From a media release:

TOP CHEF CANADA RENEWED FOR FOURTH SEASON

• National Casting for Food Network Canada’s Top Rated Series Open Now Until June 11
• Casting Details and Applications Available at www.topchefcanada.ca

Shaw Media is thrilled to announce today the renewal of its highest rated Food Network Canada series, Top Chef Canada. Since the launch of season one in April, 2011, the Canadian adaptation of the international smash hit has consistently been Food Network’s top ranked series. A national casting call for Canada’s next Top Chef has begun, with applications available at www.topchefcanada.ca. The deadline for submitting applications is June 11, 2013.

The country’s best and brightest up-and-coming culinary stars, aged 19 years and older, are encouraged to visit www.topchefcanada.ca to be directed to the application form. In addition to the online form, applicants must create a short video of themselves in action, showing off their cooking ability and on-camera personality.

Staying true to the original show format, Top Chef Canada challenges competitors’ culinary skills to see who can cut it as Canada’s Top Chef, taking home the grand prize including $100,000. The intensity builds each week as the competitors vie for their shot at stardom and avoid elimination. Shaw Media will continue to work with Canadian production powerhouse, Insight Productions, for the fourth season, which will premiere in 2014 exclusively on Food Network Canada.

Viewers can continue watching the third season of Top Chef Canada on Food Network Canada Mondays at 9pm ET/10pm PT. Canada’s third Top Chef will be crowned in the exciting, Calgary-based season finale airing Monday, June 10th at 9pm ET/10pm PT on Food Network Canada.

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.

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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.

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