Thrill of the Grill – a tasty bar-b-cure for kidney cancer
A fun and delicious event is set to raise money for kidney cancer research at Sunnybrook's Odette Cancer Centre.
The fourth annual Thrill of the Grill on Toronto's Danforth Avenue will take place July 20 and will feature a barbecue rib competition judged by a celebrity panel that includes Chef Lynn Crawford, who stars in her own hit cooking show (Pitchin' In) and is head chef at Ruby Watchco on Queen Street East.
Sunnybrook's own Dr. Georg Bjarnason, a medical oncologist and a leading kidney cancer researcher, will sit on the panel, as will Sunnybrook Foundation executive vice-president Pamela Ross.
"Thrill of the Grill has all the ingredients for an awesome July afternoon - a fabulous setting on the Danforth, savoury BBQ ribs and the opportunity for guests to cast their own votes for their favourite ribs," says Susan Puff, executive director of the Danforth Business Improvement Area, which produces the event.
Some of the best chefs from the Danforth will be competing in the rib contest, including those from Allen's, Factory Girl, Globe Bistro, The Combine Eatery and The Meat Department. Event participants can take part in a raffle, with the top prize being a $9,000-Lynx grill.
"My husband Ross had kidney cancer and was a patient at Sunnybrook for four years," Puff says. "Through the work of Dr. Bjarnason and his team, and the ongoing research that is being done in the area of kidney cancer, Ross and I were able to have twice the time together than originally thought. But even that extra time was too short.
"I hope we can continue to build awareness and funding for research and new treatments so other kidney cancer patients get the most time possible."
Buy tickets at www.thedanforth.ca and learn more about kidney cancer care at Sunnybrook by visiting sunnybrook.ca/kidneycancer.
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A fun and delicious event is set to raise money for kidney cancer research at Sunnybrook's Odette Cancer Centre.
The fourth annual Thrill of the Grill on Toronto's Danforth Avenue will take place July 20 and will feature a barbecue rib competition judged by a celebrity panel that includes Chef Lynn Crawford, who stars in her own hit cooking show (Pitchin' In) and is head chef at Ruby Watchco on Queen Street East.
Sunnybrook's own Dr. Georg Bjarnason, a medical oncologist and a leading kidney cancer researcher, will sit on the panel, as will Sunnybrook Foundation executive vice-president Pamela Ross.
"Thrill of the Grill has all the ingredients for an awesome July afternoon - a fabulous setting on the Danforth, savoury BBQ ribs and the opportunity for guests to cast their own votes for their favourite ribs," says Susan Puff, executive director of the Danforth Business Improvement Area, which produces the event.
Some of the best chefs from the Danforth will be competing in the rib contest, including those from Allen's, Factory Girl, Globe Bistro, The Combine Eatery and The Meat Department. Event participants can take part in a raffle, with the top prize being a $9,000-Lynx grill.
"My husband Ross had kidney cancer and was a patient at Sunnybrook for four years," Puff says. "Through the work of Dr. Bjarnason and his team, and the ongoing research that is being done in the area of kidney cancer, Ross and I were able to have twice the time together than originally thought. But even that extra time was too short.
"I hope we can continue to build awareness and funding for research and new treatments so other kidney cancer patients get the most time possible."
Buy tickets at www.thedanforth.ca and learn more about kidney cancer care at Sunnybrook by visiting sunnybrook.ca/kidneycancer.
