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Olympians prepare for PyeongChang; chefs prep for battle of the plates in Kelowna

Posted by Editor | Jan 9, 2018 | Wine & Food

With the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics just one month away, chefs and organizers of the 2018...

Culinary Championships announce 2018 competing chefs

Posted by Editor | Nov 28, 2017 | Wine & Food

As Canadian Olympic athletes make final preparations to take on the world at the 2018 PyeongChang...

Championship food and wine pairings

Posted by Yvonne Turgeon | May 1, 2017 | Best of BC Wine Awards, Wine & Food

Kelowna Culinary Championship food and wine pairings – Gold Medal Plates

Canadian Chefs arrive in Kelowna for Gold Medal Plates 2017

Posted by Editor | Feb 2, 2017 | Wine & Food

The 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships (CCC) presented by Deloitte. is taking place this weekend...

Local chefs compete for BC Gold Medal Plates title

Posted by Editor | Nov 17, 2016 | Wine & Food

Local Okanagan Chefs Mark Filatow, Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar and Rob Walker, Big White...

Olympians heading to Kelowna for Culinary Championships

Posted by Editor | Jan 20, 2015 | Wine & Food

Canada's top Olympians are heading to Kelowna for the 2015 Canadian Culinary Championships Grand...

Canada’s Top Chefs prepare for Culinary Championships

Posted by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | Wine & Food

The top chefs from each of the 11 cities in Canada have been selected by a national and regional...

Spirit of the West, Barney Bentall to headline at Gold Medal Plates

Posted by Editor | Nov 12, 2014 | Wine & Food

The 2015 Canadian Culinary Championships is pleased to announce that Spirit of the West front men...

Will Vegetarian cuisine reign supreme in Canada?

Posted by Yvonne Turgeon | Feb 7, 2014 | Wine & Food

Will vegetarian cuisine reign supreme in Canada? If British Columbia's top chef Brian Skinner has...

Canadian Culinary Championships: Olympian Ashleigh McIvor will MC in Kelowna

Posted by Editor | Feb 3, 2014 | Wine & Food

Toronto Chef Marc St. Jacques (center) took top spot at Gold Medal Plates 2013 in Kelowna. The...

Gold Medal Plates 2013: Mark Filatow

Posted by Yvonne Turgeon | Mar 26, 2013 | Chef Archives, Wine & Food

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Canadian Culinary Championships 2012

Posted by Yvonne Turgeon | Mar 6, 2012 | Features, Wine & Food

“Are you looking for a fishmonger?” calls out Jon Crofts, co-owner of Kelowna’s Codfather’s fish and seafood market.

It’s the eve of the Canadian Culinary Championships and Jon has been hoping all night that the mystery wine, the feature element of the first leg of the competition, will be white—and he’s in luck. While the competitors won’t know it until 24 hours later, the bottle is an Old Vines Riesling from Chateau des Charmes in Niagara (although many mistake it for the Okanagan’s own Tantalus Riesling).