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Acknowledgements

English Edition

À La Carte has been made possible by the dedication, commitment and passion of an incredible group of volunteers who generously offered their professional services. From the beginning, my goal was to surround myself with people who would contribute their time and expertise pro bono to bring this vision to life.

I am forever grateful to have crossed paths with such talented people and to have shared this journey with them:

  • Neal Caminsky of Red Dream Studios, recognized for his outstanding website development and unparalleled customer service;
  • Riccardo Cellere, a photographer with exceptional talent and an extraordinary eye for detail;
  • Hanna Hajilou of À La Table by Hanna, an acclaimed food stylist with a vibrant personality and an Instagram profile that showcases her creativity and flair;
  • Andrea McCallum, a graphic designer who stepped in to carry the project to the finish line with passion, dedication and enthusiasm;
  • Carolina Moens, whose beautiful design was the starting point for this project;
  • Susan Schwartz, a journalist, whose meticulous editing elevated every recipe and story and whose daily support made this journey all the more meaningful.

Translation

I had not imagined the possibility of having the cookbook translated, but I couldn’t ignore the many customer requests for a French edition. I had the good fortune of being introduced to Lynne Faubert, who generously offered to support the Montreal Children’s by translating the entire book pro bono. I can’t thank you enough for your dedication and outstanding work; it was a seamless process from start to finish.

Graphic Design

For the French edition of Volume 1, we had to revisit the layout of every page, essentially adding a full project within the same timeline. Thank you, Ana Garza-Robillard, for jumping on board again and for your passion, dedication and collaboration every step of the way.

The graphic design, which encompasses the final layout, visual design and iconography that helped shape the masterpiece before you, reflects true expertise. I’m profoundly grateful for the dedication, focus and collaboration that went into every detail of this creative process. Your talent and commitment brought clarity, beauty and cohesion to the project and it elevates the book in ways that words alone cannot fully express.

  • Andrea McCallum
  • Carolina Moens

Your beautiful design of the partnership materials has helped to strengthen our communications and highlight the project’s importance: thank you. Thank you also for your continued support with other visual elements as the project continues to grow.

  • Jessica Pace

I’m incredibly thankful for the expertise, time and care you brought to the development of the website. Your thoughtful and user-friendly design has created a beautiful and accessible digital home for the project, one that reflects the book’s spirit and purpose.

Thank you for your dedication and professionalism. Your work has played an essential role in helping us share this initiative with a wider audience and support a cause that means so much.

  • Neal Caminsky

I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to work so closely with such a remarkable team. Your expertise and passion were evident in every photo, on the website and throughout this book. Thank you for your unwavering patience and dedication to the project.

Special thanks to Tamara Bar, Danielle Grill, Hanna Hajilou and Marla Mendelsohn for generously lending us your dishes and tiles for use as props.

  • Riccardo Cellere
  • Hanna Hajilou

I’m deeply grateful to the incredible volunteers whose meticulous attention to detail ensured a polished final product. I am also grateful to J. Lynn Fraser for your skilled indexing, which makes our recipes readily accessible.

Thank you to Margaret Quinn, Susan Schwartz and Sandy Tabori for generously proofreading the French manuscript.

  • Lauren Cracower
  • J. Lynn Fraser
  • Carolyn Pinto
  • Margaret Quinn
  • Susan Schwartz
  • Sandy Tabori

I’m incredibly thankful for the exceptional reach this team achieved through your creativity and strong professional networks. Your continued efforts to promote À La Carte have generated amazing buzz, helping to amplify our message and accomplish our goal of raising as much money as possible for the hospital.

  • Andrea Abramovitch
  • Shari Abramovitch
  • Aranoff family
  • Assaraf family
  • Monique Assouline
  • Bar family
  • Barbara Buch, @nutriMTL
  • Benedik family
  • Jennifer Michelin-Berzan
  • Buch family
  • Adam Bultz
  • Shelly Copoloff
  • Lauren Cracower
  • Rachelle Deitcher, @nutriMTL
  • Deupmann family
  • Jonathan Dresner
  • Michelle Perlis-Fineberg
  • Crudo-Fleischer family
  • Shana Fruchter
  • Goldenblatt family
  • Danielle Grill
  • Ickman family
  • Rachel Kerr, @nutriMTL
  • Stephanie Law
  • Ortiz family
  • Rotchin family
  • Leah Saltiel
  • Schnurbach family
  • Simmons-Spector family
  • Taylor family
  • Vanson family
  • Weinstock family
  • Wishart family
  • Denish Zunenshine
  • Kaitlin Zwirek
  • Eramelinda Boquer, Producer, Publicist, Podcaster
  • Laura Casella, anchor & host of Global News Morning
  • Sabrina Marandola, host of Let’s Go on CBC Radio One
  • Veronica Redgrave of The Westmount Independent
  • Michael Sochaczevski and Oliver Sutton of The Suburban

Thank you for generously welcoming our team to set up tables at your venues and for not taking any portion of the proceeds. Your support during Volume 1 helped us maximize every dollar raised and together, we contributed $135,000 to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation. We’re truly grateful that you’ve agreed to extend the same generosity to À La Carte Cookbook, Encore!

