The BC Produce Marketing Association’s (BCPMA) 12th annual Healthy Chef Competition will be held on March 16, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver. 10 local chefs and their teams will compete by creating courses of delectable healthy foods that will be judged by a panel of industry professionals and consumed by 800 attendees.
The event will be emceed by CTV’s Marke Driesschen. The BCMPA and the British Columbia Chef’s Association (BCCA) are collaborating to promote the use of fresh fruit and veggies in every meal. This focus will also be each Chef’s challenge.
The following local restaurants, hotels, and culinary schools will compete:
Chinese Canadian Chef Association
Delizia Fusion Cuisine
Dynasty Seafood Restaurant
Executive Hotels & Resorts
Goldfish Pacific Kitchen
River Rock Casino Resort
The Hyatt Regency Vancouver
The international Culinary School at the Art Institute of Vancouver
The Well Restaurant
Vancouver Community College
The judging will begin at 6:30 pm, headed by the team of Executive Chef Mike Pinter, CCC, Seton Villa Action Line Housing. Each participant will be judged on a range of elements including the use of fresh produce, taste, and plate display. Trophies are awarded for Best Entrée, Best Dessert, Best Table Showcase and Healthy Plate Award. Judging will focus on how the fresh produce is profiled and overall healthiness of the dish. The audience will choose the People’s Choice Award towards the end of the evening.
The dinner format: 10 people to a table, 10 competing chefs, with each person at the table receiving an appetizer, entrée, and dessert from random stations. Diners will get to watch the dishes being prepared. Wine is included with dinner.
This trade event is luckily also open to the public. Included in your admission is a generous box of fresh herbs, mushrooms, and other assorted fruit and vegetables along with many recipes and nutritional ideas to take home. Tickets are available online.
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Time: 6:30pm – Showcase
6:30pm – No Host Bar
7:30pm – Dinner
Event M.C.: CTV Weathercaster Marke Driesschen
Dress Code: Business Attire
Venue: The Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Regency Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Cost: $85.00, HST included
Highlights of the evening will include:
- A $7,000 presentation by the BCMPA to the BC Chefs’ Junior Scholarship
- Presentations to three non-profit health organizations (Canadian Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation and “Fruits and Veggie Mix it Up” for Better Health Program)
- California Strawberry recipe contest winners for California Strawberry Best Appetizer and California Strawberry Best Dessert
- Awards for Best Entrée, Best Dessert, Best Healthy Plate, Best Table Presentation and People’s Choice
- Silent Auction, Live Auction Balloon Pop Prize, 50/50 Draw and Entertainment
The judges panel will include:
Judging Coordinator Chef Michael Pinter CCC, Executive Chef, Seton Villa
Corporate Chef Boban Kovachevich, Executive Hotels & Resorts
Thomas Dietzel, Chef, International Hospitality Recruitment
Donald Gyurkovits, President BC Chefs’ Association
Edgar Rahal, Chairman, BC Chefs’ Association
Melody Fury, Vancouver Food Tour, GourmetFury.com
The BCMPA includes retailers, wholesalers, food service distributors, brokers, growers, importers, transporters, packing, refrigeration and other suppliers. Since its inception in 1956, members enjoy strongly supported interactive activities and programs for all sectors of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry in British Columbia.
Images courtesy of Mark Busse on Flickr
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[...] On Wednesday, March 7, 10 culinary establishments will compete once again at the Healthy Chef Competition. The competitors range from established restaurants and hotels to culinary schools. For this 13th annual event, the chefs will present entrées and desserts to executive chef judges from the BC Chefs Association (BCCA) as well as a chosen media judge (TBA). The photos used in this post are from my experience at last year’s event. [...]
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