{"id":33374,"date":"2016-01-21T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T22:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=33374"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:17:28","slug":"chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa&#8217;s Atelier &#8211; Gold Medal Plates Chef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chefs from across Canada\u00a0will meet in Kelowna\u00a0on February 5 and 6\u00a0to\u00a0compete in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goldmedalplates.com\/web\/?page_id=6117\">Gold\u00a0Medal Plates<\/a> in the Canadian Culinary Championships. \u00a0We\u2019re heading over to check out the event and as a prequil have interviewed the chefs. Here\u2019s our answers from Chef Marc Lepine from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelierrestaurant.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Atelier<\/a> in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and\/or style of cooking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We serve only a 12-course tasting menu, emphasis on big flavours and visuals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do you eat in your city?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Usually places that treat my kids well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would be your ideal food day?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It would involve wine more than food I think.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What trend do you wish would die?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chefs telling other chefs what they should and shouldn\u2019t do with food.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What trend\/s do you wish would be next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good 3D food printing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/marc-lepine\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marc-Lepine.jpeg?fit=1195%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1195,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"marc lepine\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marc-Lepine.jpeg?fit=788%2C791&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33378\" title=\"marc lepine\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marc-Lepine-1020x1024.jpeg?resize=474%2C476\" alt=\"marc lepine\" width=\"474\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marc-Lepine.jpeg?resize=1020%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marc-Lepine.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marc-Lepine.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marc-Lepine.jpeg?resize=768%2C771&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marc-Lepine.jpeg?w=1195&amp;ssl=1 1195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What ingredient do you always have on hand?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tonka beans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your go-to recipe when you\u2019re eating at home?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pot roast with lots of rutabaga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What equipment do you wish you had in your kitchen?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Freeze Dryer, rotary evaporator, Rational oven, that\u2019s the short list<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What cookbook would you suggest for a gift for your foodie friends this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bar Chef.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any hints on what dish you will be preparing for Gold Medal Plates?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The one that won us the regional competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What wine\/beer\/libation are you pairing with this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chardonnay from Le Clos Jordanne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is coming with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jason, Justin, Steve, and Leigh.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A couple questions from our facebook friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is in your home refrigerator? When did you last cook at home<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>I cook at home every day for my family \u2013 our fridge is usually very full.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s your &#8220;ketchup&#8221;? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For adding to my meals \u2013 prepared horseradish, I love that stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chefs from across Canada\u00a0will meet in Kelowna\u00a0on February 5 and 6\u00a0to\u00a0compete in the\u00a0Gold\u00a0Medal Plates in the Canadian Culinary Championships. \u00a0We\u2019re heading over to check out the event and as a prequil have interviewed the chefs. Here\u2019s our answers from Chef Marc Lepine from Atelier in Ottawa. Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and\/or<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[34409],"tags":[4310,5267,7426,7208,880],"class_list":["post-33374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-food-drink","tag-atelier","tag-canadian-culinary-competition","tag-chef-mark-lepine","tag-featured","tag-gold-medal-plates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gold Medal Plates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Interview Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa&#039;s Atelier - Gold Medal Plates Chef\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa&#039;s Atelier - Gold Medal Plates Chef\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Interview Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa&#039;s Atelier - Gold Medal Plates Chef\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Good Life Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-01-21T22:26:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-30T23:17:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cassandra\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@goodlifevan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cassandra\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cassandra\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cassandra\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c21d2f28fd4f101acfcb8101f9d3ed37\"},\"headline\":\"Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa&#8217;s Atelier &#8211; Gold Medal Plates Chef\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-21T22:26:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-30T23:17:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":314,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Atelier\",\"Canadian Culinary Competition\",\"Chef Mark Lepine\",\"Featured\",\"Gold Medal Plates\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Eat &amp; Drink\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gold Medal Plates\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-21T22:26:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-30T23:17:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"Interview Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa's Atelier - Gold Medal Plates Chef\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Chef Marc Lepine salsify\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa&#8217;s Atelier &#8211; Gold Medal Plates Chef\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/\",\"name\":\"Good Life Vancouver\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64\",\"name\":\"Cassandra Anderton\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Cassandra Anderton\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/cassandra\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c21d2f28fd4f101acfcb8101f9d3ed37\",\"name\":\"cassandra\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cassandra\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.goodlifevancouver.