{"id":19952,"date":"2013-04-06T09:03:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-06T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=19952"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:19:32","slug":"healthy-chef-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/healthy-chef-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Chef 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19955\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/healthy-chef-2013\/heathly-chefs-2013-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2483.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T2i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363203822&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Heathly Chefs 2013&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2483.jpg?fit=788%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19955\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2483-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2483.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2483.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2483.jpg?w=1576&amp;ssl=1 1576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2483.jpg?w=2364&amp;ssl=1 2364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We welcome Rochelle Lockhart to Good Life Vancouver. \u00a0Congrats on her first post to our site.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re at the Hyatt Regency, third floor, the room&#8217;s packed, you&#8217;re standing there with a glass of wine in one hand and a prawn canap\u00e9 in the other, you wait. Anticipation is high, tonight you have the opportunity to sample dishes from some of greater Vancouver&#8217;s top restaurants and be part of a select few who get to experience flavour combinations best suited for culinary war.<\/p>\n<p>You contemplate whether you should remain where you are for a few moments longer, enjoy another glass and allow that anticipation to build but you don&#8217;t, so you enter the ballroom, drop your things and take a walk. You head north, to other side of the room where a series of stations&#8211;makeshift kitchens\/distribution\u00a0centers\/visiting posts&#8211;are set up for each participant.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/37519564@N03\/8558689148\/\" rel=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8379\/8558689148_d13d1412c4.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Displayed at each station is a sample of what you could potentially have for dinner, or dessert, if you&#8217;re lucky enough to draw that restaurant&#8217;s card. Each sample is perfect, arranged much like an ornament to impress both you, the consumer, and the judges.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/37519564@N03\/8558823644\/\" rel=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8234\/8558823644_d205977511.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Healthy Chef Competition, organized by the BC Produce Association, took place mid March. Nine restaurants competed for the healthiest chef, people&#8217;s choice, best entree, dessert and table top awards: Hyatt Regency Vancouver, River Rock Casino, Preston\u2019s, Dynasty Seafood\u00a0Restaurant, Copper Chimney, the Grand Dynasty, Tivoli, the Art Institute of Vancouver and the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. \u00a0Pictured above was the cured salmon starter from the Hyatt Regency.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/37519564@N03\/8558707614\/\" rel=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8391\/8558707614_81f6eb567b.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/37519564@N03\/8557593759\/\" rel=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8527\/8557593759_4ee3424628.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/37519564@N03\/8557588681\/\" rel=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8244\/8557588681_54119a758d.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Art Institute of Vancouver wooed the crowd and won the People\u2019s Choice Award. To be honest, it&#8217;s not a surprise, the sous vide sword fish with tropical fruit salsa and grilled papaya puree was amazing and it didn&#8217;t hurt that it was topped off with coconut lime rice and\u00a0pan seared scallop carefully placed on top of pickled fennel and asparagus salad.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8110\/8557665657_62e1bf7f23.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Arts Institute carried the fruit and lime theme into the dessert with Napoleon fruit coated in coconut and served with lime .<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8515\/8558831086_645c8233a3.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tivoli&#8217;s produced the best entree. Their roasted, grain-fed CAB Beef Tenderloin was complimented by a nine vegetable ragout and applewood smoked Yukon gold gratin potatoes, the perfect balance of original flavour without any attempt to skew the natural taste of each ingredient. For dessert, port poached bartlett pear, white chocolate cherry parfait and fruit salsa.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/37519564@N03\/8558787932\/\" rel=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8104\/8558787932_813ab1bebf.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copper Chimney made a bold move and was recognized for it with the best dessert award. Imagine a mousse cake, popular in Europe, made with poppy seed and mango paired up with coconut pitaya fruit cake. Don&#8217;t forget the berry coulis, dark chocolate and caramel swirl.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8085\/8557677287_0f263e3503.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/37519564@N03\/8558782550\/\" rel=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8523\/8558782550_60113f3dd1.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although the River Rock won for best tabletop presentation, and indeed their presentation was good, that&#8217;s not the detail that stands out. River Rock made this avocado green tea shake that makes you want to scour the internet for a recipe because it&#8217;s something you&#8217;d want to have every morning as you rush out the door. Their entree, seafood soup packed with prawns, red snapper, scallops, coconut milk, fresh vegetables plus sambal oelek, unforgettable.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/37519564@N03\/8558843700\/\" rel=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8370\/8558843700_08479afde0.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" alt=\"Heathly Chefs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8373\/8557658811_a67f80a239.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Healthy Chef Award? Well, that went to Preston\u2019s. Baked sablefish carefully placed on forbidden rice and served with a medley of stir fried vegetables and black bean sauce.\u00a0 It was the right balance between incredible and a bit mysterious. As for the dessert, goat cheese cake with vanilla parsnip gelato, beet compote, and sunflower seeds praline, an combination of ingredients that worked but wouldn&#8217;t normally be used in this way. 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