{"id":38636,"date":"2017-10-21T15:31:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T22:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=38636"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:17:03","slug":"gold-medal-plates-victoria-2017-chris-remington-hooded-merganser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/gold-medal-plates-victoria-2017-chris-remington-hooded-merganser\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Medal Plates Victoria 2017 &#8211; Chris Remington The Hooded Merganser"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Checking in with Chef Chris Remington Before Victoria\u2019s Culinary Championships<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had the luck of meeting Chef Chris Remington a number of time and he&#8217;s even taken us out to the restaurant&#8217;s farm in Penticton. Chef Remington is at the Penticton Lakeside Resort at the Hooded Merganser Restaurant and he&#8217;s competing this year in Gold Medal Plates and we wish him all the best.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38637\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/gold-medal-plates-victoria-2017-chris-remington-hooded-merganser\/chris-remington\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington.jpg?fit=1080%2C715&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,715\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349886325&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chris remington\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington.jpg?fit=788%2C522&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-38637\" title=\"chris remington\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington-1024x678.jpg?resize=788%2C522\" alt=\"chris remington\" width=\"788\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington.jpg?resize=453%2C300&amp;ssl=1 453w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us a little bit about your restaurant and\/or style of cooking. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Hooded Merganser is a restaurant situated on Okanagan lake, lots of windows and great views. We have a west coast menu that is influenced by ethnic dishes that were co created by some of my fantastic staff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do you eat in your city? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Usually at home<\/p>\n<p><strong>What trend do you wish would die? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everything on poutine<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ingredient do you always have on hand? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Farm produce, fresh or preserved<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your go-to recipe when you\u2019re eating at home?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sunday roast dinner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38639\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/gold-medal-plates-victoria-2017-chris-remington-hooded-merganser\/chris-remington3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington3.jpg?fit=1200%2C617&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,617\" 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=\"chris remington3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington3.jpg?fit=788%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-38639\" title=\"chris remington3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington3-1024x527.jpg?resize=788%2C406\" alt=\"chris remington3\" width=\"788\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington3.jpg?resize=1024%2C527&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington3.jpg?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington3.jpg?resize=768%2C395&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington3.jpg?resize=583%2C300&amp;ssl=1 583w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Remington3.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What equipment do you wish you had in your kitchen? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More ovens<\/p>\n<p><strong>What cookbook would you suggest for a gift for your foodie friends this year? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bitter (Jennifer McLagan)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any hints on what dish you will be preparing for Gold Medal Plates? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quail<\/p>\n<p><strong>What wine\/beer\/libation are you pairing with this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lake Breeze Roussanne<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is coming with you? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Very talented cooks<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/erin.vickars.9?fref=ufi\">Erin Vickars<\/a>\u00a0asks What were their most formative struggles to over come. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It changes on a yearly basis but staffing is getting to be worse every year. No accommodation and to many jobs that pay better.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KLBallantine?fref=ufi\">Kendall Ballantine<\/a>\u00a0asks Who their favourite local food producers are (farms, cheese makers, etc)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are lucky enough to have our own 1.25 acre farm called Valley View Farm that grows just for us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Checking in with Chef Chris Remington Before Victoria\u2019s Culinary Championships I&#8217;ve had the luck of meeting Chef Chris Remington a number of time and he&#8217;s even taken us out to the restaurant&#8217;s farm in Penticton. 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