A five-course banquet prepared with Lindt chocolate by Four Seasons Hotels Executive Chefs Ashley James (Los Angeles) and Claudio Rossi (Toronto) with matching wines.  Special Guest:  Jean-Charles Boisset.   Master of Ceremonies:  Ken Shaw, CTV News

Wines to be served:  DeLoach OFS Chardonnay 2007 ~ Clos Jordanne Le Grand Clos Blanc 2006 ~ Domaine de la Vougeraie Clos Blanc de Vougeot 2006 ~ DeLoach Pinot Noir Vineyard Designate 2006 ~ Jean Claude Boisset Gevrey-Chambertin 2006 ~ Domaine de la Vougeraie Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2006 ~ DeLoach Forgotten Vine Zinfandel 2007 ~ La Face Cachée Neige Premiére.

Tickets – $500 – Corporate tables of 8 – $4,000
Date: October 8, 2009
Location: Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto
Reception: 6:30 p.m. Champagne + Chocolate Martini Reception
Dinner: 7:30 p.m.

Here is Tony Aspler’s blog report on the Chocolate & Wine Fantasy dinner.

Thursday, October 8: The Grapes for Humanity chocolate dinner has finally arrived but I have a Vintages tasting this morning. Deborah and her volunteer committee are already at the hotel when I get there in mid afternoon. The silent auction has been set up around the room and we have 113 guests in total. Here’s the menu that we had signed by both executive chefs and Jean-Charles Boisset:

The event went extremely well. Ken Shaw was a terrific MC and we raised $55,000 from the silent and live auctions. This figure (plus ticket sales once expenses are deducted) will be donated to HALO for their work with landmine victims in Angola and matched by the Julia Burke Foundation in California. A great evening. The Chocolate Lindtini was a big hit.