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A Dinner For Chef Owen Lightly In The York Room At “Hawksworth”

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by Andrew Morrison | Chef David Hawksworth and his team are putting together a second fundraising supper to help fellow chef Owen Lightly continue his fight against cancer. The wine-paired, multi-course supper costs $100 and will be held in Hawksworth’s elegant York Room in the Rosewood Hotel Georgia at 7pm on the evening of Sunday, March 30th. To reserve a seat, call 778-945-3325 or email brody [at] hawksworth.ca. Our friend Katharine Manson took the following shots at the last fundraising supper for Owen and has supplied them to us to give you an idea as to what to expect. In a word: deliciousness.

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