Defeats Finalists Jonathan Goodyear and Danny Smiles in Last Challenge of Food Network
Canada's Top-Rated Culinary Competition Season Finale
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TORONTO,
June 11, 2013 /CNW/ - In Monday
night's exciting season three finale of Top Chef Canada,
Vancouver's Matthew Stowe (Cactus Club Cafe) was crowned
with the distinguished title of Canada's Top Chef in Food Network
Canada's smash hit series. In addition to the coveted title, Stowe
receives the grand prize of $100,000
sponsored by SpongeTowels® paper towels, a GE Monogram kitchen
worth $30,000, and a custom
installation by Caesarstone Quartz Surfaces worth $25,000.
Stowe competed against Toronto's Jonathan
Goodyear (Royal Canadian Yacht Club) and Montreal's Danny
Smiles (Le Bremner) in the
Calgary-based finale. In a final
high stakes Quickfire Challenge, the chefs were tasked with
creating and executing their own food truck concepts, a popular
dining trend in Calgary. Goodyear
was sent home, leaving the remaining two chefs to face off in one
last Elimination Challenge with the help of Top Chef Canada
alumni, season one winner Dale
Mackay and season two winner Carl
Heinrich. The final challenge took place at Calgary's Rush Restaurant in front of special
guest judge and Top Chef Canada season one finalist
Connie DeSousa (CHARCUT Roast House)
along with special guest tasters, recording artist and proud
Calgarian Jann Arden and Lance
Hurtubise, owner of Rush Restaurant.
"Winning Top Chef Canada is a huge achievement and it's
an honour to share the title of Canada's Top Chef with such an elite
group," says Stowe, Top Chef Canada season three winner.
"Participating in this competition really challenged me to think
outside the box and present the most unique, well-balanced dishes I
could create while staying true to my own personal style."
Stowe currently serves as product development chef at Cactus
Club Cafe, with a focus on continuous menu development for Cactus'
aggressive nationwide growth plan. Upon graduation from
New York's Culinary Institute of America, Stowe honed his
craft at famed French restaurant, Lutèce. He went on to serve as
Executive Chef at Sonora Resort in Richmond, British Columbia, where he played an
integral role in the restaurant achieving the coveted Relais &
Châteaux designation in 2009. During that same year, he also penned
his first cookbook, The Tastes of Sonora Resort.
Matthew Stowe will be available
for media interviews in Vancouver
on Tuesday June 11th.
Viewers who missed the season finale of Top Chef
Canada can tune in to see it again on Tuesday, June 11th at 3pm ET/12pm PT on
Food Network Canada or log onto topchefcanada.ca to watch it
online.
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