The 2023 Hot Chefs & Cool Jazz Gala, in support of Junior Culinary Team Canada, will be hosted by Fairmont Pacific Rim Executive Chef Damon Campbell. Top culinary talent from the Vancouver and Kelowna areas will provide exclusive dishes designed for the event.

TICKETS

Join us for a night to remember as BC’s top chefs get together for one night only. This experience is one you don’t want to miss. Enjoy live chef cooking stations, featuring exclusive dishes designed for this event only, paired with award-winning Mission Hill wines, all accompanied by live jazz music.

Come celebrate the amazing accomplishments of Community Catering Team Canada, which placed second in the world, consisting of Captain, Chef Tina Tang (Kelowna), Chef Warren Chow (Vancouver), Chef Heejo Jung (Vancouver) and Chef Leah Patitucci (Vancouver). As well as Junior Culinary Team Canada who are made up of young chefs from across Canada. Team Captains Claire Roque (Vancouver) and Daniel Calabrese (Toronto), along with chefs Chloe Sy (Kelowna), Ottis Crabbe (Victoria/Ucluelet) and Joey Mai (Winnipeg).

Each chef will be paired with a member of Junior Culinary Team Canada or Culinary Team BC and will cook right in front of you in the Star Sapphire Ballroom at Fairmont Pacific Rim

VIP Tickets – 6:30 pm – $325 (all taxes and fees included)

The VIP experience will include early access to the event at 6:30 pm. Exclusive use of the VIP lounge and VIP wine station including Mission Hill Wines’ Legacy Collection. As well as exclusive dishes designed by Chef Damon Campbell of Fairmont Pacific Rim.

General Admission – 7:15 pm – $225 (all taxes and fees included)

General admission starts at 7:15 pm for all chef stations and wine stations (excluding the VIP lounge).

Featured Chefs

Chef Cynthia Leung – Marriott Pinnacle Hotel
Chef Rod Butters – RauDZ Creative Concepts Ltd.
Chef Damon Campbell – Fairmont Pacific Rim (VIP Access Only)
Chef Alex Chen – Executive Chef Wild Blue / Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar
Chef JC Felicella – Global Gourmet Foods
Chef Patrick Gayler – Mission Hill Winery
Chef Scott Jaeger – Peartree Provisions
Chef Garett Kemp – Pier 7 Restaurant
Chef Cynthia Leung – JW Marriott
Alamu Durand – The Vancouver Club
Chef Vish Mayekar – Pepino Restaurant
Chef Fumiko Moreton – Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
Chef Nutcha Phanthoupheng – Baan Lao Restaurant
Chef Claire Roque – Fairmont Pacific Rim
Chef Hamid Salimian and Jen Peters – The Good Flour Co
Chef Derrick Sibayan – Holts Cafe
Malindi Taylor – Fanny Bay Oysters

All proceeds from ticket sales for the event will support Junior Culinary Team Canada as they prepare to compete at the Culinary World Olympics in 2024 – the largest, oldest, and most colourful international exhibition of culinary arts with chefs from all over the world competing. The Gala’s host, Chef Campbell, was team captain for Culinary Team Canada in 2005 and 2006, leading them to gold medal victories at the World Culinary Olympics in Germany. In 2003 and 2004, he was also a silver medal winner as a member of Team British Columbia with numerous gold and silver wins across Canada.