Program under construction.

The public will be able to vote for its favorite che, the one who will have cooked the more beautiful and tastiest meal. In the same time, a jury made of with experts will judge following specific criteria. Winners will be rewarded.

You are food experts, food critique, R&D manager in food industry, experienced chef, etc...

Contact us to be part of the jury!

Stephen M. Lee

Present at La Cuisine by SIAL , he will be our moderator during all our corporate chefs competitions!

Stephen M. Lee has been an Executive Chef with Sodexo for more than eight years. Prior to working for Sodexo, Stephen spent 20 years in the hotel, resort, and campus food industry in Southern Ontario. He was the Executive Sous Chef for Sodexo at the Whistler Athletes Village for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Stephen was guest chef at the 2010 ,2011 and 2012 British Open Golf in Scotland where he worked closely with Sodexo Scotland's Executive Chef. Stephen is currently Executive Chef at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts for Sodexo. The Sony Centre is Canada's largest soft seat theatre. Stephen is also the Regional Corporate Chef for corporate services. Stephen is involved in many activities during each year such as Feeding our Future, Taste of Toronto, second harvest volunteer dinner, and Feast of Fields. Stephen was also Sodexo's Chef of the Year for 2009. Stephen has been married to Angela for over 25 years and has two teenage children, Jennifer and Ian, who live in Burlington.

Angelo Grillas, Director of Marketing for Electrolux Professional Inc.
Mr. Grillas has been with Electrolux for 9 years, moving from Product Management into the Director position. He has a restaurant management background and an MBA in Marketing. Electrolux is an exciting company to market because of the constant evolution of product technology and staying ahead of the trends of our industry. Along with his duties marketing commercial products in North America through media and tradeshows, he also actively runs the Electrolux Certified Chef Network to support Electrolux's customers pre sales and post sales opportunities. Being headquarters in Charlotte, NC he also manages the day-to-day operation of the Culinary Event Center where customers are invited to train on Electrolux equipment and develop further their culinary knowledge.

Jury members:

Writer and recipe developer Alison Kent is enthusiastic-to-obsessive about all things food, beverage and travel-related. Her articles, recipes and photography have appeared in a myriad of publications, including The Toronto Star, Best Health, Reader’s Digest Canada, Canadian Living, Ensemble Vacations magazine, Clean Eating, Dabble magazine, Travel + Escape, Travel Mindset, and InsideOut Hawaii. She is also Editor-at-Large for Taste of Home Canada magazine. A certified chef, Alison has authored a number of cookbooks, including the best-selling Canadian Living: The Vegetarian Collection.

Rosanna Caira is the editor and publisher of Kostuch Media’s Foodservice and Hospitality, and Hotelier magazines. In her capacity as editor of Canada’s two leading hospitality publications, Rosanna directs the editorial and graphic content of both publications, and is responsible for the editorial vision of the magazines. In addition to her editorial duties, Rosanna also serves as publisher, directing the strategic development of the Sales and Marketing, Production and Circulation departments.

Rosanna is well known in industry circles across Canada, representing the magazines at industry functions and serving on various Boards and committees. These include the Canadian Hospitality Foundation, the Ontario Hostelry Institute, and the Canadian Business Press. Rosanna is a recipient of the Ontario Hostelry Institute’s Gold Award in the media category, and has served on the Board of Directors of the American-based International Food Editors’ Council. In September 2006, the Italian Chamber of Commerce named Rosanna one of the 32 most successful women in Canada of Italian Origin.

Pay Chen is a radio and television host, producer and writer who currently hosts "The Pay Chen Show" Sunday nights on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto. She has worked as an on-air host at OMNI-TV, City, G4 TechTV Canada, and the Biography Channel Canada. Pay is also known for her role as the poem lady on the popular TreehouseTV show, "4 Square". Raised in Nova Scotia, Pay is a lover of good food and has translated that passion into food writing. She has a regular food column with The Toronto Standard and contributes stories to other publications.