20th annual UHN Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival presented by HBNG Charitable Foundation

Top chefs and wine producers join forces to support Canada’s number-one hospital

The 2024 edition of UHN Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival presented by HBNG Charitable Foundation raised $38M in support of the new surgical tower at Toronto Western Hospital and groundbreaking medical research and innovations at University Health Network (UHN).

Founded by Todd Halpern in 2005, UHN Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival presented by HBNG Charitable Foundation is a two-day event uniting esteemed chefs and sommeliers from Toronto and around the world with the brightest minds in medical research to support UHN’s world-leading programs. The event features a series of private dinners in homes across Toronto and a live auction. The largest event of its kind, Grand Cru is the top fundraising food and wine festival in the world, and is a marquee event on the UHN Foundation calendar year after year.

Since its inception, UHN Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival has raised a remarkable $170 million in support of UHN.

Thank you for your ongoing support. Salut. Santé. Cheers.