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 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!
- Ardent Mills – https://ardentmills.ca/
- ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen – https://www.atcoblueflamekitchen.com/en-ca.html
- Burnbrae Farms – https://burnbraefarms.com
- Callebaut Chocolate – https://www.callebaut.com/en-CA
- Food Tourism Strategies – https://foodtourismstrategies.com/
- Foothills Creamery – https://www.foothillscreamery.com/
- Highwood Crossing – https://www.highwoodcrossing.ca/
- International Pacific Sales Ltd. – https://internationalpacificsales.com/
- 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:
- Century Downs – https://www.cnty.com/centurydowns/
- Calgary Elite Roofing – https://calgaryeliteroofing.ca/
- Mercedes Country Hills – https://www.mercedes-benz-countryhills.ca/en
- Modern Rentals – https://modernrentals.ca/
- Pete the Plumber – https://www.petetheplumber.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 Bakery and Cafe | Errin Massolin | https://alforno.ca |
| An Affair to Remember Catering | Stephen Gillette | https://anaffair.com |
| ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen (BFK) | https://www.atcoblueflamekitchen.com/ | |
| Bake My Day | Tamara Rutschmann | https://www.bakemydaycalgary.com |
| Begonia Bakehouse | Elizabeth Reimer | https://www.begoniabakehouse.com |
| Bonterra Trattoria | Erin Vrba | https://bonterra.ca |
| Brekkie Cafe | https://brekkie.ca | |
| Brew and Bloom , Edmonton | Liana Robberecht | https://www.brewandbloom.ca |
| Bridgeland Market | Kayla Woods | https://bridgelandmarket.com/ |
| Calgary Golf and Country Club | Abe Belmoufid | https://calgarygcc.com |
| Career and Technology Centre – Calgary Board of Education | Heather Gould-Hawke | https://careertechnologycentre.cbe.ab.ca/ |
| Centennial High School | Shari Ali & Nicole Hardstaff | https://centennial.cbe.ab.ca/ |
| Central Memorial High School | Joanne Leclair | https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/CentralMemorial/ |
| 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/ |
| Deane House | Heather Pedhirney | https://www.deanehouse.com/ |
| Diner Deluxe | Ryan Turbide | https://www.dinerdeluxe.com/ |
| Earl Grey Golf Course | Tia Southworth | https://earlgreygolfclub.com/ |
| Fairmont Palliser | Kaitlyn Basi | https://www.fairmont.com/palliser-calgary/ |
| Jeromes Appliances Gallery | Erika Araujo | https://www.jeromesappliancegalleryinc.ca/ |
| Lics ice cream shop | Jennifer Andrews | https://www.lics.ca/ |
| Lina’s Italian Market | https://www.linasmarket.com/ | |
| Needs Must Cafe | Jordan Hartl | |
| ONE18 EMPIRE | Sean Cutler | https://www.one18empire.com/ |
| Oxbow Hotel Arts Kensington | Angeli Dino | https://oxbowyyc.ca/ |
| Pie Junkie | Nancy Goemans | https://piejunkie.ca/ |
| Reds Diner | Logan Campbell | https://redsdiner.com/ |
| River Cafe | Heather Pedhirney | https://www.river-cafe.com/ |
| Rouge Restaurant | Dean Fast | https://rougecalgary.com/ |
| SAIT Baking and Pastry Arts Club | Katelin Lavoie | https://www.sait.ca/ |
| Salt & Brick | Larissa Costella | https://www.saltandbrick.ca/ |
| Sarahs Cookie Jar | Sarah Omar | |
| Satsuki | May Ng | https://www.satsuki.ca/ |
| Sauvage | Tracy Little | https://www.sauvagerestaurant.ca/ |
| Springbank Links Golf Club | Matthew Winkler | https://www.springbanklinks.com/ |
| Sweet Bella Chocolate | Kevin Conniff | https://www.sweetbella.ca/ |
| Sysco Calgary | https://www.sysco.ca/ | |
| The Bar Chouette | Jeremy Ouellette | https://www.barchouette.ca/ |
| The Dorian Hotel Autograph Collection | Joshua Dyer | https://www.thedorianhotel.com/ |
| The Eden | Dirk McCabe | https://edenbistro.ca/ |
| The Exchange at Eau Claire Athletic Club | Robert Jewell | https://ecathleticclub.ca/ |
| The Nash Restaurant, NOtaBLE ~ The Steakhouse | Laura Todd | https://www.thenashyyc.com/ |
| The Sweatered Hen | Andrea Harling | https://www.thesweateredhen.com/ |
| Visionary Catering | https://www.visionarycatering.com/ | |
| Wilder institute Calgary zoo | Rajganesh Jayakumar | https://www.calgaryzoo.com/ |