Top Chef Challenge

Top chefs will compete for $10,000 at the PEI International Shellfish Festival, presented by the Dairy Farmers of PEI. Chefs from across Canada will gather in PEI for a world-class culinary competition: the Garland Canada International Chef Challenge. Everyone is invited to join the live audience and cheer on the chefs as they compete in the kitchen stadium, where they have just 45 minutes to craft a PEI shellfish dish. The Challenge takes place September 20–22 at the Charlottetown Event Grounds.

This high-stakes competition leaves no room for error, demanding the utmost in creativity, presentation, and taste. Spectators will be treated to a front-row seat to culinary excellence, witnessing the creation of extraordinary dishes and the crowning of the next Garland Canada International Chef Challenge champion.

The twelve competing chefs are: Ottawa’s Michael Hauschild (InHaus Catering) and Mariel Legere van Herpen (Atelier); Calgary’s Nils Schneider (Canvas Dining); Toronto’s Erica Karbelnik (Karbs Catering & Private Events), Thomas Salvo (Burdock Brewery), and Kalyan Chakraborty (Richmond Station); Saskatoon’s Benet Hunt (Food and Beverage); Edmonton’s Abigail López Velasco (PYRO Wood-Fired Kitchen and Bar); Halifax’s Guy Pratt (Studio East Asian Gastropub); Kentville’s Stephane Levac (Maritime Express Cider); Collingwood’s Prateek Bisht (Poppy’s French Bistro); and French River’s Kelly Sheridan (North Shore Canteen).

These chefs will be judged by an esteemed panel featuring celebrity Chef Corbin from Corbin’s Catering and Foods in Toronto, ON; Robyn Almodovar, Executive Chef of Timbr Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Mark Singson, a private chef from Vancouver, BC.

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