Posted May 10, 2021
There is no time for idle chitchat in the holding room as this episode starts rather abruptly in the TCC Kitchen. The chefs are lined up and Eden gets right to the point of the episode.
“Every chef dreams of creating and executing their own restaurant concept, but this year it’s happening a little bit differently,” she says.
This is it. It is time for everyone’s favourite episode format of a
Top Chef Canada season: Restaurant Wars–or in the case of a season taped during a pandemic, Takeout Wars.
Ready the troops! There’s no other way to really battle,” says Andrea, laughing.
It s hard to believe that we re already at the halfway point of
Top Chef Canada Season 9, but it is true. With that said, what challenge to better mark this moment than Restaurant Wars?
Opting for Takeout Wars to be a bit more in tune with the pandemic-related restrictions most restaurants operate under across the country, this team challenge proved very successful for one group and not so much for another. Here s the power rankings for the remaining 8 competitors.
8. Galasa Aden (eliminated, last week: 6)
Poor Galasa. It s unfortunate to see him go before he was able to really showcase Ethiopian cuisine in a contemporary way, but based on what unfolded this episode, it was either himself or Emily heading home.
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Publishing date: Apr 16, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 3 minute read • Ottawa chef Jae-Anthony Dougan appearing on the upcoming season of Top Chef Canada. Photo by Food Network Canada
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When Top Chef Canada reached out to him last year, Jae-Anthony Dougan accepted the reality show’s invitation not just for a shot at culinary glory, but to raise the profile of Black chefs and his ancestral cuisine.
“I felt like Black chefs are not really out there as much as the other cultures of chefs,” Dougan said in a recent interview. “I wanted to change what people know about Caribbean cuisine. I feel like Caribbean cuisine, nobody knows about it.”
by Craig Takeuchi on March 9th, 2021 at 2:30 PM 1 of 7 2 of 7
There’s no shortage of cooking and baking contests on TV but B.C. is proving that we’re no slouch in serving up stiff competition.
Here’s a look at several Canadian food TV series that feature competitors from Vancouver and a few other cities in B.C.
Top Chef Canada
British Columbia will have strong representation on Season 9 of
Top Chef Canada, which will premiere at 10 p.m. on April 19 on Food Network Canada.
Mission Hill Winery chef de partie Siobhan Detkavich
Top Chef Canada
Andrea Alridge, a 30-year-old chef de cuisine at Vancouver’s CinCin Ristorante and Bar;