Judging Cooking Competitions

Judging the Almost Famous

Judging the Almost Famous

I am delighted to announce that I’ve been invited to be a Judge at the San Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition. This is the 10th anniversary of the S.Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef  Competition and it brings together students from 73 culinary institutions across Canada and the United States to compete to be named the San Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef, up to $22,000 in prizes and a career-changing apprenticeship with a master chef. There are 10 regional competitions and I will be judging the Canadian Regionals held on January 30th at the Calphalon Culinary Center in Toronto with: Chef Jonas, Lee…

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Almost Famous Competition

Almost Famous Competition

I am almost famous. Famous enough that people I’ve never met will stop me in the airport to say: “aren’t you Alexa Clark?” But not famous enough to get free plane rides. Famous enough to have a stalker But not famous enough that they know they are my stalker. Famous enough to be considered as a guest judge in the S.Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef’s Competition. But not famous enough to be invited, just invited to compete. Perhaps I should back up a little, and make this a lot less about me. S.Pellegrino runs an annual competition for culinary students called…

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