From a media release:
BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN FOR THE FIERCEST COMPETITION YET IN SEASON THREE OF TOP CHEF CANADA
- New Season Premieres March 18, 2013 at 9pm ET/10pm PT on Food Network Canada
Food Network Canada and Insight Production Company Ltd. are bringing Top Chef Canada back for a third exciting season, sending 16 determined new competitors into the kitchen for another round of intense challenges, surprise twists and higher stakes than ever before. The new season of the top-rated series premieres March 18, 2013 at 9pm ET/10pm PT exclusively on Food Network Canada.
The heat is on in season three of Top Chef Canada as the chefs sharpen their knives to test their culinary skills and creativity in a variety of unique challenges. In the end only one chef will take home the grand prize of $100,000 sponsored by SpongeTowels® paper towels, a GE Monogram kitchen worth $30,000, a custom installation by Caesarstone Quartz Surfaces worth $25,000 and the title of Canada’s Top Chef. Combined with the weekly challenge prizes, the total amount up for grabs this season is higher than ever before at a quarter of a million dollars. Internationally-acclaimed actress Lisa Ray returns as Host, joined by Head Judge, Chef and restaurateur, Mark McEwan, and Resident Judge, LA restaurateur, Shereen Arazm.
Following an extensive casting process, 16 talented chefs from across the country were chosen to compete in this season of Top Chef Canada. The victory-hungry competitors are:
· Frederick Boucher, 28, Montreal, QC (Originally Price, QC)
· Chris Chafe, 24, St. John’s, NL
· Clement Chan, 33, Vancouver, BC
· Kayla Dhaliwall, 28, Vancouver, BC (Originally Victoria, BC)
· Ruth Eddolls, 30, Toronto, ON (Originally Acton, ON)
· Nicole Gomes, 34, Calgary, AB (Originally Richmond, BC)
· Jonathan Goodyear, 34, Toronto, ON
· Caitlin Hall, 24, Vancouver, BC (Originally Maple Ridge, BC)
· Daniel Hudson, 29, Duncan, BC (Originally Coalville, UK)
· Geoff Rogers, 31, Calgary, AB
· Rebecca Ross, 24, Toronto, ON (Originally Medicine Hat, AB)
· Chris Shaften, 28, Calgary, AB
· Danny Smiles, 27, Montreal, QC
· Matthew Stowe, 30, Vancouver, BC (Originally Cloverdale, BC)
· Dennis Tay, 34, Toronto, ON (Originally Windsor, ON)
· Rory White, 23, Toronto, ON
The new season of Top Chef Canada brings an all-star panel of guest judges and tasters to the kitchen including seven-time WWE Champion Trish Stratus, international comedic sensation Russell Peters, Survivorman Les Stroud, The Real Housewives of Vancouver, JUNO Award winning Singer/Songwriter Jann Arden, Chef Michael Voltaggio (winner of Top Chef: Las Vegas), Chef Robert Irvine (Restaurant: Impossible), Chef Chuck Hughes (Chuck’s Week Off) and Food Network host David Rocco (David Rocco’s Amalfi Getaway).
The new season of Top Chef Canada premieres March 18, 2013 at 9pm ET/10pm PT exclusively on Food Network Canada. To watch full episodes online and access exclusive interviews and winning elimination challenge recipes throughout the run of the series, visit topchefcanada.ca.
From a media release:
TOP CHEF CANADA ANNOUNCES ACTOR LISA RAY AS HOST FOR SEASON TWO OF THE HIT SERIES
- New Season Premieres March 12, 2012 at 10pm ET/PT on Food Network Canada
Food Network Canada and Insight Productions announce that actress, model, host and philanthropist Lisa Ray (Water, Bollywood Hollywood) will host the second season of Top Chef Canada. The first season of the Canadian adaptation of the international smash hit premiered in April 2011 to unprecedented audience numbers making it the top rated series in Food Network Canada’s history. Top Chef Canada season two – which sees Canada’s top culinary talent face-off for the grand prize of $100,000 sponsored by Kruger Sponge Towels, a GE Monogram kitchen worth $30,000, and the coveted title of Canada’s Top Chef – premieres March 12, 2012 at 10pm ET/PT on Food Network Canada. Lisa Ray will replace season one’s host Thea Andrews who recently celebrated the birth of her second child.
