GINGER ISLAND CUISINE Renée Foote is a Toronto based Chef, having worked in many of its top restaurants, including the Sutton Place Hotel, Byzantium, North 44° and most formerly, held the Executive Chef position at Mercer St. Grill. In the year 2000, Chef Foote launched her own catering company - Ginger Island Cuisine. Ginger Island Cuisine offers a wide range of catering services from top notch in-home dinner parties to exclusive cuisine for business affairs. Chef Foote has received accolades for her specialty hors d'eourves and most notably her ultimate chocolate dessert - "Chocolate Sushi"™. "The Toronto Life Magazine says, "The World is a poorer place without Renée Foote's "Chocolate Sushi"™, March, 2000. Chef Foote always strives to challenge her customer's taste buds and further dazzle senses with her delightful presentations. She is creative with market fresh ingredients, while keeping in mind her customer's needs and requests for low-fat vegetarian dishes and decadent designer desserts. All recipes produced in Chef Foote's kitchens are made with a recipe of freshness, quality and skill. Selections from Chef Renée Foote's recipes are included in noted cook book's, such as "Women of Taste", published by J. Wiley, Sons, 1998. Chef Foote has been recognized by Toronto Food Critics for several years. Her accolades range from "Whiz-Kid Pastry Chef" to "Golden Girl". Joanne Kates of the Globe and Mail writes … "mortals forgotten in creative menu". Where to Eat in Canada reports …. "her cooking is brilliant", "sweets sensational". Chef Foote is a familiar face on North American television, having been featured on The Women's Network, Table for Two, Breakfast Television, CTV Network, The Food Network, Report on Business T.V., and two culinary videos - The Light Gourmet and The Backyard barbecue. Currently, in her spare time, Chef Foote is working on her first cookbook.