GCTC's Sell Out Celebrity Hors d'Oeuvres event is back by popular demand

GCTC is delighted so many of the City's restaurants want to participate in the Celebrity Hors d'Oeurves event. Event organizer Sarah Feldberg has had to put a cap on number the restaurants! Here is an updated listing of participants, including an increase in the number of local celebrities as well. Tickets are selling fast.

Originally sent on October 8, 2008

Updated on Thursday, October 16, 2008

Media Release:

GCTC’S SELL OUT CELEBRITY HORS D’OEUVRES EVENT IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Want to see the city’s top chefs duel for the coveted Silver Spoon Award? Celebrity Hors d’Oeuvres is back! Tartan Homes presents Celebrity Hors d’Oeuvres in support of the Great Canadian Theatre Company on Tuesday, October 28, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. The event location is at Sala San Marco, one of the participating restaurants, on 215 Preston Street, Ottawa. An admission ticket is $35, with food tokens (redeemable for a one-of-a kind, gourmet hors d’oeuvres) at $2 each. McKeen Loeb Glebe is the Star sponsor.  The event has 18 top restaurants and caterers and 20 local celebrities all volunteering their time and talent. Tickets are available at GCTC’s Box Office by calling (613) 236 – 5196, or by sending an email to development@gctc.ca. Visit online at http://www.gctc.ca.

The structure of the fundraiser event is simple, with attendees buying and then exchanging food tokens for hors d’oeuvres.  At the end of the night, the restaurant with the most tokens wins the coveted and shiny “Silver Spoon Award.”  Event organizer Sarah Feldberg provides the insider information: “The twist? The tactics are sneaky and fun.  Teams yell at each other, goad each other and set up clever advantages.  Last time we did this, Kinki brought a girl in a bikini to serve sushi off of, and a local actor got in a wrestling match with a local politician. The event was a sell out in 2005. The demand to hold it again has been incredible, so we’ve brought it back!” 

Absinthe Café, Allium, A'roma Meze, Canvas, Courtyard Restaurant, Dish Catering, Epicuria, Juniper, Kinki, Le Café (NAC), Mambo, Murray Street, Pelican Fishery & Grill, Sala San Marco, Savanna Café, Thyme & Again, Urban Element and Whalesbone are the participating restaurants and caterers. They are paired with celebrities, famous for being talented or political …or both: Adrian Harewood, Host, CBC Ottawa All in a Day; Maureen Welch, Host of Living in Ottawa, CBC Television Gay Cook, Ottawa Citizen Food Columnist; Todd Duckworth,  Actor; Mary Ellis,  Actress; Oni the Haitian Sensation, Slam Poet; Christine Leadman, Councillor; Paul Dewar, Federal MP; Author;  Stacey Metulynsky, Host, Food Network This Food That Wine; Robin Duetta, Publisher, FoodMODE; Dave Smith, owner Nates Deli; David Chernushenko, Retired Green Party Leader; Ron Eade, Ottawa Citizen Food Editor; Harvey Slack, Executive Director of The Canadian Fund; Laurier Lapierre, an Officer of the Order of Canada and former Senator; Kate Hurman, Actress; Richard Patten, Retired Politician; Michael Mancini, Actor; Maureen Smith, Actress; Annie Lefevre, Actress; Lise Ann Johnson, Artistic Director, GCTC (and director of Zadie’s Shoes, playing at GCTC October 21 – November 20); Local Farmers Barbara Schaefer, Valerie Michaud, Hank Van’t Slot. GCTC appreciates this support.

GCTC proudly moved into its new home, the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre, one year ago. Close to 30,000 people attended GCTC’s inaugural Capital Letters season of plays in this new cultural facility. GCTC is in its first Stage of its 2008-2009 season and working on finishing the final Stage of the Making it Greater Capital Campaign. With $1.1 million still needed to complete this project, support from the community is required. Contact GCTC’s Development Director Leslie Turcotte at (613) 236-5192 x311 for more information on how to become involved or to make a contribution.

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Media contact(s):

Sarah Feldberg
Development & Special Events Manager
Great Canadian Theatre Company
development@gctc.ca
(613) 236 5192 x235

Jessica Rashotte
Marketing Coordinator
Great Canadian Theatre Company
publicity@gctc.ca
(613) 236-5192 x229

Laurie Murphy
Marketing & Communications Director (Interim)
cell: (613) 816-0660