October 30, 2013
By Pepper Parr
BURLINGTON, ON. It sold out last year and has sold out frequently before that – so if you want to be at the table this year – make your reservation.
The Burlington Art Centre (BAC) fundraiser will celebrate both culinary and ceramic art this year, as restaurants donate soups and salads and potters donate handcrafted soup bowls. There will be celebrity servers and a full-course dinner sitting as well.
Individually hand crafted bowls done by artisans across the province. Enjoy a special gourmet soup and then take the bowl home.
Running from November 14 to 17, this popular BAC tradition will feature all of the favourite Soup Bowl elements – beautiful handcrafted bowls donated by potters from across Ontario ready to be filled with gourmet soups from some of Burlington’s finest restaurants – and some surprises.
“We’ve added to the Soup Bowl fun this year by recruiting celebrities to serve guests,” says Ian Ross, Executive Director at the Burlington Art Centre (BAC). Another new feature is a full-course dinner on November 15 at 6 pm, which will include special entrée selections and a glass of wine, as well as the soup bowl selection, gourmet soups, salads, bread, desserts and coffee/tea which are served up at lunch sittings. A cash bar also is available throughout the event.
Tickets are on sale now: $50 ($40 for BAC members) for lunch sittings; Friday dinner tickets are $75 ($65 for BAC members). The full-course dinner on November 15 at 6 pm, will include special entrée selections and a glass of wine, as well as the soup bowl selection, gourmet soups, salads, bread, desserts and coffee/tea which are served up at lunch sittings. A cash bar also is available throughout the event.
Tables of eight can be reserved. Order tickets online at theBAC.ca/soup, by phone (905-632-7796, ext. 326) or at the BAC, 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington.
The Arts Burlington Christmas Sale will take place at the same time. The Sale features a wide variety of handcrafted items produced by the Guilds of Arts Burlington with Christmas in mind. It is open to everyone on November 14 from 11 am to 3 pm; November 15 from 11 am to 9 pm; and November 16 and 17 from 11 am to 4 pm.
The Burlington Art Centre is located at 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, and is an accessible facility with lots of free parking over the course of the event. The 2013 Soup Bowl is sponsored by Utter Morris Insurance Brokers Limited and Wendy and Don Smith, Smith’s Funeral Homes.
