{"id":50752,"date":"2023-02-16T15:04:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T22:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/?p=50752"},"modified":"2023-02-16T15:04:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T22:04:31","slug":"vcc-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/vcc-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"VCC Foundation Annual Wine and Food Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Vancouver Community College (VCC) Foundation is excited to announce the return of Flourish<\/h2>\n<p>After a two-year pause due to the pandemic, Flourish returns bigger and more delicious than ever \u2014 featuring elite wine tastings from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/naramatabench.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naramata Bench Wineries<\/a><\/strong>, local craft beers pairings, food designed and prepared by top local chefs, and music performed by leading industry alumni, all in support of VCC Foundation that funds college programs and supports students.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"50754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/vcc-foundation\/flourish-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flourish-jpg.jpg?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"flourish jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flourish-jpg.jpg?fit=788%2C412&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-50754\" title=\"flourish jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flourish-jpg.jpg?resize=768%2C402&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"flourish jpg\" width=\"768\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flourish-jpg.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flourish-jpg.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flourish-jpg.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flourish-jpg.jpg?resize=573%2C300&amp;ssl=1 573w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flourish-jpg.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With a unique take on black-tie, the annual green-tie event showcases Vancouver\u2019s leading culinary minds with the opportunity for guests to experience some of VCC\u2019s programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FLOURISH at VCC Broadway<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>February 28, 2023<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>7 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #33809e; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/vcc.ca\/gala\">Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the event provide scholarships and training materials for current and future VCC students.<\/p>\n<p>The event is open to the public and sells out quickly. Tickets are available now and can be purchased at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/vcc.ca\/gala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vcc.ca\/gala<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2023 FLOURISH Chefs:<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat Laliberte, One Arrow<br \/>\nBruno Feldeison, Great Canadian Baking Show<br \/>\nShahni Arshad, YVR SupperClub<br \/>\nJen Peters, The Good Flour Co.<br \/>\nShelome Bouvette, Lolita\u2019s, Chicha, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesdames.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Les Dames d&#8217;Escoffier<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nJustine Smith, Sonora Resorts<br \/>\nMark Kearney, Crack On<br \/>\nLeah Patitucci, Culinary Team BC<br \/>\nTret Jordan, Truffles Catering<br \/>\nJessica Kruger, The Stubborn Baker<br \/>\nLeanne Bentley, VCC Baking<br \/>\nEsther Kosa, VCC Baking<br \/>\nYsabel Sukic, Department Head, VCC Culinary<br \/>\nTobias MacDonald, Certified Master Chef, VCC Culinary<br \/>\nHamid Salimian, VCC Culinary<br \/>\nErin Vickars, VCC Culinary, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesdames.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Les Dames d&#8217;Escoffier<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nRonald Pfaff, VCC Culinary<br \/>\nKaren Gin, VCC Culinary<br \/>\nRonnie Nugent, VCC Culinary<br \/>\nKim Serrano, VCC Culinary<br \/>\nGiulia Nardiello, VCC Culinary<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be hosting this event once again and to be able to raise funds for such a worthy cause. The continued support from our local wineries and chefs, who have generously donated their time and resources to make this event a success, is truly remarkable.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2013 Moira Gookstetter, Executive Director, VCC Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlourish is such an amazing event to be a part of. As a graduate of VCC, this yearly fundraiser is a wonderful way to give back to an organization that does so much for our students and the community. The only way to have a bright future in our industry is to support those who are the future.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2013 Poyan Danesh, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/oceanmama.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocean Mama Seafood<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe&nbsp; VCC Foundation FLOURISH is a gala event with a purpose \u2014 ensure students have access to their chosen careers through hands-on experiential learning at VCC. Our culinary and hospitality industries have gone through so much over the past few years, I hope everyone will come out and support our students and celebrate with us some of the tremendous culinary talent we have \u2014 in our students and in our community.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2013 Ajay Patel, VCC President &amp; CEO<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #33809e; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/events\/\">More Events<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vancouver Community College (VCC) Foundation is excited to announce the return of Flourish After a two-year pause due to the pandemic, Flourish returns bigger and more delicious than ever \u2014 featuring elite wine tastings from Naramata Bench Wineries, local craft beers pairings, food designed and prepared by top local chefs, and music performed by leading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[75],"tags":[8313,8595,33515],"class_list":["post-50752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events","tag-flourish","tag-vcc-culinary-arts","tag-vcc-foundation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - 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