Bernice Bakery
bernicebakery.com

Café Coco & Bean
cafecocoandbean.com

Le Salon National de l’Habitation MTL
salonnationalhabitation.com

Linen Chest
www.linenchest.com

National Women’s Show
nationalwomenshow.com/shows/montreal

O Coiffure & Spa
https://ocoiffurespa.com/

Ottawa Home & Garden Show
ottawahomeshow.com

The 2027 Ottawa Home & Garden Show, presented by RE/MAX, runs March 18 through 21 at the Cohere Centre: Landscaping companies, remodelling contractors and interior design companies will be among those present at the city’s largest professional indoor landscape attraction. Among its features are Living Landscapes, sponsored by Landscape Ontario to provide outdoor inspiration; the Garden Stage, hosted by the Home Network to feature industry experts sharing their knowledge and ideas; the Perth Brewery Beer Garden, featuring blooming spring flowers and professionally landscaped gardens, food vendors and live music by Zachary Martin.  

Quinn Farm
https://quinnfarm.qc.ca/

Snowdon Deli
snowdondeli.com

Solomon Schechter Academy’s Home & School Association (not open to the public) 
www.ssamontreal.org

Solomon Schechter Academy in Montreal, founded in 1969, is a dynamic Jewish elementary and preschool. With more than 400 students enrolled each year, the school lays the foundation for lifelong learning, instils a passion for excellence and imbues in its children strong Jewish values.

To the incredible community of volunteers who stepped forward to get the books onto the tables, counters and shelves of our collaborating shops and eateries: Thank you for your help with this crucially important stage of the project.

  • Andrea Abramovitch
  • Shari Abramovitch
  • Monique Assouline
  • Tamara Bar
  • Jen Michelin-Berzan 
  • Elana Bubis
  • Lianne Crudo
  • Giulia Dal Co
  • Barbara Field
  • Irwin Fruchter
  • Shana Fruchter
  • Jasmine Ghoddoussi
  • Ysimir Gonzalez
  • Kim Gourgy
  • Danielle Grill
  • Heather Michelin
  • Lindsay Salis 
  • Andrea Simmons
  • Avi Spector
  • Philip Taylor
  • Melanie Weinstock
  • Mindy Zunenshine
  • Kaitlin Zwirek

Thank you for using your social media platforms and networks to champion this community-driven marketing effort. By sharing word of the À La Carte Cookbook fundraiser with your audiences, you’re helping to extend our reach so the project has the greatest impact.

@acanadianscooking
@alatablebyhanna
 @annbirdbooks
@artsandkardz
@babarbooks
@bernicemontreal
@berniespizzamartinibar
@besomtl
@c3events
@cafecocoandbean
@carolecohencollection
@chefdangeltner
@dizzsbagel_pc
@figata.mtl
@fleursauvage
@foodbyzi
@franktalk_global
@gasparmtl
@heidi.d.small
@hna.ca
@jackandjillmtl
@kifkif.mtl
@laspada
@laura_casella
@leahess
@librairiebertrand
@librairiegourmandemtl
@maison1890
@maisonzoeford
@michLwellness
@midnightmom
@moderococo
@mtl_stories
@mtlfoodgal
@naturesante
@notreboeufdegrace
@nutriMTL
@ocoiffurespa
@pigeon.cafe
@printcessdesign
@productionsboquer
@quinn_farm
@recondemand
@reddreamstudios
@restovivaldi
@sabrina.marandola
@she.bakes.me.happy
@snowdondeli
@spirulinahealthbar
@suburbanmtlnews
@the_picture_project_mtl
@thecommunitygab
@vanhillspa
@vdev_maison
@vivigodivah_mtl
@yansdeli

I’m truly grateful for the time you dedicated to making this second volume so special. Your contributions have added meaningful local touches and elevated the quality of the book, making it a standout project once again.

