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To learn more about Touchstone Family Association and other programs and services provided, visit click here.

Major sponsors 2013

If you would like to sponsor Eating Together 2013, please contact us HERE.

Event Calendar

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Register for Chef Lamb’s Cooking Class!

Mon. Feb 25, 2013 (6pm – 9pm):

Chef Shane Lamb - smallChef Shane Lamb(American Grille)

Learn to cook these dishes and create a mouth-watery family meal!
Wild Mushroom Risotto
Pan Seared BC Salmon
Charred Asparagus
Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette
Cilantro Oil

[Click here to learn more about Chef Lamb]

[Click here to register for this class]

Want to know what you are cooking at the Cooking Classes?

More Cooking Class menus are now in!

To learn more about what you will be learning and cooking,
CLICK HERE!

Register for Stephanie Yuen`s Cooking Class: Delicious Chinese family meal!

Register and join Stephanie Yuen and learn how to cook a healthy and delicious Chinese Family Meal on Tues. Feb 26, 2013 (6pm – 9pm):

Stephanie PhotoStephanie Yuen
(Writer with blogs – Food, Travel & Recipes, TV and radio personaity, Author of East Meets West – Traditional and Contemporary Asian Recipes from Acclaimed Vancouver Restaurants)

A Healthy and Delicious Chinese Family Meal

  • Tofu Pockets Stuffed with Ground Pork and Fish Paste On Seasonal Greens
  • Braised Shiitaki Mushrooms on Green
  • Wok-fried Spicy Chicken & Asian Egg Plants
  • Squash & Coconut Cream Dessert Soup for dessert

[Click here to learn more about Stephanie Yuen]

[Click here to register for this class]

Join Family Meals at Community Centres!

This year, 6 Community Centre in Richmond has organized family meals in support of Eating Together.

From Feb 24 to Mar 3, 2013:

  • Eating Together Kick-Off Pancake Breakfast (Minoru Place Activity Centre) – Richmond FireFighters will be cooking and serving a pancake breakfast, their fire truck will be there!
  • Eating Together Cambie Dinner (Cambie Community Centre)
  • Eating Together Hamilton Dinner (Hamilton Community Centre)
  • Eating Together “Murder Mystery Evening” (South Arm Community Centre) – Come and join the fun!
  • Eating Together Thompson Dinner (Thompson Community Centre)
  • Eating Together Steveston Wrap-up Dinner (Steveston Community Centre)

For more details and to register, Click HERE!

Cooking Class Time

Cooking Classes are now open for registration!

*Please note that all cooking classes are from 6pm to 9pm except for the class on Sat, Mar 2, 2013.

Click here to register!


Register for Free Nutritional Talks!

BC Dairy Logo - small200Two Free Nutritional Talks are open for registration!

“Better Together BC: Reconnecting Food and Fun” – Sponsored by BC Dairy Association

Click here for more details and to register!


Register for Cooking Classes

5 Cooking Classes are open for registration!

The 2013 Classes are:

  • Mon Feb 25: Chef Shane Lamb (American Grille)
  • Tues Feb 26: Stephanie Yuen (Cookbook author, food columnist & writer)
  • Thurs Feb 28: Chef Nathan Tymchuk (Richmond Boathouse)
  • Fri Mar 1: Chef Ian Lai (Urban Agriculture Consulting)
  • Sat Mar 2: Chef Matt Stevenson (Moxie’s Richmond)

Click HERE for more detials and to REGISTER!

 


Eating Together 2013 is here!

This year, we have lined up a number of exciting activities and events to encourage families to eat together as well as to riase funds for the Front Porch Program. Back by popular demands are community meals and cooking classes. New activities include PriceSmart Nutritional Tours, a cookbook full of recipes by you, and much more! Please watch this space for more updates on what you can do during Eating Together 2013!

Community Meals

This year, we have 6 community centres participating in Eating Together. In addition to family dinners, and pancake breakfast, there is also a Murder Mystery dinner that helps to raise funds for the Front Porch Program.
Please CLICK HERE to register for Community Meals!

Cooking Classes

Back by popular demands, we are lining up another 5 cooking classes this year. Chef Ian Lai is the first to be back to support Eating Together this year. We will be putting up more cooking classes scheduled HERE. Please watch this space for upcoming 2013 classes.

Support Eating Together and Help Families

Please help us raise funds for the Front Porch Program by:

  • Donating to Eating Together. Click the DONATE button on the right and start helping families.
  • Being a sponsor for Eating Together. Please contact us HERE if you want to know how to become a sponsor.
  • Placing an advertisement in the Community Cookbook. For more details, please contact us HERE.

Thank you to all our supporters

On May 2, 2012, we hosted a Thank You reception for everyone who have generously supported us – sponsors, donors, supporters, volunteers, and most of all the staff and board members of Touchstone. A very big thank you to the Vancouver Sheraton Airport Hotel Harold’s Bistro for donating the venue, food and everything we needed to host this event.

Thank you also to PriceSmart Food who donated a fantastic food basket as our door prize. The lucky winner is our Sponsor Sign-a-rama Richmond. Congretulations!

THANK YOU !

Thank you for bidding!

Thank you everyone for bidding on the Silent Auction. The auction is now closed. If you are the winning bidder, we will be contacting you either by phone or email, and we will let you know when and where you will be collecting your items.

Thank you again for bidding and helping families in Richmond!

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2012 Archive

Thank you for supporting Eating Together 2012. 2012 materials, including cooking class recipes, will be available in the a 2012 archive. Please watch this space for the launch of the archive.