his year a host of exciting celebrity chefs are cooking for a good cause at this Saturday’s KitchenAid Cook for the Cure Culinary Showdown.

Take a look:

Chef Lynn Crawford

Chef Lynn, whose team has won the showdown in year’s past, returns again this year.

To support Chef Lynn and help her reach/exceed her goal of $25,000, visit her Fundraising page. 

Chef Corbin Tomaszeski

Chef Corbin has not only been a part of the Showdown every year, he's been one of the top fundraisers. He is passionate about supporting and working with important charitable cause The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation for two important reasons:

"A very close friend and Godmother to my son Bennett battled and overcame Breast Cancer two years ago. And more recently I have found out that one of my Aunts is battling Breast Cancer for the second time - something that has greatly affected our family.

The Breast Cancer mortality rate has decreased by 44% since 1986, but still 1out of 9 women will still be diagnosed with this horrible disease. Breast Cancer continues to be the most common cancer diagnosis in Canadian women and we need money to be raised to find a cure! We all have a mother or sister, daughter, wife, grandmother, niece, cousin or Aunt that can be potentially diagnosed, I want to help raise money to find a cure and I need your help.

To support Chef Corbin and help him reach/exceed his goal of $50,000, visit his Fundraising page. 

Ricardo

New to the Showdown this year is Ricardo , whose magazine and cookbooks are always filled with fantastic comfort food dishes.

To support Ricardo and help him reach/exceed his goal of $10,000, visit his Fundraising page.

Chef Elizabeth Falkner

Also making her first appearance to the event, Chef Elizabeth Falkner, who has appeared on countless TV food shows and has two cookbooks – Demolition Desserts and Cooking Off the Clock.

To support Chef Falkner and help her reach/exceed her goal of $10,000, visit her Fundraising page.

Chef Marcus Samluelsson

And for the first time, world-renowned Chef Marcus Samluelsson will be hitting the stage Saturday night to compete against the other chefs and their teams of top fundraisers in a race-against-the-clock nail-biter competition.

With Noah Cappe returning at Emcee this year, and Dee Dee Taylor Eustace as event chair, it’s a not-to-be missed event.

And all for a great cause. The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is the largest non-governmental funder of breast cancer research in Canada dedicated to funding innovative research, health education and advocacy programs that aim to reduce the incidence of breast cancer, lower mortality rates, and support women who have experienced a breast cancer diagnosis.
 
It’s not to late to register or purchase tickets for Saturday night’s epic event, taking place at The Westin Harbour Castle:

- If you raise $1,000 and you will get to enjoy a 3 course gourmet dinner and watch the Culinary Showdown. You also have the option to purchase a ticket for $1,000 during registration.

- If you raise $2,500, you get to go to Celebrity Chef Cooking School for the day.

- Raise $2,500 or more AND be one of the top 50 fundraisers and you get to compete on stage with these amazing celebrity chefs!
 
Tax receipts are available for all donations.

It’s a night you’ll never forget and a chance to help eradicate breast cancer. It doesn’t get much better than that.

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Dine.TO is proud to be a returning sponsor of the Culinary Showdown. We’ll be there on Saturday night, capturing all the action on Instagram, so stay tuned!