A gourmet catered dinner for six in your home by Chef John Curtis
This silent auction item, is a one-of-a-kind event and with the winning bid, treat yourself to an intimate dinner, fully catered in your own home for you and your closest friends (6 guests). The evening will begin with delicious hors d’oeuvres on arrival and move to a four-course dinner.
With your winning bid, Chef Curtis will collaborate with you on the menu and will take care of bringing all the food and wine to ensure you enjoy a memorable care-free gourmet experience. Here is an example of what your menu could include:
Hors d’oeuvres on arrival:
· Smoked salmon on gaufrette chip topped with chive creme fraiche
· Sauté mushrooms on puff pastry topped with parmigiano gratin
· Grilled vegetable antipasto & tapenade crouton
First course
· Spinach with candied pecans, crumbled feta cheese, fresh strawberries and raspberry vinaigrette, or
· Nova Scotian Lobster Bisque, or
· Champagne Sorbet as a palette cleanser
Main-course choices:
· Pan seared beef tenderloin with garlic sauté jumbo shrimp, rosti potato, toasted fresh seasonal vegetables, red wine jus, or
· Oven roasted chicken supreme, pomme purée, sauté greens, pommery sauce, or
· Grilled salmon, roasted fingerling potatoes, sauté greens, lemon burre blanc
Dessert course
· Trio dessert - Lemon Tart, Creme Brûlée, Chocolate brownie
Fine cheese course: Fine aged Cheddar, French Brie, Gorgonzola, Red Leicester, accompanied with grapes, chutneys, cheese crackers, baguette wines to compliment the meal will be included
Additional options:
Chef Catered BBQ or Interactive Cooking Night
If you prefer, we could set up a backyard Chef catered BBQ with ribs, chicken, steaks, shrimp, salads, sweet-treats, and we’ll bring the beer & wine, or perhaps you would prefer an interactive cooking night with Chef Curtis – the choice is yours!
Experience a unique opportunity to support a good cause
The value of this unique and special chef catered event is estimated at $950.00. Opening bid is will start at $300. Please bid generously knowing that 100% of the winning bid will go towards supporting our favourite Canadian pastime through the Mern Coveny Memorial Tournament and KidSport Canada.
We thank you in advance for your generous bid. And to the winning bidder, we look forward to catering your event and making it a memorable and special event for you and your guests!
About Chef John Curtis
Chef Curtis’s culinary training brought him to the Four Seasons Toronto and then to Corporate Executive Chef positions and Senior Director of Food & Beverage for nationwide companies.
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