Food Fight! The Battle for Brunch, Variety's brand new fundraising event, brought together some of BC's finest chefs in a battle for your taste buds! Food Fight, held Sunday, June 27th at The Vancouver Convention Centre, raised over $38,000 for children who have special needs.
Almost 300 guests were in attendance at the Vancouver Convention Centre on Sunday, June 27th, and enjoyed the delicious brunch offerings of each of the participating Chefs. After the votes were cast, Chef Eric Edwards of Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Resort was declared Food Fight champ! Runner up was Chef Oliver Beckert of YEW Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel. A big congratulations and thank you to all our generous competitors!
A huge thank you to our fabulous emcee/auctioneer, Vancouver personality, Fred Lee, who did a truly fantasic job entertaining the crowd!
Competing for best brunch:
Chef Scott Kidd, LIFT Bar & Grill Chef Wayne Harris, MARKET at Shangri-La Chef Chris Whittaker, O'Doul's Restaurant and Bar Chef Sylvain Cuerrier, River Rock Casino Resort Chef Eric Edwards, Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Resort Chef Oliver Beckert, YEW Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver
A big thank you to our silent auction donors!
Top Table Restaurant Group
Tigh Na Mara Seaside Resort Spa
Redwoods Golf Course
Cookworks
PilarFit Personal Training
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
Winners/Homesense
Access Computer Rentals
Eminence Organic Skin Care
LIFT Bar & Grill
Olsen Europe Boutique
Culinary Kids
Subeez Cafe & Bar
Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver
O'Doul's Restaurant and Bar
River Rock Casino Resort
Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver
Stella's Tap and Tapas Bar
And our live auction donors...
All of the participating restaurants as well as Crepe Montagne and Les Faux Bourgeois