford Tickets for either King John or Mother Courage (your choice), plus an after-theatre meeting with star Seana McKenna at the stage door. donated by one of Stratford’s starring actors… Seana McKenna. (Value $ 175.00) /Starting Bid $ 85.00  www.stratfordfestival.ca

2 seats at the Go Cooking Chef’s Table Event, donated by The Hamilton Spectator (Value $ 100.00)
Starting Bid $ 50.00






Thursday, June 5, 2014

Appies inspired by Ontario greenhouse veggies

Brett fills cucumber boats with bruschetta.
Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) hosted a competition between Liaison campuses in Toronto today. After preliminary rounds at their individual schools, five semi-finalists recreated their appetizer dishes at Cirillo's Culinary Academy on Dundas Street West.

The panel of judges included chefs Christine Cushing (of Food Network fame) and John Cirillo, CCC (owner of this state-of-the-art recreational cooking school), along with self-professed foodies Jim Veri (greenhouse grower and board member of OGVG) and Elmer Buchanan (former Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food, and chair of the Greenhouse Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee).

Our AM Cook Basic students made the trek into Toronto to cheer on their classmate Brett as he got the experience of his first (but likely not his last) culinary competition.

To see more photos visit our Facebook page.
Some of the classmates that came out to support Brett in Toronto -
Clockwise from back: Brett (with hat), Don,  Melissa, Deborah and
Elizabeth, with their instructor Chef Steve Djerfi (right)