March 31st, 2007

Junior Support Member Ricci-Leigh Smith wins 1st Place!

Ricci-Leigh, Culinary Team Canada’s most junior support member battled it out against 10 other top students at the Vancouver Community College Student of the Year Competition. Using Mussels, Pork Tenderloin and Apples she created a three course menu in 3 hours that was served to 4 Judges headed by the Pear Tree’s Scott Jaeger, Canada’s 2007 Bocuse D’or Representative. After one week of intense preparation and three hours of cooking she came out on top winning 1st place.

Culinary Team Canada plates up a new website.

Team Manager John Carlo Felicella and executive assistant Scarlet Gaffney worked with Gonzalo Alatorre of Creative Engine to launch the new website. We hope this website will be the starting point for future Teams to showcase exciting news and events. 

Team Canada welcomes new core members for 2007.

Poyan Danesh of the Marriott Pinnacle Hotel in Vancouver and Cameron Huley of the St. Charles Country Club in Winnipeg have been announced as the newest members of Team Canada and will be an integral part of the core team for 2007 competitions. 

Team Canada ramps up for the American Culinary Classic in Chicago, May 19-22, 2007

The Team heads to Chicago for the American Culinary Classic competition that is held every four years. 

Successful Fundraiser at St. Charles Country Club, Winnipeg on February 17th

2007’s fundraising initiatives were kicked off at Winnipeg’s prestigious St. Charles Country Club. The Club’s Executive Chef Takashi Murakami and Executive Sous Chef Cameron Huley and a Team Canada core member, played host to an extremely successful dinner for 115 people. The team showcased a menu featuring: Halibut, Pheasant and tropical fruits.

Final Fundraiser Dinner slated for Nanaimo – May 7th

On May 7th, the team will plate up their final practice dinner at Malaspina University College. This event is sold out.

Designer Simon Cooksley collaborates with Team Canada

Culinary Team Canada is thrilled to be working with the fabulously talented event designer Simon Cooklsey. In collaboration with Team Manager John-Carlo Felicella, Simon brings his creative eye to the display esthetics of the Team’s final presentation tables at international competitions.  

Team Canada wins two Gold Medals at the LuxExpo ExpoGast in Luxembourg, November 2006

The team competed internationally and were awarded a gold medal in their hot kitchen entry and their cold. Placing them Fourth overall out of 25 countries.

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