Mise En Place set up (Submitted)
Saint John Ale House chef and owner Jesse Vergen and fellow restauranteur Peter Stoddart are teaming up for Mise En Place, a live virtual cooking event for the Loch Lomond Villa Foundation.
Cathy Taylor, Executive Director of the Loch Lomond Villa Foundation, says people participating in the February 26 event will be sent all the ingredients for dinner and dessert for two in an insulated cooler bag, along with a bottle of wine and the link to the live cooking class hosted by Vergen and Stoddart.
Taylor adds the fundraiser is an opportunity for both the hospitality industry and long-term care community, two sectors hit hard by Covid-19, to think outside of the box and work together to support each other while raising funds for the Loch Lomond Villa Foundation.
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