Join us in our collective goal to prepare and donate 500,000 servings of ready-to-cook soup to food banks in the Greater Toronto area. Anticipate a festive, friendly, and heart-warming atmosphere.
All donations will directly support La Tablée des Chefs’ mission: to feed and educate. In 2026, La Tablée des Chefs aims to provide a total of 2.5 million servings of ready-to-cook soup to people facing food insecurity.
Goal: 500,000 servings. Let’s make some soup!
Beyond this major challenge, Marriott actively partners with us daily: since fall 2023, nearly 60 hotels across 9 provinces have participated in our food recovery program, allowing us to give back more than 300,000 portions of surplus food to the community.
A successful event in Montreal
and Quebec City
On may 5th and 27th, 2026, more than 1,000 participants, including some 30 public figures, took part in the second edition of La Grande Marmite in Montreal and Quebec City. The event aimed to combat food insecurity among young people by preparing 120,000 bags (720,000 portions) of ready-to-cook dry soup. Thanks to registration fees, all funds raised support the Soupes Solidaires program, helping distribute more than one million bowls of soup in elementary schools located in underserved communities.
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Frequently asked questions
The deadline for registration is November 24 at midnight.
If your team has raised $1,800 or more, you can participate even if your personal goal has not been reached. However, if your team has not raised the minimum amount of $1,800 before November 24, it will not be possible to participate in the challenge.
Yes, but your team will still need to raise the minimum amount of $1,800 to participate.
No, this is not a relay challenge. All participants prepare soup bags at the same time.
Yes, you can register as an individual participant and join the teams Solidarity Team 1 or Solidarity Team 2.
No. Space is limited and reserved for participants. Therefore, visitors are not allowed.
To add your name to the volunteer list, send an email with your contact information and availability to [email protected]. A member of the team will contact you within a few days of your request. As space is limited, your name will be added to a waiting list.
No refunds will be given. All donations collected will be given to La Tablée des Chefs.
No cooking or culinary experience is required for the challenge at Sheraton Centre Toronto. You will have to create soup bags using dry ingredients, in specific quantities that will be provided to you on site. Each bag represents six (6) servings of cooked soup.
The soup bags will be distributed to the Food Banks across the Greater Toronto Area.
An apron will be provided on site, and we recommend wearing comfortable shoes (running shoes) as this is a sporty -style food challenge!
