Sara Says

• 2009 Gold Medal Plates Chef Competition

  Canada's Greatest Culinary and Wine Adventure

  On the evening of Thursday, November 19, 2009, the top chefs in Toronto went head-to-head, competing for the coveted Gold Medal Plate victory. And what a beautiful competition it was. The South Hall of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre was transformed into a glittering ballroom. 2008 Toronto Gold Medalist, Chef Patrick Lin of Sen5es Restaurant, greeted VIP guests to an array of perfectly constructed canapés that set standards high. I first encountered a filo cone filled with juicy, pink slices of Peking duck, hoisin sauce and sprouts.…
  
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• DINE 2009 Launch Party

  Windows, 32nd Floor, Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, Ontario

  The view of the city skyline from three directions at Windows was beautiful, and the room rang with the sounds of celebration as the third annual edition of DINE Magazine was launched.

       

  During the evening, the several hundred people listened attentively to what “Sara Says…” “I was on the west coast recently, and I watched the wild salmon struggling upstream on route to their spawning grounds. One fish caught my attention, and I looked that little salmon in the…
  
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