From a media release:
TOP CHEF CANADA FINALE MAKES FOOD NETWORK HISTORY
- Highest Rated Episode Ever on Food Network Canada Outperforms All Specialty Channels for the Day
Monday night’s eagerly anticipated season finale of Top Chef Canada delivered record-breaking audience numbers for Food Network Canada, achieving an unprecedented 410,000 (2+), making it the highest rated episode ever in the network’s history. Further reinforcing Food Network Canada’s solid track record for delivering the best in entertaining, food-related content, Monday’s finale beat out all specialty competition and drew in the highest audience for its time period as well as the entire day in key demographics. Canadians were no doubt on the edges of their seats waiting to find out that Vancouver’s Chef Dale MacKay of recently opened ensemble restaurant has been crowned Canada’s Top Chef.
From a media release:
VANCOUVER’S DALE MACKAY DECLARED CANADA’S TOP CHEF
- Beats Out Chefs Rossi and DeSousa in the Final Battle of The Season
- Top Rated Series in Food Network Canada’s History
Vancouver based Chef Dale MacKay is the inaugural winner of Top Chef Canada, as revealed in the fierce and emotional season finale of Top Chef Canada that aired tonight on Food Network Canada. Along with the Top Chef title, Dale will receive the grand prize of $100,000 and a GE Monogram Kitchen worth $30,000.
From a media release:
CANADA’S FIRST TOP CHEF TO BE CROWNED JULY 4
- 12 Weeks of Intense Culinary Competition Boils Down to Dramatic Season Finale of Top Chef Canada July 4 on Food Network Canada
After twelve weeks of blood, sweat, tears, and the most intense culinary competition this country has ever seen, Canada is only days away from crowning its very own inaugural Top Chef. With only three competitors left standing in Food Network Canada’s number one series, Top Chef Canada, the competition is fierce for one to take home the grand prize of $100,000, a GE Monogram kitchen worth $30,000, and the coveted title of Canada’s first ever Top Chef. The final episode of the inaugural season of Top Chef Canada will air on Monday, July 4th at 9pm ET/10pm PT on Food Network Canada.
Rising above every demanding culinary challenge throughout the season to date, Calgary’s Connie DeSousa (CHARCUT Roast House), Vancouver’s Dale MacKay (Ensemble), and Toronto’s Rob Rossi (formerly Mercatto) have outperformed their fellow 13 competitors and are ready to battle each other in the biggest, most important culinary competition of their lives.
The three finalists have honed their culinary skills and earned their keep since entering Top Chef Canada’s GE Monogram Kitchen for the first time. Having won two Quickfire and three Elimination Challenges, Connie was awarded a trip for two to Los Angeles to stay at the Mondrian Hotel as well as a trip for two to Chicago via Porter Airlines for a weekend. Dale won three Quickfire and Elimination Challenges each, and received $5,000 in President’s Choice gift cards. With his one Quickfire and four Elimination Challenge victories, Rob took home $2,500 in Le Creuset products as well as a $5,000 cash prize.
But which of these three finalists will be left standing as Canada’s Top Chef? Find out in the cut-throat, high stakes finale that will no doubt be an emotional rollercoaster for competitors and viewers alike. To catch up on the entire first season to date, viewers can tune in to a Canada Day marathon of the 12 episodes of Top Chef Canada airing July 1st from 12pm ET/9am PT until 12am ET/9pm PT. All the drama builds up to the season finale of Top Chef Canada which airs on Food Network Canada Monday, July 4th at 9 pm ET/10 pm PT, with an encore presentation Saturday, July 9th at 7 pm ET/PT.