GOLD MEDAL PLATES 2012: A PHOTOSTORY

Guests had the opportunity to bid on some fantastic auction items

 

 CSL spoke with down to earth Gold Medal Olympian Kyle Shewfelt, a passionate athlete for his sport of gymnastics.  Shewfelt also commentated during the 2012 Summer Olympic games, and did an outstanding job (definitely one of CSL's faves from the games).

Several auction items

 

 Victoria Gin, signed by the athletes were on display

2012 Gold Medal Plates Calgary winner, Michael Dekker (Rouge Calgary) plates up his foie gras with blueberries

  

  Chef Dekker's plated dish

BRASSERIE AND WINEBAR KENSINGTON: Executive Chef Cam Dobranski

 DISH: House made Brome duck pastrami and foie sandwich

WINE: Black Hills Estate 2011 Cellar Hand white

 

  BELGO : Executive Chef Shaun Desaulniers

 DISH: Briased oxtail tortellini, forest mushroom salad, parmesan basil foam

WINE: Gery Monk 2009 Merlot

NOtaBLE: Executive Chef Justin Labossiere

DISH: Wood fire grilled elk striploin, wildgame pate en croute, huckleberry jus

WINE: Laughing Stock 2009 Portfolio red

HOTEL ARTS RAW BAR: Executive Chef  Duncan Ly

DISH: Petite saddle of lamb, pearl onion and raison preserve, apple and parsnip parfait

WINE: Sandhill 2009 Syrah

MODEL MILK: Executive Chef Justin Leboe

DISH: Model milk hot dog with smoked veal and foie gras.  Peanut aoili, tomato truffle relish.  Brioche bun.

WINE: Clos du Soleil 2011 Rose Cabernet Sauvignon

 

 Executive Chef Home tasting room, Xavier Lacaze

 

HOME TASTING ROOM: Executive Chef Xavier Lacaze
DISH: Crispy berkshire pork and alberta potato roll, red beet mustard, pickled B.C. radish salad
WINE: Blue Mountain 2010 Pinot Noir

  CHOP STEAKHOUSE: Executive Chef Andrew Keen
DISH: Trio of rabbit, parfait, rillette and cured smoked loin

WINE: Mission Hill 2009 Perpetua Chardonnay

 TOWNSHIP/ CANVAS: Executive Chef Kenny Kaechele
DISH: Scallop choucroute with braised veal cheek
WINE: Black Hills Estate 2011 Viognier

CATCH: Executive Chef Kyle Groves

DISH: Sturgeon wrapped carb, Colville bay oyster and BC spot prawn, Plateau de Mer re-imagined.

WINE: Black Hills Estate 2011 Alibi

CRAZYWEED KITCHEN (Canmore): Executive Chef Eden Hrabec

DISH: Brown buttered sweetbreads, apricot masala, smashed baby potatoed with wilted spinach, chicken black pepper poppadom, preserved lemon

WINE: Joie Farms 2011 Noble Blend

 

Hospitable Chefs from the Marriott Calgary, (left) Executive Chef Eric Larcom and (right) Executive Sous Chef Hussein Haji smile as they proudly show off their dessert creations.

The dessert: maple bacon cupcake was beautifully spiced, with a mascarpone/ cream cheese frosting.  This would be great as a tea cake.

The 2012 Culinary Winners are:

Gold: Eden Hrabec Crazyweed Kitchen 2011 Noble Blend, Joie Farms (Okanagan)

Silver: Cam Dobranski Brasserie &, Crazyweed kitchen Wine Bar Kensington 2011 Cellar Hand White, Black Hills Estate (Okanagan)

Bronze: Duncan Ly Raw Bar 2009 Syrah, Sandhill (Okanagan)

Best of Show Award Winners:

Gold: Blue Mountain’s 2010 Pinot noir

Silver: Black Hills 2010 Viognier

Bronze: Joie Farm 2011 Noble Blend

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2011 GOLD MEDAL PLATES IN CALGARY

The 2011 Gold Medal Plates played host to athletes, chefs, musicians and guests during a fun-filled night in Calgary. To celebrate the next Olympics in London, British flags, London underground signs and a British inspired soundtrack lent a cool Brittania vibe to the Telus Convention Centre.

First, guests enjoyed a VIP reception with classic British cocktails - gin and tonic, Pimm's and Molson Canadian beer. Then, guests filed into the tasting room where ten chefs offered their best appetizers paired with sumptuous wines.

Last year's winner, Duncan Ly (Hotel Arts) plating his beautiful lamb appetizer

Some chefs took a cue from the British theme with Fish and Chips: Potato crusted black cod, curried creamed pea with dungeness crab, minted thai basil tarter sauce (from Belgo Brasserie's Chef Shaun Desaulniers, pictured above), while some went for all out decadence with Rougie foie gras sundae (Chef Michael Dekker, Rouge).

Other highlights included:

Chef Kyle Groves from Catch: Organic ocean BC spot prawns with Rougie Foie Gras, Saffron and vanilla with 2009 Black Hills Syrah (above)

Brasserie Kensington's Chef Cam Dobranski's Applewood smoked Alberta lamb rilette with brome lake foie gras torchon, apricot compote and lamb jus with 2009 Black Hills Syrah (above)

Rush Chef Andrew Steven's Smoked black cod, maple sake poached foie gras torchon, sesame chicken skin cracker miso powder, dashi/maple emulsion with 2009 Kettle Valley Gewurztraminer

Chef Justin Labossiere from Notable: Butter poached pork tenderloin double smoked bacon perogy root vegetable rissole, crab apple brown butter with 2010 Joie farm : a Noble blend (above)

Chef Andrew Keen from Chop Steakhouse and Bar: Foie Gras Sacchetti with squash and double beef shin consomme with Inniskillin 2008 Disovery Series Marsanne Roiusanne VQA (above)

Petite Restaurant's appetizer

Finally, the evening ended with a rousing musical performance from Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo), Ed Robertson and a live and silent auction.

When the Gold Plates were announced the winners were:

1st Place: Chef Michael Dekker, Rouge : Rougie Foie Gras Sundae with 2008 Sratus cabernet ice wine (below) 2nd Place: Chef Jan Hrabec, Crazyweed Kitchen: Chili crusted pork belly and steamed sablefish with peanut nahm jim with 2008 Peninsula Ridge Estates Fume Blanc

3rd Place: Chef Justin Leboe, Model Milk: Shrimp and grits with ham hock and rock shrimp vinaigrette with Bartier Scholefield Rose table wine 2010 (below)

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Dessert for the evening: dulce de leche banoffee pie

The Fall 2011 issue of City Style and Living magazine, is available at
the following address (follow the three simple steps to access the full
magazine, online (also available in PRINT)) :

1) go to http://www.citystyleandliving.com
2) click on the 'front cover' image, on the left hand side of your screen
3) to flip through the e-magazine, click on the bottom right hand corner
of the magazine, just as you would our print magazine!