I attended this fundraiser for Canada's Olympic athletes last night at the Hilton Casino du Lac Leamy in Gatineau (Hull sector) last night.
It was put on by Robert Zed and chaired by Gary Zed. The premise of the event was to get 350 to 400 people out to a fundraising event for Canada's Olympic athletes where we would be able to sample from among 8 of Ottawa's finest restaurants. The participating restaurants were:
Juniper - Chef Reichard Nigro served an oyster cocoanut broth with angus beef.
Social - Chef Stephen Mitton served duck confit with fois gras nougat.
Les Fougeres - Chef Charles Part served seared Scallop on kedgeree risotto.
NAC Restaurant - Chef Kurt Waldel served sea bass and pickerel.
Domus - Chef John Taylor served an Atlantic Lobster roll box lunch.
The Urban Pear - Chef Ben Baird seared scallops with a cranberry coulis.
The Hilton - Chef Hectopr Diaz served a wild game trio of dear, rabbit and morels.
Brookstreet - Chef Michael Blackie served lamb with apple ice wine, lobster claw and bay scallop with tuna foam.
The winner of the judging for best plate was Michael Blackie from Brookstreet whose dish was my favorite of all these phenomenal dishes.
There was also a live auction which raised over $120k and silent auctions and raffles to make for an extremely successful and great night out for all concerned. From a motivational point of view Katriona Lemay Doan and fellow Gold medalist athlete Paul Rosen were nothing short of spectacular.
All said, I think we are on the right track to have some of the most successful Olympic performances ever!
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