Chef's to the Field | Sunday, August 10 (11am to 4pm)

It is incredible that almost a year has gone by! It's time to join Chef Ian Lai for the 2nd Annual Chef's to the Field event on Sunday, August 10. Come out and support the Terranova Schoolyard Project and sample some of the best gourmet food in town. Twelve teams are going head to head this year to win the 'coveted' green cuisine award.

Location: Terra Nova Rural Park (2631 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC)
Date: Sunday, August 10, 2007
Time: 11am - 4pm
Parking: Limited. Please try to bike or walk. A shuttle bus is being provided from the City Works Yard (5599 Lynas Lane, Richmond, BC) to the event every 15 minutes.

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Chefs to the Field | A Fruitful Event

This post is somewhat delayed, but the numbers have been tallied. Chefs to the Field drew an impressive crowd and managed to raise a whopping $12,000.00 in approximately 5 hours! The day, while a bit of a whirlwind for the volunteers, was a complete success. I didn't get to see too much of the competition, but the food looked wonderful, and Chef Jason Lloyd from Terminal City Club won first place in the Black Box Competition. If you didn't get a chance to come out this year, don't worry...Ian Lai is already planning for the second annual Chefs to the Field, which will surely be bigger. It's wonderful to see Ian's project continue to blossom.

Urban Diner posted a press release yesterday if you'd like to read more.

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Chefs to the Field | Tomorrow! Richmond, BC

Chefs to the Field is tomorrow! Please join us from 11am to 4pm at the Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond, BC. This fundraiser will help support the Terra Nova Schoolyard Society and the Organic Friends of the Future.

 Below is the program for the day:

Click here to see the impressive list of what's up for grabs at the Silent Auction table (sorry for the poor scan)! Double click on the document to zoom in.

Location: Terra Nova Rural Park (2631 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC)
Date: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Time: 11am – 4pm
Parking: Limited. Please try to bike or walk. A shuttle bus is being provided from the City Works Yard (5599 Lynas Lane, Richmond, BC) to the event every 15 minutes.

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Chefs to the Field | Sunday, August 19th - Richmond, BC

Time flies! Chefs to the Field is less than one week away. Please join us from 11am to 4pm on August 19th, rain or shine, at the Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond, BC. This fund raiser will help support the Terra Nova Schoolyard Society and the Organic Friends of the Future. Aside from obtaining some fabulous giveaways just for attending, these wonderful items have been secured for the silent auction. Here are just a few teasers from the list:

• Memberships for online culinary instruction
• All-inclusive weekend yoga retreat in Tofino (some restrictions apply)
• A round of golf for two (power cart included)
• Gift certificates for restaurants, caterers, and gourmet/pastry shops
• Specialty food baskets and culinary/cultural tours
• A year of CHOCOLATE
• Massage therapy
  

Chefs to the Field will also feature live entertainment and children’s activities. General admission is free, however, between 11am and 2pm, and for only $3.00 per plate, you can sample food from some of Vancouver's finest restaurants and schools.

In addition, come out and watch the exhilarating Black Box Cook Off. Chefs have recently received a list of what will be available to harvest from the field for the competition. In addition to the participants listed below, two more have joined the match to compete for the coveted Green Cuisine Award. They are: Wild Rice and Tapenade Mediterranean Bistro.

The competition commences at 2pm. Teams of professional Chefs and one culinary student will be given one mystery ingredient just before starting. They will have one hour to quickly harvest produce from the field and use those items to create four separate dishes. Teams will be judged on: the care they took while harvesting the garden, flavor, presentation, originality, and organization. Come and see how these Chefs strut their stuff! It will be a fantastic competition to watch some of Vancouver's top Chefs in action.

Learn more about what Chef Ian Lai (founder of the Terra Nova Schoolyard Society) has been busy creating by joining us on Sunday and referring to these past posts:

Location: Terra Nova Rural Park (2631 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC)
Date: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Time: 11am – 4pm
Parking: Limited. Please try to bike or walk. A shuttle bus is being provided from the City Works Yard (5599 Lynas Lane, Richmond, BC) to the event every 15 minutes. 

I will be the on-site volunteer coordinator. If you would like to participate by being a volunteer, please contact me as soon as possible.

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Chefs to the Field Event | Sunday, August 19th - Richmond, BC

Mark your calendars! We are just 4 weeks away from holding the much-anticipated Chefs to the Field event. Please come and join us, rain or shine, for a day filled with delicious food, entertainment, and festivities. This fund raiser will help support the Terra Nova Schoolyard Society and the Organic Friends of the Future. Come out to learn and see what Chef Ian Lai (founder of the Terra Nova Schoolyard Society) has been busy creating. Refer to these posts for more information regarding his project:

Chefs to the Field will feature live entertainment, children’s activities, and a silent auction where wonderful local products, gift certificates, and memberships will be available to bid on. General admission is free, however, participating food booths, containing some of Vancouver's finest restaurants and schools, will be available from 11am to 2pm. Tickets to sample food items from these establishments are only $3.00 per plate.

The most exciting part of the day, for all of you foodies out there, is a Black Box Cook-Off! Between 2pm and 4pm teams of professional Chefs and one culinary student will compete against each other. The Chefs will be given one mystery ingredient just before the competition begins. They will then have one hour to quickly harvest produce from the gardens and use those items to create four separate dishes. Teams will be judged on: the care they took while harvesting the garden, flavor, presentation, originality, and organization. Confirmed participants, to date, include:

Come and see how these Chefs strut their stuff! It will be a fantastic competition to watch some of Vancouver's top Chefs in action.

Location: Terra Nova Rural Park (2631 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC)
Date: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Time: 11am – 4pm
Parking: Limited. Please try to bike or walk. A shuttle bus is being provided from the City Works Yard (5599 Lynas Lane, Richmond, BC) to the event every 15 minutes. 

I will be the on-site volunteer coordinator. If you would like to participate by being a volunteer, please contact me as soon as possible.

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