Gold Medal Plates Saskatoon

Olympic athletes galore. Laughs from Marnie McBean. Music by Jim Cuddy and Ed Robertson. Fabulous Canadian wines. And of course the food. Duck was clearly the star of Gold Medal Plates Saskatoon!

Your lucky judges (l-r) Renee Kohlman, Dee Hobsbawn-Smith, Janis Hutton, James Chatto (chief judge), CJ Katz and me!
(also Chefs Dale MacKay and Darren Craddock)

Gold Medal Plate - Trevor Robertson, Radisson Hotel

Muskovy corn-fed duck with delicate corn crisp

Piece de resistance - a perfect freeze dried blueberry  

Silver Medal Plate - Mike Link, Credit Union Centre

Duck confit, seared duck breast, duck fois gras

in a sour cherry compote

Over the top - a delicious apple-y crisp 

Bronze Medal Plate - Chef Mike McKeown, Prairie Harvest Cafe

Duck filled perogie and a cabbage-wrapped terrine.

Nice touch - paired with Saskatchewan's own

Living Sky Winery blackcurrent wine

 

Chef Anthony McCarthy, Saskatoon Club

presents his dish to the judging table -

a pretty-as-a-picture tasting plate

 

Chef Trevor Robertson will represent Saskatoon at the Canadian Culinary Championship in Kelowna in February. Do us proud, Chef!