Bocuse d’Or Team Canada Wins 11th Place

Bocuse d’Or Team Canada wins 11th place at the world’s toughest chef competition After winning silver and their golden ticket to the world finals in France, today, our national culinary athletes to the Bocuse d’Or placed 11th, moving Canada up two places from the 13th position in 2019. Proud of their accomplishments, Chef Samuel Sirois,…

The Hands-On Cook-Off Contest – One Week Left

Cook Together, Eat Together and Celebrate Family Dinner ONLY one week left to enter The Hands-On Cook-Off Contest BC’s popular, multi-generational cooking contest is open for just one more week! The Hands-on Cook-off contest celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and challenges families across the province to cook and eat together until May 15th, with the…

BCPMA Healthy Chef Competition 20 Year Anniversary – Event Listing

Enjoy Delicious Healthy Meals At the Healthy Chef Competition We’ve been attending this event for many years and it’s always an fun and tasty night! Last year’s coverage here. On Wed, March 20, 2019, the BCPMA Healthy Chef Competition, will welcome 500+ guests to its 20th annual event.  Ten restaurants will create an array of…

Top Chef Canada Returns – News Release

Food Network Canada Brings Us Another Season of Top Chef Canada #TopChefCanada Premieres Monday, April 1 at 10 p.m. ET/PT Food Network Canada is Available on National Free Preview from March 1 to April 30 Cast of Top Chef Canada, Season 7. (L-R): Renée Lavallée, Max Straczek, Erin Smith, Sebastien Laframboise, Takeshi Horinoue,  Phillip Scarfone, Mijune Pak, Mark McEwan, Eden Grinshpan, Chris…

Chef Alex Chen Takes Gold At Canadian Culinary Championships

Chef Alex Chen Shines Through Three Intense Culinary Competitions This year seemed particularly special at the Canadian Culinary Championships in Kelowna, as there seemed to be a tight group of chefs, all producing top notch dishes through the three competitions that made up these gourmet Olympics, and I was gratefully ring side to take it…

UBC Chef Challenge

The competition is fierce at in the UBC food scene as the UBC Food Services go up against chefs from AMS Conferences and Catering, and Mahony and Sons Public daily to grab appetites and dollars from students, staff and UBC visitors and residents! They’re now making it official with a foodie competition at UBC and features two…

Healthy Chef 2015

For 16 years the Healthy Chef competition has been challenging groups of BC based culinary schools, hotels and restaurants to gather their fruits, herbs and vegetables, to square off against each other and create fantastic plates where fresh produce is the star. We love this event, and always enjoy the evening. We even left with a…

A Gold Medal Canadian Culinary Achievement

The competition was fierce, the determination was evident, as eleven of Canada’s best chefs competed for top honours during the coveted Canadian Culinary Championships on February 6 and 7, 2015 in Kelowna, B.C. Chef Ryan O’Flynn of the Westin Edmonton, won with his Terrine of pine smoked Alberta river sturgeon and cured Quebec foie gras,…

Finalists From the Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship Announced

Young chefs from across Canada to compete in Freybe Black Box finals in Vancouver this autumn A panel of Canada’s renowned chefs have spoken and a number of talented culinary finalists will now head to Vancouver as part of the Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship. The competition was extremely fierce in both the Western and Eastern…

A Gold Medal Canadian Culinary Achievement

 Congrats to all the competing chefs in this year’s Gold Medal Plates.  Looking forward to seeing all the photos!  GLV The competition was fierce, the determination was evident, as eleven of Canada’s best chefs competed for top honours during the coveted Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships on February 7 and 8, 2014 in Kelowna,…

Top Chef Canada Season Four Announced

The Most Extreme Season of Food Network Canada’s #1 Series Premieres March 10 at 9pm ET/10pm PT  Winner Takes Home $100,000 Grand Prize Sponsored by SpongeTowels®, $30,000 GE Monogram Kitchen, and $25,000 Caesarstone Quartz Installation Top Chef Canada is back with its most extreme season ever. Food Network Canada and Insight Production Company Ltd. deliver…

Hawksworth Restaurant Announces the Inaugural Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship

PR – $10,000 prize for the future star of Canada’s culinary scene Hawksworth Restaurant is proud to announce the inaugural Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship competition. Ten future culinary stars from across Canada have the chance to win a life-changing grand prize and the opportunity to showcase their skills to Canada’s most revered chefs and critics….

14TH Annual Healthy Chef Competition

Wednesday, March 13th, marks the 14th annual Healthy Chef Competition, co-hosted by BC Produce Marketing Association (BCPMA) and BC Chefs Association (BCCA).  It features up to ten challengers made up of culinary schools, hotels and restaurants who will feed 450 plus guests. The entrées and desserts will showcase a variety of fruits and vegetables. The objective…

ALMOST FAMOUS CHEF®COMPETITION

Congrats to Vancouver’s Competitors and good luck for the finals in March! Finalist Matt Cusano, a student at the Art Institute of Vancouver International Culinary School Finalist Kevan Hafichuk, a student at Pacific Institute for Culinary Arts The S.Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition combined forces with Chef Tony Mantuano of Spiaggia – Champions’ finalist of…

Chef Mark Filatow of Kelowna Wins Gold Medal Plates Vancouver

Gold: Mark Filatow (Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar) Kelowna, paired with Orofino 2010 ‘Scout Vineyard’ Syrah Silver: Quang Dang (West Restaurant & Bar) Vancouver, paired with Foxtrot 2009 Pinot Noir Bronze: Angus An (Maenam) Vancouver, paired with CedarCreek 2011 Riesling Best of Show Award Winners Gold: Nichol Vineyard 2009 Syrah Silver: Le Vieux Pin 2011…

Culinary Team British Columbia Win Silver At The World Culinary Olympics

Culinary Team British Columbia under the patronage of the Canadian Culinary Federation and the British Columbia Culinary Arts Foundation, has been awarded a Silver Medal in the Regional Team Competition at the World Culinary Olympics held October 6 – 10, 2012 in Erfurt,Germany. Competing on the second day of competition, the Team prepared a full…

S. Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Finales Broadcast Live March 11, 2012

Broadcast live on Facebook – Join in Napa in our “Live Event” tab! Starting Sunday, March 11th at 5:30pm PST, you’ll be able to tune into the livestream broadcast, vote for the “Acqua Panna Fan Favorite Award”, see highlights from the weekend’s events and best of all, see the live winner announcement of 2012 S.Pellegrino…

Winner of the S. Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Canadian Regionals

January 30 at the Calphalon Culinary Center in Toronto Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec student Daniela Molettieri showcased her skills against some of the most talented culinary students in Canada. The judging panel included Chef Jonas Mangao of Lee Restaurant, Chef Heinrich Meesen, Le Château Laurier, Chef Julia Hanna, Julia’s Ristorante, Chef Sebastien Houle,…