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Heil to host champion chefs

Canadian Olympic medallist Jennifer Heil will emcee the Canadian Culinary Championships grand finale in Kelowna in February.

And Canadian rock legends Chilliwack will perform at the event on Feb. 2. 
 
Heil won the first gold for Canada in the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy, and a silver at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.

The grand finale at the Delta Grand Hotel is the culmination of two days of competition between 11 of Canada's best chefs.

The 2019 competitors include:

  • British Columbia – Takashi Ito, AURA waterfront restaurant + patio, Victoria
  • Edmonton – Davina Moraiko, RGE RD
  • Calgary – Dave Bohati, Murrieta’s
  • Saskatchewan – Christopher Hill, Taste Restaurant Group
  • Winnipeg – Jesse S. Friesen, The Merchant Kitchen
  • Toronto – Elia Herrera, Los Colibris
  • Ottawa/Gatineau – Yannick LaSalle, Restaurant Les Fougères
  • Montreal – Jason Morris, Pastel
  • New Brunswick and PEI – Irwin MacKinnon, Papa Joe’s, Charlottetown
  • Nova Scotia – Thomas Carey, Fresh Twenty One, Dartmouth
  • Newfoundland – Katie Hayes, Bonavista Social Club 

Tickets for that, along with the Friday mystery wine pairing competition, and black box competition are available at http://www.greatkitchenparty.com/
 
“We are excited to close out our two-day competition with Canadian rockers Chilliwack for this private concert for the 600 guests who will be in attendance at our grand finale competition,” says Lisa Pasin, co-founder of Canada’s Great Kitchen Party and the Canadian Culinary Championships.

“We are equally thrilled that Canadian athlete and two-time medal winner Jennifer Heil will share stories and host the evening of intense competition, great food from our 11 competitors and help us raise funds for our three beneficiaries B2ten, MusiCounts and Community Food Centres Canada.”



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