International Chef Challenge

Top chefs compete in Charlottetown in one of Canada’s most thrilling live culinary competitions at the Garland Canada International Chef Challenge, happening during the PEI International Shellfish Festival from September 19–21 at the Charlottetown Event Grounds. 

With only 45 minutes on the clock and PEI’s finest shellfish as their star ingredient, chefs will go head-to-head in the high-energy Kitchen Stadium, all competing for the coveted title and a $10,000 cash prize. Watch the competition heat up all weekend long as chefs advance through every stage to the finals.

Spectators can be part of the excitement, watching from the front row as chefs chop, sear, and plate their way through the intense, timed challenge. With expert judges looking for standout flavour, technique, and presentation, only one chef will take home the top honour.

The 12 competing chefs in the Garland Canada International Chef Challenge are: Benet Hunt (Saskatoon, SK); Tia Huszczo (Burford, ON); Maya Petten (Clarke’s Beach, NL); Winnie Chen, (Edmonton, AB); Alijah Casellas Castle (Scarborough, ON); Roshni Gurnani (Bellaire, TX); Joseph Mongillo (Markham, ON); Brent Thornton (Vancouver, BC); Joe Martin (Halifax, NS); Moira Murray (Halifax, NS); Jae-Anthony Dougan (LaSalle, QC); and Kim McKeown (Leonhard’s Café & Restaurant, Kelvin Grove, PE).

These chefs will be judged by an panel featuring celebrity Chef Corbin from Corbin Catering & Foods in Toronto, ON; Chef Dany Duguay, owner of Anemone and Terra Cafe in Halifax, NS; and Chef Imrun Texeira, owner of Wanderlust, Toronto, ON.

See the full competition schedule at peishellfish.com/schedule-events.