A huge thank you to all the Calgary Chefs who came out to support the Magic of Christmas in raising over $41,000! AND they did it in two hours!
There are so many people we want to thank for making this event a success including
- Leslie Horton at Global News Calgary
- Chef Liana Robberecht
- Jason McKay with Modern Rentals
- Grant Perry, JP Gerritson, Di Wensel and Erin Rainey at ATCO Blueflame Kitchen
A big shout out to the sponsors who donated ingredients, time, and resources for the chefs to make the cookies!
- ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen – https://www.atcoblueflamekitchen.com/en-ca.html
- Burnbrae Farms – https://burnbraefarms.com
- Food Tourism Strategies – https://foodtourismstrategies.com/
- Foothills Creamery – https://www.foothillscreamery.com/
- Highwood Crossing – https://www.highwoodcrossing.ca/
- Sysco Calgary – https://www.sysco.ca/location/calgary
- SAIT Hospitality Program – https://www.sait.ca/sait-schools/school-of-hospitality-and-tourism/hospitality-and-tourism-management-programs
Also, generous cash donors showed up at the Cookie Sale to cheer us on:
- Bowest Appliances – https://www.bowestappliances.ca/
- Mercedes Country Hills – https://www.mercedes-benz-countryhills.ca/en
- Pete the Plumber – https://www.petetheplumber.com/
- Trico Home – https://tricohomes.com/
We’ve shared the list of amazing chefs so that people can visit them to experience all their offerings!
| Restaurant/Organization | Chef | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Alforno | Matt Batey/ Errin Massolin | https://alforno.ca |
| Affair to Remember | Steve | https://anaffair.com |
| ATCO | Grant Parry/ JP Gerritson | https://www.atcoblueflamekitchen.com/ |
| Bar Chouette | Duncan Ly | https://www.barchouette.ca/ |
| Bridgeland Market | Yousef Trays | https://bridgelandmarket.com |
| Career & Tech CBE | Heather Gould-Hawke | https://careertechnologycentre.cbe.ab.ca/cts |
| Centenial High School | Shari Ali | https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/centennial |
| Century Downs Racetrack & Casino | https://www.cnty.com/centurydowns | |
| Charcut | Connie DeSousa/John Jackson | https://www.charcut.com/ |
| Chef Judy Wood | Judy Wood | https://www.facebook.com/ChefJudyWood/ |
| Cluck N Cleaver | Francine Gomes | https://cluckncleaver.com |
| Create Distribution | Natasha Schick | https://createdistribution.com/ |
| Creativeri Restaurant | Erin Vrba | https://creativeri.com/ |
| Deane House | Jaimie Maclsaac | https://deanehouse.com |
| Diner Deluxe Rest | Robert Jewel | https://dinerdeluxe.com |
| Earl Grey golf course | Tia Southworth | https://earlgreygolfclub.com |
| Heritage Park | Tobias Larcher | https://heritagepark.ca/ |
| Hotel Arts | Sujin Choi | https://hotelarts.ca/ |
| Jeromes Appliances | Erika Araujo | https://www.jeromesappliancegalleryinc.ca/ |
| Lics Ice Cream | Jennifer Andrews | https://www.lics.ca/ |
| Milpa | Kevin Guillen | https://milpa.ca/ |
| Nakiska Ski Resort | Dan Jeffrey | https://skircr.com/ |
| NOtaBLE – The Restaurant | Michael/Laura Noble | https://www.notabletherestaurant.ca/ |
| Our Daily Brett/ Business and Pleasure | Brett | https://www.ourdailybrett.com/ |
| Owens Landing | Girish Manjarekar | https://www.thelandinggroup.ca/en/menu/owens.html |
| Oxbow | Junell Mission | https://oxbowyyc.ca/ |
| Pie Junkie | https://piejunkie.ca/ | |
| Red’s Diner on 58th | Stephen Leggett | https://redsdiner.com/ |
| River Cafe | Swapna Gopinath | https://www.river-cafe.com/ |
| Rouge | Paul/ Dean | https://rougecalgary.com/ |
| SAIT | Christine Beard | https://www.sait.ca |
| Satsuki | May Ng | https://www.satsuki.ca/ |
| Sauvage | Tracy Little | https://www.sauvagerestaurant.ca/ |
| Springbank Links Golf Club | Alex & Shea | https://www.springbanklinks.com/ |
| Sweatered Hen | Andreaw Harling | https://www.thesweateredhen.com/ |
| Sweet Bella Chocolate | Kevin | https://www.sweetbella.ca/ |
| SWIRL Cakes | Lynnette Bourelle | https://swirlcakes.ca/ |
| Sysco Calgary | Meghan Monk | https://www.sysco.ca/ |
| The Bridgeland Market | Kayla Woods | https://bridgelandmarket.com/ |
| The Dorian Hotel | Team Dorian | https://www.thedorianhotel.com/ |
| The Eden | Dirk McCabe | https://edenbistro.ca/ |
| The Nash Restaurant | Laura Noble | https://www.thenashyyc.com/ |
| The Sheraton | Blair Carlson | https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/yyces-sheraton-suites-calgary-eau-claire/overview/ |
| Trico LivingWell | Chef | https://chefliana.com/ |
| Westin Calgary Airport | Macknel Lawrence | https://westincalgaryairport.com |