Source
MARKET NEWS
Date 02/03/2014
Time 08:27:07 AM
Company
Shaw Communications Inc.
Title The
Most Extreme Season of Food Network Canada's
CDNX Symbol: SJR.A
Press Release
SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC. ("SJR.A-V;SJR.B-T;SJR-N")
- The Most Extreme Season of Food Network Canada's #1 Series
- Premieres March 10 at 9pm ET/10pm PT
Winner Takes Home $100,000 Grand Prize Sponsored by SpongeTowels,
$30,000 GE Monogram Kitchen, and $25,000 Caesarstone Quartz
Installation
For more information about Top Chef Canada including bios and high
resolution photos visit our media site at:
http://www.shawmedia.ca/media
TORONTO, Feb. 3, 2014 /CNW/ - Top Chef Canada is back with its
most extreme season ever. Food Network Canada and Insight Production
Company Ltd. deliver the drama, bringing together 14 new competitors seven men and seven women - for a heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping,
culinary battle of the sexes in (and out) of the kitchen. The new
season of Food Network's #1 hit series* premieres Monday, March 10 at
9pm ET/10pm PT, exclusively on Food Network Canada.
Top Chef Canada season four showcases the talents of the Nation's
best chefs and, for the first time ever, an even number of men and
women will face off in a series of gruelling challenges that will test
them mentally, physically, and emotionally. In the end only one chef
will take home the grand prize of $100,000 sponsored by SpongeTowels
paper towels, a GE Monogram kitchen worth $30,000, a custom
installation by Caesarstone Quartz Surfaces worth $25,000, and the
title of Canada's Top Chef. At the helm of the judges' table again this
season are internationally acclaimed actress and series host Lisa Ray,
critically acclaimed chef, restaurateur and head judge Mark McEwan, and
no-nonsense L.A. restaurateur and resident judge Shereen Arazm.
"Top Chef Canada has dominated as the network's top series since
its debut and in the upcoming season we're taking the competition to
the next level, delivering more high-octane challenges to push these
chefs to the limit both mentally and physically," said Barb Williams,
Senior Vice President of Content, Shaw Media.
Following a Nation-wide search, 14 of Canada's top culinary elite
have been selected to compete in this season of Top Chef Canada. The
competitors vying the title of Canada's Top Chef are:
FEMALE COMPETITORS
* Dawn Doucette, 41, Vancouver, BC
* Lauren Marshall, 27, Halifax, NS (Originally Mount Uniacke, NS)
* Karine Moulin, 36, Calgary, AB (Originally Quebec City, QC)
* Gabriela Neda, 26, Calgary, AB (Originally Caracas, Venezuela)
* Shelley Robinson, 49, Vancouver, BC
* Evelynn Takoff, 28, Kelowna, BC
* Ruth Wigman, 31, St. John's, NL (Originally Nanaimo, BC)
MALE COMPETITORS
* Vittorio Colacitti, 32, Toronto, ON
* Rich Francis, 36, Six Nations, ON (Originally Fort McPherson,
NT)
* Pierre Lamielle, 34, Calgary, AB (Originally North Vancouver,
BC)
* Michael Robbins, 29, Vancouver, BC
* Ren Rodriguez, 41, Ottawa, ON
* Terry Salmond, 30, Kitchener, ON (Originally Scarborough, ON)
* Jesse Vergen, 35, Quispamsis, NB (Originally Saint John, NB)
"Season four is our most extreme season yet!" said John Brunton,
Executive Producer, Insight Production Company Ltd. "The kitchen heats
up as our dynamic and elite chefs are put through culinary paces and
challenges like never before. We can't wait for Canada to see what
we've cooked up."
The new season of Top Chef Canada features an all-star panel of
guest judges and tasters including Toronto Raptors forward Amir
Johnson; Chopped Canada host Dean McDermott and wife Tori Spelling;
Chopped Canada judges Chuck Hughes, Lynn Crawford, Roger Mooking and
Susur Lee; Chef David Chang of Momofuku fame; Zane Caplansky (Donut
Showdown); Food Network host Bob Blumer World's Weirdest Restaurants;
Duff Goldman (Ace of Cakes); and Top Chef Canada season 3 winner and
runner up Matthew Stowe and Danny Smiles.
Top Chef Canada season four premieres March 10 at 9pm ET/10pm PT
exclusively on Food Network Canada. To watch full episodes online after
they've aired, visit topchefcanada.ca.
Source:
*BBM Canada PPM Data, 8/30/10-1/12/14
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Twitter: @FoodNetworkCA, @TopChefCanada, #TopChefCanada,
@Chef_MarkMcEwan, @Lisaraniray
Facebook: Food Network Canada, Top Chef Canada
Food Network Canada is a Shaw Media Network.
About Shaw Communications Inc.
Shaw is a diversified communications and media company, providing
consumers with broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Home
Phone, telecommunications services (through Shaw Business), satellite
direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct) and engaging programming
content (through Shaw Media). Shaw serves 3.3 million customers,
through a reliable and extensive fibre network. Shaw Media operates one
of the largest conventional television networks in Canada, Global
Television, and 19 specialty networks including HGTV Canada, Food
Network Canada, HISTORY and Showcase. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and
New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index
(Symbol: TSX - SJR.B, NYSE - SJR). For more information about Shaw,
please visit www.shaw.ca.
About Insight Productions
Insight Production Company Ltd, headed by John Brunton & Barbara
Bowlby has become an industry leader in the creative development,
financing and production of highly rated television programs and
cutting edge multiplatform content for the global market in every
genre. Since 1979, it has been recognized for its reputation for
quality as the recipient of numerous international awards, including
multiple Gemini's. The company has created thousands of hours of
groundbreaking television that continues to be broadcast over major
networks worldwide. Broadcast Magazine International claims that "when
it comes to adapting formats for Canadian audiences there is one
producer who appears to have the Midas touch." Along with Top Chef
Canada, recent hits include Big Brother Canada, The Amazing Race
Canada, Never Ever Do This At Home, Intervention Canada and The JUNO
Awards, which plays a key role in the Canadian music industry;
Insight's original formats include Canada Sings & Battle of the Blades.
For more information visit www.insighttv.com.
SOURCE Food Network
ENQUIRIES:
For media inquiries, please contact:
Ginger Bertrand
Publicist, Food Network Canada
Shaw Media
416-934-4676
ginger.bertrand@shawmedia.ca
Laura Hughes
Senior Publicity Manager
Shaw Media
416-967-8169
laura.hughes@shawmedia.ca
Monique Camenzuli
Publicist, UNIT:PR Inc.
416-506-1277
monique@unitpr.com
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