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodlifevancouver.com\\\/staging\\\/2138\\\/author\\\/cassandra\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gold Medal Plates","description":"Interview Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa's Atelier - Gold Medal Plates Chef","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa's Atelier - Gold Medal Plates Chef","og_description":"Interview Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa's Atelier - Gold Medal Plates Chef","og_url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/","og_site_name":"Good Life Vancouver","article_published_time":"2016-01-21T22:26:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-30T23:17:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cassandra","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@goodlifevan","twitter_site":"@cassandra","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cassandra","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/"},"author":{"name":"cassandra","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#\/schema\/person\/c21d2f28fd4f101acfcb8101f9d3ed37"},"headline":"Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa&#8217;s Atelier &#8211; Gold Medal Plates Chef","datePublished":"2016-01-21T22:26:12+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-30T23:17:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/"},"wordCount":314,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#\/schema\/person\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","keywords":["Atelier","Canadian Culinary Competition","Chef Mark Lepine","Featured","Gold Medal Plates"],"articleSection":["Eat &amp; Drink"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/","url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/","name":"Gold Medal Plates","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","datePublished":"2016-01-21T22:26:12+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-30T23:17:28+00:00","description":"Interview Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa's Atelier - Gold Medal Plates Chef","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"Chef Marc Lepine salsify"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-from-ottawas-atelier-gold-medal-plates-chef\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Chef Marc Lepine from Ottawa&#8217;s Atelier &#8211; Gold Medal Plates Chef"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#website","url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/","name":"Good Life Vancouver","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#\/schema\/person\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#\/schema\/person\/1c0beb44cd72499339ac0b977b6f3f64","name":"Cassandra Anderton","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Cassandra Anderton"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb6fef01307df988a312296e6463946f9fc6ab90ba23c40d7705fe9b85668072?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/cassandra"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/#\/schema\/person\/c21d2f28fd4f101acfcb8101f9d3ed37","name":"cassandra","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d98293d17970303d0e6cc8ba5077317a7feb47d30d4f49c57c24f27417a3cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cassandra"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.goodlifevancouver.com"],"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/author\/cassandra\/"}]}},"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21149,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/marc-st-jacques-and-marc-lepine-at-tinhorn-creek-vineyards\/","url_meta":{"origin":33374,"position":0},"title":"Marc St. Jacques and Marc Lepine at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards","author":"cassandra","date":"2013\/07\/24","format":false,"excerpt":"MARC & MARC AT TINHORN CREEK VINEYARDS\u00a0OKANAGAN VALLEY September 27, 2013 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, Oliver, BC https:\/\/visainfinite.ca\/ Join Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Champions Chefs Marc St. Jacques and Marc Lepine at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards\u2019 Miradoro Restaurant for an unforgettable evening of culinary creativity, exclusively\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Things to Do&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Things to Do","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"tinhorn","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tinhorn-300x148.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14637,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-marc-lepine-atelier-ottawa-gold-medal-plates\/","url_meta":{"origin":33374,"position":1},"title":"Chef Marc Lepine \u2013 Atelier &#8211; Ottawa &#8211; Gold Medal Plates","author":"cassandra","date":"2012\/02\/09","format":false,"excerpt":"#goldmedalplates Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 9-11, 2012 to compete in the\u00a0Gold Medal Plates\u00a0Canadian Culinary Championships. \u00a0I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. Here\u2019s the scoop on Chef Marc Lepine for Atelier in Ottawa. What was your first food memory? Trying to make \u2018pudding\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Eat &amp; Drink&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Eat &amp; Drink","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/food-drink\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marclepine1small-250x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":33343,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/candian-culinary-championships\/","url_meta":{"origin":33374,"position":2},"title":"Canadian Culinary Championships","author":"cassandra","date":"2016\/01\/19","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2016 Canadian Culinary Championships presented is taking place in Kelowna, BC February 5-6, 2016. We'll be \u00a0up in Kelowna for this (wouldn't miss it) and are interviewing the chefs prior and will share post coverage on\u00a0BC Living Magazine. We've just been told there are very limited tickets left. Pictures\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Things to Do&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Things to Do","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Gold Medal Plates","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/GMP.jpg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/GMP.jpg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/GMP.jpg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/GMP.jpg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/GMP.jpg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36672,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/canadian-culinary-championships\/","url_meta":{"origin":33374,"position":3},"title":"Canadian Culinary Championships In Kelowna Feb 3-4","author":"cassandra","date":"2017\/01\/31","format":false,"excerpt":"Gold Medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships (CCC) will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 3-4, 2017 and I am heading up there on Thursday to cover the competition once again! Eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Things to Do&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Things to Do","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Canadian Culinary Championships","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4327.jpg?fit=1200%2C780&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4327.jpg?fit=1200%2C780&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4327.jpg?fit=1200%2C780&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4327.jpg?fit=1200%2C780&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4327.jpg?fit=1200%2C780&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39611,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-briana-kim-cafe-house-heads-gold-medal-plates\/","url_meta":{"origin":33374,"position":4},"title":"Chef Briana Kim From Cafe My House Heads To The Gold Medal Plates","author":"cassandra","date":"2018\/01\/30","format":false,"excerpt":"A Few Questions For Chef Briana Kim \u2013 Competitor In Gold Medal Plates, Kelowna The Canadian Culinary Championships\u00a0will take place this weekend in Kelowna, BC February 2-3, 2018. The eleven competing chefs will be aiming for gold as they compete in three events over two days testing their skills, creativity\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Eat &amp; Drink&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Eat &amp; Drink","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/food-drink\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"briana kim","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Briana-Kim.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Briana-Kim.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Briana-Kim.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Briana-Kim.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Briana-Kim.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39666,"url":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-alex-chen-takes-gold-canadian-culinary-championships\/","url_meta":{"origin":33374,"position":5},"title":"Chef Alex Chen Takes Gold At Canadian Culinary Championships","author":"cassandra","date":"2018\/02\/09","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Eat &amp; Drink&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Eat &amp; Drink","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/category\/food-drink\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Chef Alex Chen","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20180203_232425_317.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20180203_232425_317.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20180203_232425_317.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20180203_232425_317.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20180203_232425_317.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pw8VM-8Gi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/salsify.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33374"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33381,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33374\/revisions\/33381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}