If dining at Atelier is on your bucket list of culinary adventures, then you might want to make sure you know its exact address: 540 Rochester Street. You see, there’s no sign posted outside this highly regarded restaurant, located in the Little Italy district and owned by chef Marc Lepine, a two-time winner of the Canadian Culinary Championships held in Kelowna, B.C.
Marc Lepine, award-winning chef and owner of Atelier, seen plating one of the 13 courses served to dinner guests of the Black and White Soirée held at his restaurant, in Little Italy, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, to raise funds for the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra.
It was here, into this understated building, that a sold-out crowd of 54 entered on Tuesday for the Black and White Soirée for the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. The original idea was to have live music paired with the “13”-course dinner but that plan was scrapped due to insufficient space for artists to perform in.
Dr. Naji Touma and his wife, Kaila-Lea Touma, who’s on the board of the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra, attended as newlyweds to the Black and White Soirée held at Atelier restaurant in Little Italy on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
David Luxton, president of DEFSEC Corporation, and his partner, Laura Brown Breetvelt, were among the attendees of an intimate Black and White Soirée held at Atelier Restaurant on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, to raise funds for the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra.
From left, Julia White with Kevin Mallon, artistic director of the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra, and one of its board member, Danielle Fortin, at the Black and White Soirée held at Atelier restaurant in Little Italy on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in support of Thirteen Strings.
Criminal defence lawyer Graham Murray with his girlfriend Angela Stewart, also a lawyer, at the Black and White Soirée held at Atelier restaurant on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, to raise funds for the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra.
From left, Dilip Andrade with Claire MacDonald and her husband, Robert MacDonald, head of intellectual property at Gowling WLG and past president of the board with the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra, at the Black and White Soirée held at Atelier restaurant on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
The $300-a-ticket dinner (with a $150 tax receipt) incorporated some music into the menu. The first course came with bars of musical notes made from red beets while the dessert proved to be a voice-altering experience with edible helium-filled balloons.
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