Canada's Great Kitchen Party

🌟 MARK YOUR CALENDARS 🌟 for the highly anticipated 2024 Canadian Culinary Championship in Ottawa, where the gold winners from #KPRegionals will compete for the coveted national crown. 🏆 🎟️ Reserve your spot today by picking up tickets at greatkitchenparty.com/ca/culinary-ch…

Join us in applauding both Chef Jasper's remarkable achievement and the bright future of Canadian culinary arts!

Jasper's victory is a shining testament that lofty dreams really can be within reach, and his triumph lights a promising path for aspiring chefs nationwide. We extend our deepest gratitude to everyone involved in making #CCC2024 a success.

We're thrilled to celebrate Chef Jasper Cruickshank’s spectacular victory at this year's #CanadianCulinaryChampionship! 🏆 Jasper proudly represented @WildBlueDining, Whistler, and Vancouver, showcasing his prodigious culinary talent across all three challenges in Ottawa.

🍷 Wine Judges: 🔸 Bill Ellis 🔸 David Lawrason (@DavidLawrason) 🔸 Janet Dorozynski (@WineTrackMind) 🔸 Mary Bailey (@tomatofooddrink) 🔸 Rod Phillips (@rodphillipswine)

🍴 Culinary Judges: 🔸 Chris Johns 🔸 Cory Haskins (@haskinc2) 🔸 Gildas Meneu 🔸 James Chatto 🔸 John Gilchrist 🔸 Joie Alvaro Kent 🔸 Mary Bailey (@tomatofooddrink) 🔸 Mike Green 🔸 Noelle Chorney (@kitchenamazon)

We extend our deepest appreciation to our esteemed panel of head judges, a peerless collection of the finest palates in the country, including award-winning cookbook authors, legendary chefs, broadcasters, publishers, and culinary educators. 🌟

Here's to more memorable moments and culinary excellence in Rupert's journey!

“Very grateful for silver, we pushed beyond our limits and are very happy to be recognized for it. Who knows? Hopefully, we have another opportunity to compete again and go for gold.”

We are thrilled to congratulate Rupert Garcia, our sensational silver medallist from Calgary!

We wholeheartedly applaud Algonquin College for helping to shape the talent of Canada's future culinary stars! 🌟

Chef Rupert Garcia's journey to the CCC podium is particularly inspiring for the young Algonquin College culinarians. During his culinary education at @SAIT, this year's Silver medallist was honoured to be mentored by chef @HayatoCCC, a former CCC champion himself.

Ninety talented students submitted applications for the fifty available spots, and our CCC competitors were absolutely thrilled with their skill and enthusiasm. What a unique opportunity to work alongside and be mentored by some of Canada's finest chefs!

Each of our ten competing chefs was paired with a total of five Algonquin College culinary students during the high-stakes Mystery Wine challenge and Grand Finale event: three to assist with food prep and an additional two to join in plating meals for nearly 1,000 guests.

We're immensely thankful to the students and faculty of @AlgonquinColleg's Hospitality program for their invaluable contributions to the 2024 #CanadianCulinaryChampionship! Quite simply, #CCC2024 wouldn't have been possible without their vital support. 🌟