{"id":23826,"date":"2014-01-13T16:48:23","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T23:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/gold-medal-plates-grand-finale\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:18:46","slug":"gold-medal-plates-grand-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/gold-medal-plates-grand-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Medal Plates Grand Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1757.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/gold-medal-plates-grand-finale\/img_1757\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1757.jpg?fit=4373%2C3098&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4373,3098\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&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;1360451794&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1757\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1757.jpg?fit=788%2C558&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23827\" alt=\"IMG_1757\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1757-300x212.jpg?resize=300%2C212\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1757.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1757.jpg?resize=1024%2C725&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1757.jpg?resize=600%2C425&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1757.jpg?w=1576&amp;ssl=1 1576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1757.jpg?w=2364&amp;ssl=1 2364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The top 11 chefs from regions around Canada have been selected to compete in the final Gold Medal Plates Championships. During the Gold Medal Plates project over 100+ competing chefs create their ultimate dish and pair it with a premier Canadian wine, spirit or beer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is the last step in the final competition. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Saturday, February 8, 2014<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Saturday, February 8, 2014<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The format of this Grand Finale event will be the same as the Gold Medal Plates event that was held in each city.<\/p>\n<p>5:45 pm<b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VIP Reception<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 to be held in the same rooms as the Chef\u2019s competition AND FOR VIP GUESTS ONLY<\/p>\n<p>6:15 pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>Chef Stations open<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 early access for VIP guests ONLY<\/p>\n<p>6:30 pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>Culinary Competition<\/b>\u00a0for all guests \u2013 Food &amp; Wine tasting, Silent Auction.<\/p>\n<p>8:15 pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>Dessert Celebration:<\/b>\u00a0Dessert, olympian interviews, live auction, performances by Ed Robertson and Barney Bentall and the crowning of the Canadian Culinary Champion FOR 2014!<\/p>\n<p>10:30 pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>Celebration Continues with\u00a0<\/b><b>THE COVER 2 COVER BAND!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Similar to the regional Gold Medal Plates events, chefs will be asked to prepare a signature dish and serve it to guests as they stroll from station to station sampling the chef\u2019s dishes. Judges will be at a separate table and food runners will bring their dishes to them and accompanying wines.<\/p>\n<p>Once the chefs stations close guests will be seated for the Celebration which will feature interviews with Olympians, live auction, entertainment by Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies and Barney Bentall and the crowning of the Best Chef in Canada for 2014!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Calgary:<\/strong>\u00a0Chef Duncan Ly &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowdoorbistro.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yellow Door Bistro<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edmonton<\/strong>:\u00a0Chef\u00a0Paul Shufelt &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centuryhospitality.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Century Hospitality Group<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Halifax<\/strong>:\u00a0Chef Martin Ruiz Salvador &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fleurdesel.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fleur de Sel<\/a>\u00a0(Lunenburg)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Montreal<\/strong>: Chef\u00a0Danny St Pierre &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.auguste-restaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Auguste Restaurant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ottawa<\/strong>:\u00a0Chef\u00a0Marysol\u00a0Foucault &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chezedgar.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Edgar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Regina:<\/strong>\u00a0Chef Jonathan\u00a0Thauberger &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cravekwb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Crave Kitchen + Wine Bar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saskatoon<\/strong>: Chef\u00a0Trevor\u00a0Robertson &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.radisson.com\/saskatoon-hotel-sk-s7k6x6\/sksaskat\" target=\"_blank\">Radisson Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>St. John\u2019s:<\/strong>\u00a0Chef Roger Andrews &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/relishyou.ca\/st-johns\" target=\"_blank\">Relish Gourmet Burgers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Toronto<\/strong>: Chef\u00a0Lorenzo Loseto &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgeonqueen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">George\u00a0Restaurant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Victoria:<\/strong>\u00a0Chef\u00a0Brian Skinner\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theacornrestaurant.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Acorn\u00a0<\/a>(Vancouver)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winnipeg<\/strong>:\u00a0Chef\u00a0Kelly Cattani &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/elementsrestaurant.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elements the Restaurant<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top 11 chefs from regions around Canada have been selected to compete in the final Gold Medal Plates Championships. During the Gold Medal Plates project over 100+ competing chefs create their ultimate dish and pair it with a premier Canadian wine, spirit or beer. 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