Events

8th Annual “Chefs to the Field” – Sunday August 9, 2009

Thursday, 06 August 2009 16:26

The 8th annual “Chefs to the Field” on Sunday August 9th, 2009 (11 am to 4 pm) at the Terra Nova Rural Park located at 2631 Westminster Highway, Richmond BC. With funds raised at this event, we run programs to connect children in Richmond with the earth, their food and their community.

New at this year’s event:
  • 2 Green Cuisine Competitions (Student/Professional):
  • Projected on LCD screens throughout the garden, provided by our Parsley Sponsor: Sharps Audio Visual
  • Pantry ingredients provided by our Thyme Sponsor: Sun Opta & La Maison Orphee Inc.
  • Prize contributors include: Blackwood Apparel; Glorious Organics
  • 2 free shuttles with pickup/dropoff locations (no public parking at the Park):
  • 1.City of Richmond Operations Yard at 5599 Lynas Lane, Richmond
    2.WorkSafeBC, rear parking lots of Elmbridge Way, Richmond
  • Bicycle Parking:
    Fenced area with bicycle racks at the Terra Nova Nature Park parking lot. Fencing provided by Rosemary Sponsor: Modu-Loc. Ride the farthest, win a prize !!
  • Water Stations:
    Bring your favorite water bottle and refill at one of the water stations provided by our Sage Sponsor: Canadian Springs.

Confirmed Participating Restaurants & Culinary Schools include:

Restaurants
Beyond* www.beyondrestaurant.com
Blue Canoe* www.bluecanoerestaurant.com
Cibo* www.cibotrattoria.ca
Circa Restaurant & Lounge www.circarestolounge.com
Crave www.craveonmain.ca
Culinary Capers www.culinarycapers.com
Diva at the Met* www.metropolitan.com/diva
Fairmont Airport* www.fairmont.com/vancouverairport
Fairmont Waterfront www.fairmont.com/waterfront
Goldfish Pacific Kitchen* www.goldfishkitchen.com
Papi's Ristorante* www.papisrestaurant.com
Quince www.quince.ca
Raincity Grill* www.raincitygrill.com
Sheraton Wall Centre* www.sheratonvancouver.com
Tapenade* www.tapenade.ca
The Mosaic @ the Hyatt Regency* www.hyatt.com
Wild Rice* www.wildricevancouver.com		 Culinary Schools
NWCAV* www.nwcav.com
PICA* www.picachef.com
VCC, Aboriginal Program www.vcc.ca
Richmond Secondary School*
VCC, Culinary Program www.vcc.ca

Note:
*denotes Green Cuisine competitor

Competition Judges:

Chef Manny Ferreira, Le Gavroche
Chef Bruno Marti, La Belle Auberge www.labelleauberge.com
Barbara Jo McIntosh, Books to Cooks www.bookstocooks.com
Andrew Morrison, Scout Magazine www.scoutmagazine.ca
Chef James Walt, Araxi www.araxi.com

Sponsors

Parsley Sponsors: City of Richmond (www.richmond.ca) ; TD Canada Trust (www.tdcanadatrust.ca) ; Sharps Audio Visual (www.sharpsav.com) ; Nature’s Path Organic (www.naturespath.ca) ; WorkSafeBC (www.worksafebc.com) ; CTV (www.ctv.bc.ca)

Sage Sponsors: Canadian Springs (www.canadiansprings.ca)

Rosemary Sponsors: ColourTime Printing (www.colourtime.com) ; Zoom Photographics (www.zoomphotographics.com) ; Nancy Berke Illustration & Design (www.nancyberke-id.ca) ; Mod U Loc Fencing (www.modu-loc.com)

Thyme Sponsors: Novex Courier (www.novex.ca) ; MyBadges.com (www.mybadges.com) ; Edible Vancouver (www.ediblevancouver.ca) ; Quilchena Golf & Country Club (www.quilchenagolf.com); Sun Opta (www.sunopta.com) & La Maison Orphee Inc. (www.maisonorphee.com)

Exhibitors

TD Canada Trust (www.tdcanadatrust.com) ; BC Hydro (www.bchydro.ca) ; Steve Nash Sports Club (www.stevenashsportsclub.com) ; Terra Nova Schoolyard Society (www.kidsinthegarden.org) ; Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Program (www.richmondfruittree.com) ; Oceanwise (www.vanaqua.com/oceanwise) ; Canadian Springs (www.canadiansprings.com) ; City of Richmond Environmental Programs; Farm Folk City Folk (www.ffcf.bc.ca)

Silent Auction Contributors

Fuel Restaurant (www.fuelrestaurant.com) ; Little Nest Restaurant (www.littlenest.ca) ; T (www.tealeaves.com) ; Chocolate Arts (www.chocolatearts.com) ; Raintree Wellness Spa (www.raintreespa.com) , Quilchena Golf & Country Club (www.quilchenagolf.com) ; Memphis Blues BBQ (www.memphisbluesbbq.com) ; Forward Fitness (www.forwardfitness.ca)

Entertainment

This year’s musical lineup includes: Lyle Povah (www.lylepovah.com) ; GoGo Bonkers (www.gogobonkers.com) ; DJ Eve Morie ; Grand Trine (www.myspace.com/thegrandtrine)

Other activities include: air brush tattoos and the Richmond Art Truck

Volunteers

Volunteers name badges & lanyards provided by MyBadges.com (www.mybadges.com)

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Questions?

Please feel free to contact any member of our planning committee.
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