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Marc Lepine black box ingredients: Update from Kelowna
FEB 11 12 – 3:50 PM — Ottawa chef Marc Lepine, who competes tonight at the grand finale of Canadian Culinary Championships in Kelowna, B.C. was given these black box ingredients to work with,...
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Ottawa chef Marc Lepine wins gold at Canadian Culinary Championship!
FEB 12 12 – 6:15 AM — Congratulations to Ottawa chef Marc Lepine of Atelier restaurant for winning gold only hours ago at the Canadian Culinary Championships, the finale in a series of cross-Canada...
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Ottawa chef Marc Lepine thanks city, vows national success will not change...
. “A new star in our midst” . –National head Gold Medal Plates judge, James Chatto FEB 12 12 – 1:15 PM — Fresh from his stunning gold medal victory late Saturday at the Canadian Culinary Championships...
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Guest post: Head judge comments on chef Marc Lepine’s stellar performance at...
FEB 14 12 - 8:30 AM — Below are excerpts of definitive comments by head national judge, Toronto food writer James Chatto, about Ottawa chef Marc Lepine’s performance at the Canadian Culinary...
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Ottawa chef Jamie Stunt prepares for Gold Plates grand finale in Kelowna, B.C.
. Only three weeks to go, regional Gold Medal Plates winner at Oz Kafé feels pressure of the national stage . § . Ottawa chefs plan 2nd “Weekend Takeover” event to keep Elgin Street resto open four...
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Team Marysol prepares for national culinary competition
. Marysol Foucault takes national stage at Canadian Culinary Championships on Feb. 6-8 . *** . Fundraiser reception at Urban Element on Feb. 2 will help send Team Marysol to Kelowna . JAN 13 14 –...
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Part Two: Culinary Team Marysol off to Kelowna. Q & A with well-wishers Jamie...
. Food, drink and schmooze fundraiser planned Feb. 2 at Urban Element to help with competition costs . *** . Chef Jamie Stunt’s advice to Team Marysol: wear running shoes and be calm, even if you fake...
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Team Marysol fundraiser for Canadian Culinary Championships sells out within...
. ‘I feel like hugging them all and crying’ . *** . ‘It lifts your spirit’ . JAN 19 14 – 11:30 AM — The organizers were correct: A fundraising reception Feb. 2 at Urban Element to help defray costs...
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Team Marysol gets fitting send-off at Urban Element
Sunday fundraiser with volunteer chefs sends Gatineau contestant to Kelowna in style (and some appreciated coin) . *** . Applauded recipe chorizo/lemon/saffron aioli, here . Seventy-five volunteer...
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Team Marysol arrives in Kelowna — with lotsa luggage!
Touchdown today in Kelowna: Team Marysol Foucault doesn’t travel light as they packed no fewer than four coolers with foodstuffs to prepare Saturday’s gala dinner for 650 people. L-R Edgar cook...
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Mystery wine pairing: Calgary chef Duncan Ly wins People’s Choice in Kelowna
. Friday’s mission: Serve 425 guests a dish to match mystery wine at less than $1.30 a plate . KELOWNA – FEB 08 14 – 2 AM (Ottawa time) — Talk about dining on a budget! Friday’s mystery wine-pairing...
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Toronto chef Lorenzo Loseto wins Canadian Culinary Championship
. . Calgary, Montreal chefs take home silver and bronze . *** . Team Marysol of Ottawa missed ‘by a whisker,’ but confident ‘we did our best’ . UPDATED FEB. 10 14 . KELOWNA — FEB 09 14 – 4:20 AM...
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Here’s the head judge comments on Team Marysol at Canadian Culinary...
. Feb 10 14 – 9:10 PM — I asked James Chatto, head judge of the Canadian Culinary Championships, for his take on last weekend’s gruelling contest involving 11 chefs from across Canada at the finale in...
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Postcard from Kelowna: Exploring Canadian wines, culinary talent, bite by bite
. . KELOWNA — FEB 19 14 – 9:15 AM — Shoehorned into an Airbus somewhere, I reckon, between Jasper and Banff National Park, I peer out the window and quietly, but audibly, gasp at the spendour of the...
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Foucault finishes fourth at culinary championships
Gatineau chef Marysol Foucault at the Canadian Culinary Championships, with sous chef Michael Lasalle. KELOWNA, B.C. — Try as she certainly did, Chez Edgar owner Marysol Foucault was unable to break...
View ArticleHigh-profile Canadian Culinary Championships relocating to Ottawa in 2020
The Canadian Culinary Championships, which have been held in Kelowna, B.C. for the last nine years, will move to Ottawa in early 2020 for a run of at least three years, the event's organizers said...
View ArticleChef Ian Carswell of Black Tartan Kitchen wins Ottawa qualifier for the 2020...
Chef Ian Carswell of Black Tartan Kitchen prevailed over seven other Ottawa-area chefs Tuesday night at the Ottawa edition of Canada's Great Kitchen Party, the event known in past years as Gold Medal...
View ArticleCanada's top chefs are in Ottawa for the Culinary Championships — and the...
Just because Ottawa chef Marc Lepine won the Canadian Culinary Championships twice doesn't mean he would be cocky about his chances were he competing once more this weekend. Read More
View ArticleVancouver chef Roger Ma wins Canadian Culinary Championships in Ottawa
Vancouver chef Roger Ma prevailed over 11 other top Canadian chefs at this weekend’s Canadian Culinary Championships in Ottawa. Read More
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