Kitchen Sisters in support of Sistering

The Sistering chefs that were in attendance (l-r): Trish Beard, Dini Densmore, Carol Gray, Maureen Watson

A few Sistering chefs (l-r): Trish Beard, Dini Densmore, Carol Gray, Maureen Watson

The intimate and beautiful dinner setting at Mildred’s Temple Kitchen

Chef Lynn Crawford hosting Kitchen Sisters

Chef Lynn Crawford

It’s no coincidence that the 3rd annual Kitchen Sisters event was held on International Women’s Day in support of Sistering, an organization that supports poor, homeless, marginalized and low-income women in Toronto. They do this by providing hot meals, emotional support and more. The program is in such high demand (currently at 400 meals a day) that the kitchen needs to be renovated to accommodate the demand. So Kitchen Sisters is a fundraising event that pays for these much-needed renovations. So on March 8th, 2013 there was an intimate 100-person gathering at the cozy Mildred’s Temple Kitchen in Liberty Village for an exquisite dining experience with a 4-course feast as follows:

Hors d’oeuvres: Christine Bib of Christine Bib Catering, along with Sistering’s Maureen Watson and Carol Grayhttp://www.christinebib.com/company.html
Amuse-bouche: Suzanne Baby of Gallery Grill at University of Toronto, along with Sistering’s Trish Beard.http://harthouse.ca/suzanne-baby/
First and Second Courses: ~Donna Dooher of Mildred’s Temple Kitchenhttp://www.templekitchen.com/our-story/
Desert: Anne Yarymowich of FRANK at the AGOhttp://www.ago.net/the-frank-culinary-team
Bread: Andrea Damon Gibson of Fred’s Bread will provide a wonderful selection of breads.http://www.fredsbread.ca/about_us.html

Wine was donated by Colio Estate Wines, Ponte, Stem Wine Group and Philippe Dandurand Wines.

Congratulations to Sistering for raising the $400,000 needed to renovate the Sistering Kitchen! Next year’s Kitchen Sisters event will be at the new kitchen!

Here is our video with Chefs Lynn Crawford (Food Network television chef and Ruby Watch co. restaurant), Anne Yarymowich (Frank at the AGO), Donna Dooher (Mildred’s Temple Kitchen) speaking about Sistering and International Women’s Day.

Some notable tweets from the evening at Kitchen Sisters

@CHEF_LYNN, our host, and her clipboard. Thank you Lynn! pic.twitter.com/XA8bHFntQR

— Sistering (@SisteringTO) March 9, 2013

One last thank you to our entertainment last night @qwynalexis @hayleysongbird @sariteha Well done! pic.twitter.com/VyyRfv0SSl

— Sistering (@SisteringTO) March 9, 2013

Donna Dooher, owner of @mildredstemple, thank you for hosting our final year of #kitchensisters13. Let dinner begin! pic.twitter.com/aO3CLbMvZG

— Sistering (@SisteringTO) March 9, 2013

@mildredstemple Top T.O. women chefs cooked fab feast last night to help homeless women. Next year it's in @SisteringTO's new kitchen!

— Marion Kane (@mkanefoodsleuth) March 9, 2013

Chef Donna Dooher & Chef Lynn Crawford sing "These Boots are Made For Walking" to mark #IWD 🙂 #kitchensisters13 pic.twitter.com/PaavLabmvX

— shedoesthecity (@shedoesthecity) March 9, 2013

We did it! Over the years Kitchen Sisters has raised over 400,000 for a new kitchen! We are grateful.

— Sistering (@SisteringTO) March 9, 2013

ABOUT SISTERING

Sistering has been providing hot meals and other practical and emotional support to poor, homeless, marginalized and low-income women in Toronto since 1981. “Food Sleuth” Marion Kane (writer, broadcaster), a supporter of the organization, collaborated with Toronto’s finest women chefs to create Kitchen Sisters.Ordinary women in extraordinary circumstances: Sistering has been supporting homeless, under-housed and low-income women in Toronto since 1981. Core services offered are basic needs for daily living, housing assistance, counseling, advocacy and employment programs. For more information, please visit www.sistering.org.