Have you ever experienced something extraordinary and immediately knew it would be with you forever? Well that was me last Thursday night when I attended the Mastercard Priceless Table event. If you're not familiar with these events, they are once-in-a-lifetime experiences at the most unexpected and unique places available to any Mastercard cardholder! Yep, you heard right any Mastercard cardholder.

The night was a delight for all the senses from the decor, to the entertainment and of course the food. Hosted at the lovely Galerie de Bellefeuille in Toronto. It was the first of it's kind where Mastercard worked with a designer, Andrew Pike, to focus on the table setting, bringing design to the forefront. Beautiful hydrangeas adorned the tables and poured out of the tall centerpieces. The table setting was equally as gorgeous from the crystal stemware to the muted gold cutlery. Andrew Pike really outdid himself.



The meal was equally as wonderful for the taste buds. Chef Lynn Crawford (Ruby Watchco) developed the delicious menu based on her new book Farm to Chef. Each bite was better than the last.


Finally, not to be outdone, the entertainment was outstanding. The Willows Trio sang carols throughout the night, accompanied by Adam Sherkin on piano, while sugar plum ballerinas and nutcrackers from Hit and Run Dance Productions danced between courses. The evening was topped off with a beautiful version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" where four tenors and a musical quartet unexpectedly joined the song bringing it up to a whole other level - along with my goosebumps.





The Mastercard Priceless Table event was magical. And while this was a culinary event there are a variety of Priceless experiences on the cities site. If you are a Mastercard cardholder be sure to check them out and take advantage of these extraordinary experiences - because after all they are open to all cardholders (I know, I still can't believe this either).


A huge thank you to the Mastercard Canada team for inviting me to this incredible night. I’ll never forget it! For more information on Mastercard’s Priceless program in Toronto, please click HERE.