Things are heating up in six highly celebrated Vancouver kitchens, as some of the city’s most dynamic culinary talents prepare to compete at Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Vancouver.
A noteworthy slate of competing chefs will face off at the regional qualifier on Thursday, November 24, 2022 for a shot at representing Vancouver at the 2023 Canadian Culinary Championship.
Stakes are high for the skilled contenders as the world’s culinary spotlight is shining brightly on our city after the recent inaugural Michelin Guide Vancouver announcement.
Their goal: to keep the National Championship title in Vancouver as the reigning incumbent is illustrious local chef, Roger Ma of Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar, hot on the heels of acclaimed chef Alex Chen’s national title two years prior.
2022 Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Vancouver Chef Competitors:
- Vish Mayekar, Caffè La Tana, Pepino’s
- Scott Korzack, Bacaro
- Bobby Milheron, Homer St. Cafe & Bar, Tableau Bar Bistro, Maxine’s Cafe & Bar
- Sandy Chen, Archer
- Thachaya “Mike” Tuangkitkun, Maenam Restaurant
- Sean Reeve, Collective Goods, Say Mercy, Mackenzie Room
Vancouver‘s Great Kitchen Party winner will be the last of nine victorious Canadian regional competitors to be revealed. Each local chef will present their dish to a panel of distinguished judges: James Chatto (Canada’s Great Kitchen Party National Culinary Advisor and Head Judge); Joie Alvaro Kent (Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Vancouver Senior Judge); Roger Ma; Andrea Carlson; Hamid Salimian; Douglas Chang; and Sid Cross.
The winning chef will move on to compete against the top culinarians from eight other cities across the country at the Canadian Culinary Championship in Ottawa, February 3-4, 2022.
This hotly contested culinary competition goes down in front of a public audience at the Westin Bayshore as the centerpiece for one of the city’s largest annual fundraising dinner parties.
Tickets for the Great Kitchen Party Vancouver are available for purchase online at greatkitchenparty.com/ca/cities/vancouver, and include live performances by Neil Osborne of 54-40, blues singer Kandle Osborne, and Canadian Hall of Fame band, Chilliwack with frontman Bill Henderson, plus the opportunity to bid on once-in-a-lifetime experiential trips and other incredible items in the live and silent auctions.
Funds raised at Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Vancouver 2022 benefit three charities that celebrate and elevate Canadian culture through youth-focussed grassroots initiatives.
MusiCounts is a national charity which ensures that music education is inclusive, sustainable and accessible for youth across Canada; Spirit North uses land and water-based activities to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous youth, empowering them to be unstoppable in sport, school and life; and Fresh Roots is a Vancouver-based charity that works to transform urban spaces to create thriving neighbourhood gathering places for learning, sharing, and connecting through food.