Daniel Boulud and former Senses chef Vincent Leung joined the judging panel this week (Image: Top Chef Canada)
Daniel Boulud has gone two for two on Top Chef Canada: both Dale Mackay and Carl Heinrich, the winners of season one and two respectively, spent time in one of the New York chef’s many outposts before going on to win the title. However, based on the performance of this season’s Daniel Hudson, who worked at Vancouver’s ill-fated db Bistro, we’re not confident Boulud will make the hat trick. The celebrity chef, of course, was the guest star-slash-judge for this week’s elimination challenge—though he was arguably eclipsed by an appearance from Canadian TV’s most eligible vegan.
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After winning season two of Top Chef Canada, Carl Heinrich became a household name. His new Financial District restaurant, Richmond Station, focuses on the farm-to-table cooking that made him a champ. As a kid, Heinrich helped out with the Christmas turkey and often heard his mom lament that it’s almost impossible to cook both the breast and the leg meat perfectly at the same time. He played with his own recipe until he came up with a simple solution: deconstruct the bird and stuff the legs. 
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