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2021 Cooks the Books

2021 Taste Canada Cooks the Books

Presented by Canola Eat Well

 

Cooks the Books is a cooking competition that invites Canadian culinary students from across the nation to compete for the title of Canada’s Best New Student Chefs.

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Theme for 2021 Competition

Due to Covid-19 travel and gathering restrictions, the 2021 competition was a submission-based competition. Teams were each made up of two full-time culinary students from a dedicated Canadian culinary program.

Each team created their own unique dish following the Cooks the Books criteria with a “Canadian Focus with Global Influence” theme to celebrate the foods grown and produced in Canada and our unique diversity. A recipe is made up of so much more than just the ingredients used to create a dish. The techniques, equipment and presentation all play a role in the final experience. Students were challenged to think of how Canadian ingredients can be transformed into an ethnically diverse and interesting recipe using global influences.

Recipes were to consider the seasonality of the Canadian ingredients i.e. asparagus is not available all year long, therefore should not appear in a Fall/Winter themed recipe. This year we asked that 60% of all ingredients called for in each recipe, be grown, produced and/or raised in Canada. Global flavours, techniques, traditions and influence were also used to honour the Canadian foods featured in the recipe.

Students were able to use this amazing resource to discern the fruits and vegetables available in September/October in Canada: What’s in Season section of the Canadian Food Focus website.

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Winners

GOLD WINNERS

École des métiers de la restauration et du tourisme de Montréal

William Besner and Jean-François Perron

 

2021 CTB Gold Winners

SILVER WINNERS

Fleming College 

Thi Quynh Mai Dong (Haley) and Tamara Travner

 

2021 CTB Silver Winners

Prizes

SILVER & GOLD

Each of the students on the two winning teams will receive an F. Dick Red Spirit Chef Knife, Cut Book and AMT Fry Pan compliments of Food Supplies Inc.

GOLD

The GOLD winning team will also receive a $3000 CAD bursary to aid with the expenses of their culinary education and the title of Taste Canada’s Best New Student Chefs!

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Meet the Competition

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Meet the Teams

Assiniboine Community College

 

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Shaomei Zhou and Emiri Kamanaka

Centennial College Team One a.k.a. Team #LoveCdnBeef

 

Centennial College Team 1

Sammantha McIlvenna and Meet Patel 

Their Dish: Middle Eastern Forest Roulade “Beef-e-Baharat”

Their Dish: Middle Eastern Forest Roulade “Beef-e-Baharat”

Centennial College Team Two

 

Conestoga College

 

Conestoga College student chefs

Jessie Olsen and Carlos Daniel Castrillon

Their Dish: Honey Glazed Duck Breast with Kabocha Squash, Goat Cheese Strudel and Apple Vinaigrette

Their Dish: Honey Glazed Duck Breast with Kabocha Squash, Goat Cheese Strudel and Apple Vinaigrette

École des métiers de la restauration et du tourisme de Montréal

 

William Besner and Jean-François Perron

William Besner and Jean-François Perron

Pâté chinois (Sheperd’s Pie)Eyelevel_EMRTM

Their Dish: Pâté chinois (Shepherd’s Pie)

Fanshawe College

 

Fleming College 

 

Student Chefs from Fleming College

Thi Quynh Mai Dong (Haley) and Tamara Travner

Duet of Duck with Spiced Grape Gastrique and a Foie Gras & Morel Mushroom Bread Pudding

Their Dish: Duet of Duck with Spiced Grape Gastrique and a Foie Gras & Morel Mushroom Bread Pudding

Thistletown High School

 

Thisttown Team

Monique Thompson and Thomas Goodwin 

Autumn Braised Boneless Oxtail Stew

Their Dish: Autumn Braised boneless Oxtail Stew

Thank You to Our Partners

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Educational Workshops

Taste Canada is proud to offer students a valuable educational experience in collaboration with Canola Eat Well. The 2021 workshop was developed to offer students an opportunity to learn from industry experts who share insights to enhance students’ competition experience, as well as supplement their culinary education.

Taste Canada Recipe Development 101 Presented by Canola Eat Well

Taste Canada Recipe Development 101 Presented by Canola Eat Well
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