  • Khelil Ben Ammar of Gaspar Brasserie Française
  • Rico Garcia Cesar Augusto of Hogar Mexican Grill
  • Charon Benchlouch & Tania Colleret of Maison 1890
  • Jordan Biberkraut of Bernies Pizza Martini Bar
  • Kris Buenio of Pigeon Café
  • Alex Di Prima of Bistro Amerigo
  • Steve Droulis of Vivaldi
  • Adele Forgione of Beatrice
  • Dan Geltner of Kif-Kif, Private Chef, Caterer and Restaurant Consultant
  • Doug Gilletz of Gourmania Inc.
  • Shawna Goodman Sone, Chef Instructor
  • Benjamin Greenberg of Yans Deli
  • Hanna Hajilou of À La Table by Hanna
  • Blair Hardiman of Notre-Boeuf-de-Grâce
  • Jami Liverman and Carlos Miranda of Bernice Bakery
  • Stephen Marcone of Figata
  • Jo Notkin of Maison Zoe Ford
  • Stefani Novick of Momom’s Kitchen Catering
  • Ayelet Or of Zera Café
  • Jessica Power & Olivia Farruggia of Spirulina Health Bar
  • Grandma Quinn of Quinn Farm
  • Alan Serour of Beso Catering
  • Raegan Steinberg & Alex Cohen of Arthur’s Nosh Bar
  • Scott Usheroff of La Spada
  • Daniel Vanson of @acanadianscooking
  • Mandy Wolfe & Rebecca Wolfe of Mandy’s

One shortcoming with Volume 1 was the unavailability of online sales. Without support, we were unable to build that channel. Thank you for helping to make online book sales possible for this volume: Your support is deeply appreciated.

  • Mitchel Lincoln
  • Shiporo
  • Shopify

Thank you for sharing your expertise so generously and for answering my questions so patiently. Your guidance was integral to the success of this project.

HNA

  • Leslie Amé
  • Marie-Claire Lorange
  • Farouk Mekideche
  • Daniel St-Laurent

Morency Société d’Avocats, LLP

  • Karine Lefebvre

Thank you for backing me from the outset: championing the cookbook’s mission, trusting my ability to bring the vision to life and encouraging me to exceed expectations. The À La Carte Cookbook has two important roles: It unites home cooks, chefs and volunteers to inspire families with flavourful recipes. And it transforms the joy of cooking into meaningful support for children’s health by directing 100 per cent of proceeds from book sales to the Montreal Children’s Hospital.

  • Marie-Claude Baribeau
  • Kathleen Bernabe
  • Alessia Di Giorgio
  • Valerie Frost
  • Renée Vézina

Thank you to the volunteers who shared their families’ favourite recipes and to the recipe development team and testers, who dedicated their time to ensuring that each recipe would be both delicious and easy to follow.

To everyone who shared thoughtful feedback: Your input helped us refine each recipe with care and make them all the very best they could be.

A special shout out to Sharone Amram, Ysimer Gonzalez and Stephanie Law, our lead testers, who approached every cooking challenge with creativity and enthusiasm. Your prompt communication kept us on schedule and your culinary insights and thoughtful feedback were invaluable.

Thank you also to Jo Notkin for your baking expertise, which provided some ‘aha’ moments and helped turn good recipes into great ones.

