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Congratulations to Chef Alex Chen<\/h2>\n

We predicted this win as Chef Chen is such a strong competitor! Well done!<\/p>\n

Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar<\/a>\u00a0Chef\u00a0Alex Chen\u00a0<\/strong>became the first challenger to claim victory on the inaugural season of\u00a0Iron Chef Canada<\/strong>\u00a0after defeating Iron Chef Hugh Acheson on the fourth episode of the Food Network Canada TV show, which aired yesterday evening.<\/p>\n

\"Chef<\/a><\/p>\n

Chen had one hour to prepare five dishes comprising a showcase ingredient of tomatoes and earned a final score of 71 to Acheson’s 66 from the panel of three celebrity judges. The panel ascribed points to each chef based on first dish, taste, plating, originality and the incorporation of a surprise ‘culinary curveball’ of Berbere spice that was announced at the midway point of the show.<\/p>\n

It marks yet another jewel in Chen’s culinary crown. The 2018 Vancouver Magazine Chef of the Year previously led Team Canada to a top-10 finish at the 2013 Bocuse d’Or in Lyon, France and won the 2015 and ’17 Gold Medal Plates BC regionals in as well as the 2018 Canadian Culinary Championships.<\/p>\n

\"Chef<\/a><\/p>\n

Chen celebrated his victory with a full house of friends, family and industry peers who gathered to watch a live broadcast of the episode at Boulevard, the restaurant that he helped open as Executive Chef in 2014 and led to the\u00a0Best Seafood<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Best Upscale<\/strong>\u00a0titles at the 2018 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards.<\/p>\n

“I can’t begin to describe what an incredible honour this is for me and the entire Boulevard team that believed in me and supported me every step of the way,” said Chen. “Two decades ago when I was a culinary student I would watch the original Iron Chef Japan episodes and it fed my adrenaline and got me to love culinary competitions. It was a true privilege to be invited to cook against such a fierce competitor as Hugh Acheson.”<\/p>\n

During the episode, Chen was assisted by Boulevard’s\u00a0Connor Sperling<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 winner of the 2017 Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship Finals who previously supported Chen while competing at the 2013 Bocuse d’Or and the 2018 Canadian Culinary Championships \u2014 and Pastry Chef\u00a0Kenta Takahashi<\/strong>, an award-winning pastry chef in his own right in his native Japan.<\/p>\n

“This is as much my sous chefs’ victory as it is mine,” said Chen. “Connor is so low-key but such a force of nature, and it is thanks to his calm attitude and precision that I became a student again. And Kenta is one of the best pastry chefs in Vancouver and such a silent warrior in the kitchen. I am honoured that both went into battle with me in Kitchen Stadium.”<\/p>\n

Chen is one of only two BC chefs who were invited to compete in the inaugural 10-episode season of Iron Chef Canada. The other is Ocean Wise Executive Chef Ned Bell, who competed against mentor and Iron Chef Rob Feenie during the second episode of the show on October 24.<\/p>\n

“I think Alex Chen did a great job,” said Acheson, an internationally recognized chef, author and restaurateur who hails from Ottawa but now resides in Georgia, where he is the chef\/owner and partner of restaurants 5&10 and the National in Athens, GA and Empire State South, Achie’s and Spiller Park Coffee in Atlanta. “I’m going to eat at his restaurant now.”<\/p>\n

Chen’s battle against Hugh Acheson can be viewed in its entirety\u00a0online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the latest news about Boulevard, register for the restaurant’s e-newsletter at\u00a0boulevardvancouver.ca<\/a>, become a fan of\u00a0\/<\/a>blvdyvr<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook or follow @blvdyvr on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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