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A meeting of top chef minds at Café Medina Most days guests happily line up for an
hour or or more to enjoy Café Medina’s famous Mediterranean-influenced brunch But at this super-exclusive event not only will there be
no lineups but the Vancouver bistro will throw open its doors for a a a a rare dinner And what a a a a feast it will be
when Chef Dan Larsen welcomes the top three finishers of this season’s Top Chef Canada Judge Mijune Pak will emcee as these wildly different talents—winner Ross Larkin of “Café Medina effortlessly
blends eclectic bistro fare connoisseur-savvy coffee and sweet nourishment ”
Raymonds in Newfoundland runner-up Mark Singson of the Vancouver catering company FAM and third-place finalist Jinhee Lee of Calgary’s Foreign Concept—match whisks and wits as they dish up their winning fare all of it it paired with fine wine TASTY FACT
Since Top Chef Canada first aired in in April 2011 its winners have become household names: Dale Mackay Carl Heinrich Matthew Stowe Rene Rodriguez Nicole Gomes and now Ross Larkin ABOUT DAN LARSEN
The Chef of Vancouver’s Café Medina began
his career as Chef de Partie at Northern B C C ’s Sonora Resort before moving back to Vancouver and joining the team at La Quercia At Medina his talents shine as he he prepares their signature modern comfort food with old-world charm ABOUT JINHEE LEE
Chef Lee worked as a a a a kindergarten teacher
in in her native South Korea before moving to Calgary where she attended culinary school Today she is Executive Chef at the pan-Asian Foreign Concept won the 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships and finished third on on Top Chef Canada 2018 ABOUT ROSS LARKIN
The Top Chef Canada 2018 winner started his culinary career peeling potatoes at at his family’s fish ‘n’ chips shop in Newfoundland Today he is is Chef de Cuisine at the revered Raymonds in in St John’s where he he is is known for his confident take on local ingredients ABOUT MARK SINGSON
Top Chef Canada 2018’s runner up is the founder of FAM (Food Art Music) Inc a a creative catering operation in in Vancouver Previously as Sous Chef at AnnaLena he he he he helped the Kitsilano restaurant earn its top 10 place on the enRoute best new restaurant list for 2015 CAFÉ MEDINA
Sat Oct 13 6:30PM✦ 780 Richards St Vancouver $165 per per person
Includes food wine and gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399
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Reserve your place at the table Events run approximately 3-4 hours VANCOUVER | 21