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about the event
In its seventh year, The Book Lover’s Ball will again be the “must attend” event of the year and better than ever. More importantly, proceeds from this extraordinary event will enhance the work of Toronto’s Library, the busiest urban public library system in the world.
- Make your grand entrance on our red carpet in black tie.
- Mingle with our celebrity guests at our cocktail reception and savour exquisite hors d’oeuvres inspired by a Celebrity Chef.
- Dine with a famous author and get into the heads of today’s most talked-about writers.
- Enjoy a stunning novel inspired fashion show featuring top Canadian designers.
- Date
- Thursday, February 9, 2012
- Time
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6:00pm Celebrity Author Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction
7:00pm Dinner & Live Eye Interviews with Authors
9:30pm Auction Closes
9:30pm Novel Inspired Fashion Show - Place
- Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, ON directions
- Dress
- Black tie
celebrity chef: David Rocco
Executive producer, producer, bestselling author, and celebrity chef David Rocco is probably best known as the host of the internationally syndicated TV series “David Rocco’s Dolce Vita”.
With a little help from the gorgeous backdrop of Italy and the local foodies, David Rocco has been bringing his relaxed and inspired approach to the kitchen, cooking beautiful, simple, and rustic dishes that anyone can master. His focus is casual Italian cooking that makes the cuisine one of the healthiest and, arguably, most popular in the world.
Now David is on the move again, with “David Rocco’s Amalfi Getaway”, a 6 part series exploring the food of one of the most beautiful and inspiring places on the planet — Italy’s Amalfi coast — to air in Spring 2012 on Food Network and Cooking Channel in the US.
And this autumn, marked the release of David’s follow up to his best selling cookbook “David Rocco’s Dolce Vita”. Like its predecessor “Made In Italy”, distributed by HarperCollins Canada, and Clarkson Potter in the U.S., is meant to inspire. It’s filled with gorgeous photography and simple, yet sophisticated recipes that are, as David says ‘perfect for an experienced cook – but easy enough for most beginning cooks’.
David has also signed on in the United States as the spokesperson of the iconic Tuscan winery, Chianti Ruffino for the launch of their new Prosecco and to create an exclusive menu to pair with their top tier wines.
David Rocco’s Dolce Vita is seen in over 150 countries world wide including the Cooking Channel in the U.S., Food Network and TLN in Canada, BBC Food, Discovery Travel and Leisure, Nat Geo Adventure Channel in Italy and India’s Fox History and Traveller. The series spawned the best selling cookbook (HarperCollins Canada), which won a Canadian Gourmand award, and a companion soundtrack (Universal Music). His first television series Avventura: Journeys in Italian Cuisine (1999), is still seen in syndication in over 40 countries.
David has made regular appearances as a guest judge on season 9 and 10 of Iron Chef. He worked along side of Gordon Ramsey in inaugural Chef’s Challenge for a Cure, which raised $1.2 million for breast and ovarian cancer research at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. He has also worked with Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Government of Ontario in programs aimed at teaching people how to cook using the healthy principals of the Mediterranean diet.
Currently David and his wife and business partner Nina, live in Toronto with their twin daughters Emma and Giorgia, and their newborn son Dante.
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volunteer opporunities
The Book Lover's Ball is always looking for talented and enthusiastic volunteers. If you are interested in working with us to make this year's event our best yet, please download and submit a Volunteer Registration Form.