Pairing with Chardonnay: See what 6 chefs made at the Canadian Culinary Championships

Let Canada's top chefs inspire you with their gourmet dishes paired with Chardonnay from this year's Canadian Culinary Championships.

By Christine Picheca, Online Food Editor

CanadianLiving.com couldn't miss this year's Canadian Culinary Championships' Mystery Wine Pairing! Top chefs from Vancouver, Quebec, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa-Gatineau, Montreal and Halifax prepared a dish they felt suited a mystery bottle of wine, and guests in attendance cast their ballots for the best dish of the evening. This year the chefs were each given only $400 to feed the nearly 200 guests, but despite a small budget everything was creative and delicious!

What was the mystery wine? A beautiful Closson Chase Chardonnay by winemaker Deborah Paskus out of Prince Edward County, Ontario. To learn more about Chardonnay, look for Canadian Living Magazine's new wine column in our April 2008 issue.

Curious about what the chefs cooked up, or need inspiration for Canadian Living's Cook of the Year contest? Click on to see winning dishes by Canada's top chefs!

Page 1 - Canadian Culinary Championships
Page 2 - Plate by Chef Roland Menard of Manoir Hovey, Montreal
Page 3 - Bronze medal Chef Judy Wu of Wlld Tangerine, Edmonton
Page 4 - Closson Chase Winery
Page 5 - Cooking salmon for nearly 200 guests
Page 6 - James Chatto and Chef Roland Menard
Page 7 - Olympian Marni McBean
Page 8 - Silver medal dish
Page 9 - Actor Sonja Smits
Page 10 - Plate by Chef Melissa Craig of Bearfoot Bistro, Whistler
Page 11 - Underdog Melissa Craig won the entire weekend!
Page 12 - Gold medal dish
Page 13 - Bronze medal dish
Page 14 - Learn all about Chardonnay

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