The event has grown every year, Kerwin said, adding that many of Saturday's attendees are new supporters of Bridgepoint Health, a complex chronic disease centre in Toronto’s east end. So it was important for the planners to weave some information about Bridgepoint’s past, present, and future into the event. “We are trying to get our messaging across through comedy and entertainment, which we thought would be a new twist,” said Julie Goobie, a Fandango committee member and development associate with the foundation. Four Second City skits, presented during the meal, conveyed the news that the centre is becoming a health and wellness campus with a new hospital.

Guests dined on appetizers of salmon and seafood boudin with a mache and citrus salad, white and green asparagus with champagne sabayon, and smoked duck ham. The main entrée included tournedos de boeuf, pommes boulanger, and fricassee spring vegetables with a thyme demi glace. A cheese plate capped the meal, with comte, delice de Bourgogne, bleu d’Auvergne, petite baguettes, and grapes. Cherry clafloutis with French vanilla ice cream drizzled with a bittersweet chocolate sauce was also served. The Nu Rhythm Band performed following the meal.   —Amy Lazar