One thing these audition videos don’t have in common: high production value
We’re already on the record as counting down the days until the April 11 debut of Top Chef Canada (it’s 42, in case you were wondering). Today, Food Network Canada announced the show’s lineup of 16 competitors. Chosen from a variety of culinary backgrounds, the contestants hail from St. John’s to Vancouver, with six Torontonians making the cut. Restaurateur Shereen Arazm, the former Terroni server who went on to open a branch in Los Angeles, will be the show’s resident judge (akin to Gail Simmons in the U.S. version of Top Chef). We round up the Toronto contestants, and their sometimes hilarious audition videos, after the jump.
about time there was a Canadian Top Chef, there is a wealth of Talent in Canada that needs to be shown to the rest of the world,please make sure the episodes are able to be viewed outside of the country-in the UK for example, im sick of downloading from torrents
March 3, 2011 at 8:40 am | by Ozzywow. fire the producers on this one. the one show that can display canada’s true diversity… doesn’t. your message is clear TCC: only white males can cook hig-end cuisine. got it.
March 3, 2011 at 3:02 pm | by hahaYAY!! Go Dustin!! I work with your Aunt (who’s very proud of you) and will be rooting for ya!! :-)
March 11, 2011 at 9:27 am | by smokkee911Hi Dustin,
March 13, 2011 at 9:52 am | by wendy aucoinI work with your mum and she talks about her Family all the time.(that’s what us mum’s do )any way just wanted to wish you good luck and look forward to watching the show and
cheering you on.
i’m a sommelier and have worked with both Kanka and Gonzalez so i guess i can’t say who is my fave – they both have sharp knives … but Steve and I wowed the top Canadian wine judges a few years back, and i have no doubt he’ll give these judges something to think about! i love spicy stuff, especially with wine. and Chris – your fish is always smokin’ – can’t wait to see what ensues! exciting times!
March 30, 2011 at 12:56 pm | by astrid