The organizing committee of Eat, Drink and Give is proud to announce the total money raised for Medecins Sans Frontiers and their efforts in Haiti was in excess of $42,000. This amount qualifies for the government matching program that ends today.

A special thanks goes out to our sponsors – Lifford Wine Agency, Vintages, Foodiemeet, Spotlighttoronto.com, and Mediaspex. This success would not have been possible without the participating restaurants, wine producers, and of course the guests that came to show their support for MSF and Haiti. This would not have been possible with out you. We thank you all and look forward to future events.

The smooth sounds of Suzana Da Camara consists of artists Suzana Da Camara (vocals), Mike Dell (piano) and Randall Savoy (bass). The group’s unique blend of jazz, cabaret, world and pop has earned it critical audience acclaim in Canada and abroad. Influenced by their Canadian and Portuguese heritage, their music explores themes of love, life and relationships in English, French and Portuguese. Their latest album, “Proof of Love” provides a fresh, yet vintage-inspired sound.  Their last album, which is self titled, won rave reviews from the CBC, Jazz FM and the UK’s Whisperin & Hollerin, as well as two Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards nominations. Suzana Da Camara’s music defies convention and has been winning over the hearts of music fans with their raw originality and endearing whimsy. The band has toured throughout Europe and Canada.

Suzana Da Camara’s music defies convention and has been winning over the hearts of music fans with their originality and endearing whimsy. The band will be playing a 45 minute set at Eat, Drink and Give to add some musical flavour to the culinary treats being offered. We hope that you will enjoy their unique sound. Dancing is encouraged.

Eat, Drink and Give is pleased to be putting up for auction some great items donated by our generous donors. Here’s a sneak preview: » Read more: Selected Auction Items and Draw

Eat,Drink and Give was happy to chat with Jason and Michelle of The Sweet Escape Patisserie about their involvement with our fundraiser event. Tickets are on sale for Eat, Drink and Give. Get yours!

Suzanne Ellis from CityLine took the time yesterday to interview some of the organizers behind Eat, Drink and Give. The Full story with video can be found here, http://ow.ly/11Soq. Great job Paolo and Joel!.

City TV’s lead anchorman Gord Martineau announced today that he would be “delighted” to host Eat Drink and Give. We are delighted to welcome him on board.  Mr. Martineau will host the evening’s festivites on Feb 9th at Roy Thomson Hall.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, Communications Advisor/ International Press Advisor, Isabelle Jeanson will be returning from her visit in Haiti next week and will be with us at Eat, Drink and Give to speak to us. She will give us an idea of what is going on on the ground in Haiti, and the MSF’s role in the disaster relief efforts.

Bio: Isabelle Jeanson has worked in communications with MSF since 2003. She has visited several MSF missions over the years, including working as an emergency press officer in Sri Lanka during the 2004 tsunami. Her latest work with MSF has taken her to Colombia, Russia, Nigeria and Papua New Guinea. She joined the emergency team in Haiti 48 hours after the earthquake struck.

Read Isabelle’s blog to learn more

The organizing committee are very happy that Isabelle will be able to join us, and we are sure you will all find what she has to say to be very enlightening.

Tickets are now on sale for Eat, Drink and Give. We hope to see you on Feb 9th at Roy Thomson hall. Please stay tuned to this site for full participant details.