On Saturday, October 24, New Edinburgh denizens dusted off their finery and turned out in force at a Roaring Twenties-style fund-raiser for the Crichton Cultural Community Centre. Event co-coordinator, Alex MacDonald, delivered an enchanting evening, on time and on the mark. Antique cars whisked VIPs to the back-door speakeasy while burly torpedoes kept a lookout for pikers and the police. Inside, Thyme and Again Catering poured hooch cocktails and proffered hors d’oeuvres to flappers, molls and gold-diggers alike, while the sheiks and hoods strutted by. Just as things were really starting to whirl, the Keystones arrived to bust things up. The pointy end of the business centred on fund-raising through silent and live auctions. In the backroom, the bookies counted the money. All in all, over $15 Gs were raised.
Savvy Company, working with the Human Resources Association, Ottawa Chapter, ORCA and Deloitte hosted a team-building session for HR students and professionals at the Navy Mess on October 14, 2009.
Thanksgiving, a tradition more than 400 years old in Canada, is a special time for farmers. It's also a time for all of us to give thanks for the goodness we've enjoyed from our local farms, gardens and kitchens as the end of the harvest season approaches.
Chris Commandant was a featured chef in one of FoodMODE’s first editions and he is back in the spot light. Chris will be a featured chef in the LCBO, “Food and Drink”, winter edition. Congratulations. 
