GOURMET DINNER
SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2008
6 P.M. /5:30 RECEPTION

FEATURES TUSCAN DELIGHTS
BENEFITS PERFORMING ARTISTS

Celebrity chef Roberto Russo, author of two Italian cookbooks, and a leading Italian proponent of organic food and the slow food movement, presented a special gourmet menu of Tuscan cuisine at Toronto’s Romagna-Mia Restaurant, hosted by Executive Chef Gabriele Paganelli.

The dinner took place Sunday, April 13 at the Romagna-Mia Restaurant, 106 Front Street East, Toronto. A reception began at 5:30 p.m., with dinner served at 6. The evening included live musical performances and an auction.

Maestro Kerry Stratton served as Master of Ceremonies for the evening.

Auction items included:

• Zoom Airlines Round-Trip tickets for 2 to Rome
• Dinner For 12 by Bruno’s Fine Foods
• Custom-fit golf clubs (driver + 2 woods,Iron’s package of 8 clubs) by Clubs That Fit
• Photograph on Canvas by Sheila Reisman
• Two Italian language courses at the Italian Cultural Institute
• First-class round-trip Via Rail tickets for 2 Toronto-Montreal by TravelOnly
• Tickets for 2 to Moscow Virtuosi with Vladimir Spivakov at Roy Thompson Hall, May 22 by Show One
• Digital Print by Neil Ornstein