Meet the 16 finalists at Discovered Culinary Competition
Chefs face off in mystery box challenge March 4, 5 and 6
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March 1, 2012
TORONTO – After 16 weeks and 50+ competitors, the Discovered Culinary
Competition is down to the final 16 chefs, soon to be the final four.
What:
Up-and-coming Canadian chefs compete against the clock and each other to create three courses -- an appetizer, entree and dessert -- from a box of mystery ingredients. One competitor is eliminated after each course. The grand prize is an all-expenses-paid trip to spend a week cooking at Casa Gerardo, a Michelin-star restaurant in northern Spain.
When:
Sunday, March 4 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for semi-finals 1 and 2
Monday, March 5 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for semi-finals 3 and 4
Tuesday, March 6 at noon for the finals
Where:
CRFA Show, Direct Energy Centre, 100 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto
Who:
The final 16 chefs:
Arron Carley -- Volos restaurant, Toronto
Trish Gill -- Beast restaurant, Toronto
William Tolentino -- Celestin restaurant, Toronto
John Koplimae -- Drake Hotel, Toronto
Alejandro Winzer -- Ristorante Verdicchio, Sudbury
Glenn Sheridan -- Le Bon Marché, North Bay
George Tyminski -- Annona restaurant, Park Hyatt Hotel, Toronto
Mitchell Lamb -- Stone House, Burlington and Lake House, Vineland
Bruno Elsier -- Toronto French School
Michael Bashford -- Beretta Farms, Etobicoke
William Serre -- Acadia restaurant, Toronto
Andres Salomon -- Cowbell restaurant, Toronto
Jeff Kang -- Vancouver’s Diva at the Met
Dan Craig -- EBO restaurant, Delta Burnaby Hotel
Josh Bagalacsa -- Celestin restaurant, Toronto
Brianne Nash -- Saucy restaurant, Mississauga
The final panel of judges:
Donna Dooher, executive chef/proprietor of Mildred’s Temple Kitchen
Jamie Drummond, sommelier and senior editor at GoodFoodRevolution.com
Eric B. LeVine, caterer, cookbook author and Food Network Chopped champion
John Placko, director of culinary excellence for Maple Leaf Foods
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