Men Who Cook Archive

MEN WHO COOK 2020

The 34th annual Men Who Cook was held Saturday March 7, 2020 at the Dante Club. Our theme was celebrating 50 years of Huron House Boys’ Home.

The evening started with a hospitality hour featuring six of our cooks, as well as sampling courtesy of Refined Fool Brewing Co. and Alton Farms Estate Winery. Dinner featured 18 more cooks who served their amazing culinary creations while the Brennan Williams Quartet kept the attendees entertained.

Over 150 guests sampled the amazing dishes from local professional and amateur cooks and voted for their favourites. The cooks who took home top honours and bragging rights were:

  1. Gabriel Ponce from Clearwater Family Dental with Crème Brûlée
  2. Jason Harris from BDO with Marty’s Famous Dutch Apple Pancakes with Spiced Apples
  3. Dylan Boudreau from Fairwinds Lodge with Cream of Truffled Cauliflower soup

You can check out some of the photos from the event here.

Thank you to all of our 2020 cooks!

Brendan Bain (Bain’s BBQ), Dylan Boudreau (Fairwinds Lodge), Steve Carey (RMA Broker), Rev. Shaun Eaton (St. John in the Wilderness), Jim Forbes, Kevin Furlotte, Thaddeus Gorski (BDO), Jason Harris (BDO), Fabien Jagoo (The Co-operators), Trevor Jarrett, Jason Kimball (Shell), Brad Law (Shell), Mark Lumley (Fairwind Farms), Jason McMichael (LiUNA 1089), Scott Murray (RBC Dominion Securities), Jordan Parker (Grafted Kitchens and Millwork), Gabe Ponce (Clearwater Family Dental), Manjit Singh (Sitara Indian Cuisine), John Swart (Sarnia Building and Construction Trades Council), Paresh Thakkar (Personal Touch Eatery and Catering), Alex Tsaprailis (Big Fish), Jacques Villeneuve, Ken Walker

 

Many thanks to our 2020 Sponsors

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MEN WHO COOK 2019

People’s Choice winners:

  1. Jason McMichael – Bacon-Wrapped Sweet Potato Truffles
  2. Gabe Ponce – Petit Crème Brule
  3. Alex Tsaprailis – Stuffed Mushroom Caps

MEN WHO COOK 2018

People’s Choice winners:

  1. Greg Critchley – Elk and Ale Stew
  2. Brian Primeau – Mushroom Soup
  3. Marty Raaymakers – Sambuca Escargot

MEN WHO COOK 2017

People’s Choice winners in the “amateur” category:

  1. Jason Harris – Rack of Lamb with Maple Bourbon Sauce (first overall)
  2. Joel Eagleson – Chicken Piccatta

People’s Choice winners in the “new cook amateur” category:

  1. Henk VandenEnde – Dutch Curried Coconut Shrimp on Basmati Rice with Sweet Peas (second overall)

People’s Choice winners in the “professional” category:

  1. John Stathis – Ribs

See photos from our 2017 event.

MEN WHO COOK 2016

Winners of the 2016 ‘People’s Choice Awards’

In the “Amateur” Category:

  1. Jason Harris – Salt Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Port & Expresso Reduction (first overall)
  2. Sam Wallis (new cook) – Beer Jalepeno Cheddar Soup (second overall)

In the “Professional” Category:

  1. Paresh Thakkar – Savoury Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Pancake with Maple Basil Cashew Pesto
  2. Donald Traxler – Pork Belly Crostini

MEN WHO COOK 2015

Winners of the 2015 ‘People’s Choice Awards’

In the “Amateur” Category:

  1. Paul Haggerty – Seafood Chowder
  2. Rory Ring – Imperial City Dim Sum Dumplings

In the “Professional” Category:

  1. The Cheese Store (Murray Budden) – Double Smoked Gourmet Bacon and Artisan Blue Cheese Cake (first overall)
  2. Personal Touch Catering (Paresh Thakkar) – Singapore Style Noodle Stirfry with Seafood

Photos: 2015 Guests   2015 Cooks  2015 Misc