Hot and Hard Southeast Asian Supper in a Backyard Garden with NY Saxophonist Michael Blake

The Date: Tuesday, August 26, 7pm

The Venue: Komodo House in Vancouver

The Chefs: Margaret Gallagher, Angela Wan and Fred Lee

CBC Radio's Margaret Gallagher hosts the "The Early Edition's" weekly food column, "Flavour of the Week" and is the Vancouver host of Canada Live on CBC Radio Two.

Angela Wan is a principal partner of AWDD Media Design and New Media Development, a Vancouver-based website design, motion graphics and print based design company.

The Host: Fred Lee

"Man about Town" Fred Lee is the Vancouver Courier's society columnist and the host of "Stepping Out with Fred Lee" on CBC Radio's "The Early Edition".

The Music: Brooklyn-based saxophonist Michael Blake

"The tenor and soprano saxophonist Michael Blake has produced an impressive body of work over the past decade, with each new release confirming his acutely omnivorous tastes. "Slow Poke at Home" is the ad hoc album he made in 1998 with the slide guitarist David Tronzo, the drummer Kenny Wollesen and the bassist Tony Scherr (who recorded the music at his house). Now available through palmetto-records.net, it features bone-dry renditions of Eddie Harris and Neil Young tunes, as well as three pieces by Mr. Blake. What it doesn't include is the panoramic imagination of "Amor de Cosmos" (Songlines), Mr. Blake's engrossing new studio release. Here the compositions assume a slippery depth, and the ensemble — a sextet of resourceful Canadians, including the trumpeter Brad Turner and the drummer Dylan van der Schyff — treads nimbly and boldly. Mr. Blake, on tenor especially, is an endlessly engaging improviser, and an inquisitive one. The album may be named after an eccentric who was British Columbia's second premier (something of a long story), but its innovations feel personal and close at hand." Nate Chinen, New York Times, November 18, 2007

The Buffet Menu: Appetizers: chicken or pork saté, grilled pineapple and prawns. Mains: spicy beef rendang curry, gado gado, grilled banana-leaf fish, sautéed green beans and nasi kuning (yellow rice) with Southeast Asian salsas and condiments. Dessert: bitter chocolate ginger cake with gelato.
Vegetarian substitutions available by request.

The Price: $50 per person. Maximum 25 guests. All net proceeds to the Scotty Hard Trust

For more information contact scottyhardsuppers@gmail.com.