TORONTO — Season eight of Top Chef Canada will premiere April 13 at 10 p.m. on Food Network Canada, with 12 new culinary competitors and a roster of new and returning sponsors.
In addition to taking home the sought-after title of Canada’s Top Chef, this season’s winner will receive a grand prize of $100,000 provided by Interac Corp., a 2020 Lexus RX self-charging hybrid electric SUV, and an eight-night guided tour of Italy for two, courtesy of Air Transat.
The other sponsors lined up for this season include returning sponsors Mill Street Brewery and Kid Food Nation and new sponsors Crest and Tourism Prince Edward Island.
To remain in the competition each week, the chefs must impress the Top Chef Canada judging panel comprised of: chef and host Eden Grinshpan; chef and owner of The McEwan Group, head judge Mark McEwan; powerhouse restaurateur Janet Zuccarini; food writer and personality Mijune Pak; and renowned food journalist and critic Chris Nuttall-Smith. In addition, several culinary personalities and notable food lovers will join the Top Chef Canada judging panel as guest judges during this season’s Quickfire and Elimination challenges.
Top Chef Canada is the homegrown version of the Emmy Award-winning NBCUniversal Series Top Chef and is produced by Insight Productions Ltd. in association with Food Network Canada. Executive producers are John Brunton and Mark Lysakowski, and executive producer and showrunner is Eric Abboud. For Corus Studios and Food Network Canada, Marni Goldman is the executive in charge of production, Krista Look is director of original lifestyle content, and Lisa Godfrey is vice-president of original content for Corus Entertainment.
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(Pictured is the cast of competitors and judges for Top Chef Canada, Season 8 (left to right): Francis Blais, Adrian Forte, Brock Bowes, Jo Notkin, Dominique Dufour, Elycia Ross, Mijune Pak, Mark McEwan, Eden Grinshpan, Chris Nuttall-Smith, Janet Zuccarini, Xin Mao, Stephanie Ogilvie, Nils Schneider, Shaun Hussey, Imrun Texeira, and Lucy Morrow. Image Courtesy of Food Network Canada.)
