May the best dish win — restaurants battle it out for Our Place fundraiser
Our Place is planning a multi-pronged approach to Hungry Hearts, its annual fundraiser, with a Land and Sea culinary competition, an online auction and a virtual gala.
The large-scale campaign begins with a culinary competition among local restaurants to find the region’s best land (mushroom) and sea (halibut) dishes.
Participating restaurants include Virtuous Pie and Spinnakers, last year’s winners. Challenging them for this year’s crown will be Aura Restaurant, House of Boateng, The Snug at Oak Bay Beach Hotel, Canoe Brewpub, Il Covo Trattoria, Saveur Restaurant, Fireside Grill, Nautical Nellies, Crooked Goose Bistro, The Beachhouse Restaurant, Heron Rock Bistro and The Pacific Restaurant.
You can vote on the Times Colonist contest page (timescolonist.com/contests) until Sept. 7.
You can start bidding on a selection of auction items starting Aug. 28 on hibid.ca. There are hundreds of items including A culinary feast for eight from Zambri’s and hundreds of restaurant gift certificates.
The event will wrap up with a one-hour entertainment and information Hungry Hearts Virtual Gala on Sept. 18, broadcasted with the support of CHEK Television. It will be simultaneously live-streamed.
The auction closes 15 minutes after the live stream broadcast ends.
Money raised from this year’s gala will go toward Our WorkPlace employment services to help people get back to work.
• For more information, go to ourplacesociety.com.