This just in from Chef Alexandra Feswick. Sounds like a marvellous party!
“Chef Alexandra Feswick is delighted to announce an exciting upcoming dinner featuring a collaboration between some of Toronto’s most talented chefs. These noted chefs will be challenged to co-create a tasting menu for this sensational interpretation of Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party in celebration of women who have inspired them.
“The Great Hall, soon home of Samuel J. Moore (represented by Feswick) will host Chefs from some of Toronto’s best: Laura John (LeSelect), Missy Hui (Fabbrica), Charlotte Lang (Hooked), Cheska Ang (Actinolite), Trish Gill (Spin), and Robyn Cheng (The Stop Catering). The icing on the cake: Some of Toronto’s most handsome chef’s will serving up everything: Matty Matheson (Parts and Labour), Bertrand Alépée (The Tempered Chef), Scott Vivian (Beast), Mark Cutrara (Cowbell), Chris Brown (The Stop Catering) and more.
“The dinner will be inspired by Judy Chicago’s 1979 art installation, The Dinner Party: “Ultimately, The Dinner Party evolved into a monumental symbolic interpretation of the history of women in Western civilization, from Paleolithic to modern times. For the plate designs, Chicago developed symbols for each “guest” based on flowers, butterflies, vulvae, and historical motifs. In the needlework designs of the table cloths, she created a context for each plate through visual reference to the person’s life and times. The Dinner Party is currently on exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum.”
“All of the dishes will be dedicated to women who have encouraged each of the chefs; and yes, the dishes will all be an interpretive imitation of her plate designs. Feswick will be starting off the dinner with oysters and pickled watermelons dedicated to Judy Chicago and her installation.
“The dinner will be held at 7pm at The Great Hall, 1087 Queen Street West at Dovercourt on Monday November 19, 2012. Prices are $120 and include alcohol pairings by Krysta Oben of Cowbell (price includes tax).
“To purchase tickets please link up feswick.eventbrite.ca.”