Sunday brunch has traditionally been about crosswords and coffee (or Caesars if you’re at my house) but last Sunday, June 27 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, chefs from prominent local resorts and restaurants took it to the next level with Food Fight! The Battle for Brunch, a Variety – the Children’s Charity fundraising event.
Marketing coordinator Danielle Lucas explained that instead of the traditional model of serving food at fundraising events, they were trying to get foodies out to events they may not normally be involved in. Battle for Brunch saw 7 chefs and restaurants (Subeez was regretfully unable to attend) pitching their best morning meal to some 300 food lovers while guests mingled and sampled and ultimately voted.
It turns out that if you challenge West Coast chefs to a brunch-off, many of them will pull out crab cakes and bennies, or some combination thereof so it may be surprising that of the entrants – LIFT Bar & Grill, Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver, O’Doul’s Restaurant & Bar, River Rock Casino Resort, Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort, Stella’s Tap & Tapas Bar, and the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver – the winner was the only dish sans eggs. Eric Edwards of Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort on Vancouver Island made a sweet potato waffle with peaches and caramelized pecans with a side salad of greens topped with seared scallops. Paired with a mimosa, this was definitely a hit, although I also had a soft spot for the mini quail egg benny from LIFT.
Variety works hard to raise money for children’s medical treatments, emergencies and expensive equipment. With the silent and live auctions, Variety had raised $38,000 – not bad for a morning’s work.
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i love that everyone did bennies. hilarious. nice story D.