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Chefs cook up a storm in 麻豆精选, winners picked in BC Cook Off

The winning chefs will represent B.C. at the Culinary Federation Conference in May
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The BC Cook Off hosted at 麻豆精选's Lakehouse Kitchens Cooking School on Mar. 9, 2025.

The 2025 BC Cook Off saw culinary masterpieces presented by some of the province's top chefs in a competition to represent B.C. at the Culinary Federation's annual conference in May. 

Hosted by the Okanagan Chefs Association at Lakehouse Kitchens Cooking School on Mar. 9, the decision makers were kitchen judge Chef Bernard Casavant and tasting judges Chefs Robert Belcham, JC Felicella, and Bruno Marti. 

In the senior chef category, West 麻豆精选's Chef Sydney Hamelin from Mission Hill Winery took home the win. 麻豆精选's Chef Tallen Freh from Salt & Brick won among the young chefs.

Hamelin and Freh are heading to Moncton, N.B. from May 26-29 to represent B.C. 

Tickets to the national conference can be purchased online. 



Brittany Webster

About the Author: Brittany Webster

I am a video journalist based in 麻豆精选 and capturing life in the Okanagan
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