The Great Kitchen Party wrapped up another delicious event Friday night with local chefs putting their skills to the test for the ultimate prize.
Chefs from across the Okanagan battled in the culinary competition and chef Kai Koroll of Lake Country香蕉视频直播檚 50th Parallel Estate Winery took home the top podium finish.
With a final dish featuring gindara sablefish, sea urchin and sidestrip shrimp, chef Koroll will now advance to the 2020 Canadian Culinary Championships as Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 first regional chef.
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Kelowna Olympian Kelsey Serwa hosted the event at the Delta Hotel in downtown Kelowna to a packed show featuring local musicians and some of the Okanagan香蕉视频直播檚 most prestigious culinary talents.
In second place was chef Andrea Callan from Red Fox Club at Indigenous World Winery in West Kelowna and third was chef Chris Braun from RauDZ Regional Table in Kelowna.
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James Chatto, Canadian Culinary Championships national culinary advisor and head judge said it was a very tight finish.
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Chef Koroll will now represent Kelowna, the Okanagan as well as the province at the championships in Ottawa on Jan. 31.
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