  • Andrea Abramovitch
  • Shari Abramovitch
  • Gabriel Altit
  • Sharone Amram
  • Valentin Angelov
  • Bernie Anzarouth
  • Lauren Anzarouth
  • Lorne Aranoff
  • Stephanie Aranoff
  • Debra Aronson
  • Ronnie Aronson
  • Shira Aronson
  • Yarden Aronson
  • Efi Bar
  • Tamara Bar
  • Louis Beauregard
  • Sean Benedik
  • Oz Ben Eli
  • Moshe Ben-Shoshan
  • Brandee Bersom
  • Jen Michelin-Berzan
  • Stephen Berzan
  • Jessica Binstock
  • Eramelinda Boquer
  • Elana Bubis
  • Laurie Buch
  • Mark Buch
  • Ethan Caminsky
  • Neal Caminsky
  • Jeremy Carson
  • Laura Casella
  • Tíscar Cavallé-Garrido
  • Riccardo Cellere
  • Veronique Chabarekh
  • Demetre Charitonidis
  • Sami Chazonoff
  • Lauren Cracower
  • Cristina Crivello
  • Lianne Crudo
  • Giulia Dal Co
  • Rachelle Deitcher
  • Peter Deupmann
  • Floredeluna Domondon
  • Floredeliza Domondon
  • Wyndel Domondon
  • Sabrina Drudi
  • Barb Field
  • Elissa Frackt
  • Anna Fruchter
  • Irwin Fruchter
  • Shana Fruchter
  • Oren Gabbay
  • Ysimer Gonzalez
  • Diego Greco
  • Alana Greenberg
  • Michael Greenberg
  • Charles Grill
  • Danielle Grill
  • Tyler Grill
  • Elizabeth Hailu
  • Hanna Hajilou
  • Ari Hida
  • Michael Ickman
  • Matthew A. Iserhoff & family
  • Lisa Jaworski
  • Rachel Kerr
  • Dahlia Klein
  • Earl Klein
  • Howard Klein
  • Hymie Klein
  • Madison Klein
  • Sarah Klein
  • Shirley Klein
  • Steven Klein
  • Em Laake
  • Jumar Lagutan
  • Marc-Olivier Lavoie
  • Robert Law
  • Stephanie Law
  • David Lederer
  • Serena Lederer
  • Shira Levitt
  • Barbara Lobel-Buch
  • Annette Majnemer
  • Chris Manitt
  • Giacomo Marandola
  • Sabrina Marandola
  • Stephanie Marchesseault
  • Daniel Martz
  • Ben Melnik
  • Jodie Covet-Melnik
  • Rianna Melnik
  • Howard Melnik
  • Jen Michelin-Berzan
  • Tina Montreuil
  • Cindy Morantz
  • Mukash family
  • Joelle Neish
  • Noah Neudorf
  • Natalie Ornstein
  • Julia Ortiz
  • Lauren Ortiz
  • Ryan Ortiz
  • Carolyn Pinto
  • Laurie Plotnick
  • Steven Poirier
  • Gadi Pollack
  • Kevin Reason
  • Marco Reda
  • Ryan Rotchin
  • Bram Salis
  • Lindsay Salis
  • Leah Saltiel
  • Elaine Samsonovitch
  • Ricky Schnurbach
  • Eric Schwam
  • Ariel Sharer
  • Karen Shebath
  • Allison Shevell
  • Meaghan Shevell
  • Michael Shevell
  • Averie Shragie
  • Shannon Shragie
  • Andrea Simmons
  • Avi Spector
  • Sandy Tabori
  • Philip Taylor
  • William Taylor
  • Erin Tevel
  • Esther Topaz
  • Lisa Tran
  • David Trivisonno
  • Deyana Velkova
  • Jen Vineberg
  • Sari Weinroth
  • Adam Weinstock
  • Melanie Weinstock
  • Don White
  • Colin Wishart
  • Heather Young
  • Jack Zryl
  • Jessica Zryl
  • Mindy Zunenshine
  • Bonnie Zylberberg
  • Christopher Angelov
  • Emma Aranoff
  • Sophie Aranoff
  • Oliver Aronson
  • Jacob Bar
  • Benjamin Benedik
  • Liam Benedik
  • Naomi Benedik
  • Alex Berzan
  • Ryan Berzan
  • Cammie Buch
  • Casey Buch
  • Charlie Buch
  • Micah Caminsky
  • Kyle Carson
  • Noah Carson
  • Corrina Cellere
  • Rocco Cellere
  • Liv Chaimberg
  • Dylan Chokron
  • Sasha Chokron
  • Shay Chokron
  • Ryan Dargahi
  • Matilda de Jesus
  • Victoria de Jesus
  • Olympia Deupmann
  • Orlando Deupmann
  • Coby Fleischer
  • Connor Fleischer
  • David Gabbay
  • Jonny Gabbay
  • Lena Gabbay
  • Jacob Gates
  • Sam Gates
  • Hugo Gelgor
  • Ella Greco
  • Gia Greco
  • Austin Greenberg
  • Holden Greenberg
  • Harrison Grill
  • Max Ickman
  • Oliver Ickman
  • Legend Iserhoff
  • Hannah Klein
  • Lauren Klein
  • Noah Klein
  • Ryan Klein
  • Arianne Lagutan
  • Julia Lagutan
  • Lucas Lang
  • Florent Lavoie
  • Jackson Law
  • Tyler Law
  • Bella Lederer
  • Dylan Lederer
  • Sophie Lederer
  • Alex Manitt
  • Hannah Manitt
  • Leo Manitt
  • Brody Neudorf
  • Logan Neudorf
  • Tyler Neudorf
  • Scarlett Poirier
  • Tristan Poirier
  • Jordan Pollack
  • Josh Pollack
  • Liam Reason
  • Lily Reda
  • Luca Reda
  • Olivia Reda
  • Aubrey Rotchin
  • Lonnie Rotchin
  • Mylo Rotchin
  • Harper Salis
  • Harry Salis
  • Dylan Salpeter
  • Daniel Schnurbach
  • Katie Schnurbach
  • Sammy Schnurbach
  • Bryn Schwam
  • Logan Schwam
  • Austin Shragie
  • Emmy Shragie
  • Emily Spector
  • Jaymie Steinberg
  • Tyler Steinberg
  • Victoria Taylor
  • Mila Trivisonno
  • Seth Weinstein
  • Brian Weinstock
  • Jason Weinstock
  • Sophie Weinstock
  • James Wishart