Great Canadian Masters cookbook launches at the ROM on September 26, 2016

Join the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the Canadian Museum Association (CMA) for the launch of the new cookbook, Great Canadian Masters, at the ROM on Monday, September 26, 2016 at 6:30 pm. This limited-edition cookbook features recipes inspired by iconic Canadian artworks from the collections of 30 museums. Included are works by Paul Kane from the ROM; as well as Daphne Odjig from The Canadian Museum of History; Emily Carr from The McMichael Canadian Art Gallery; and Cornelius Kraighoff, from The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts among others, alongside recipes created by Michael Smith, Andrea Nicholson, Aaron Joseph Bear Robe, and more.

The launch event takes place at the ROM’s c5 Restaurant Lounge and includes an opportunity to meet the contributors and chefs.  Copies of the book will be for sale ($30.00 CDN).  

WHO:          Dr. Mark Engstrom, ROM Deputy Director, Collections and Research; Anwar Knight Event Host and CTV broadcaster; and chefs including Anna and Michael Olson; Jamie Kennedy (Jamie Kennedy Kitchens); jW Foster (Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel); Ted Reader (Ted’s World Famous BBQ); Josie Weitzenbaur (Léché Desserts); and The Junior Culinary Team Canada from Niagara College’s Canadian Food and Wine Institute.

WHERE:        c5 Restaurant Lounge

                    Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park

                    (entry via the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal)

WHEN:        Monday, September 26, 2016

                   6:30 to 8:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm)                   

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ROM MEDIA CONTACT

Wendy Vincent, Bilingual Publicist

wendyv@rom.on.ca, 416.586.5547

CMA MEDIA CONTACT

Sue-Ann Ramsden, Director of Museum Enterprises

sramsden@museums.ca  416.828.1251

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