TORONTO — The annual Road to the Royal competition — a lead-up to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto — is once again pitting top local chefs against each other at six local fairs and festivals across the Ontario.
“The Road to the Royal Chef Challenge is a great competition that showcases the talents of local chefs while highlighting fresh, local ingredients grown by Ontario farmers,” says Charlie Johnstone, CEO of The Royal.
The competition, sponsored by Egg Farmers of Ontario, kicked off at the Great Canadian Cheese Festival in Picton, Ont. June 5. Chef Amanda Nichol, chef/owner of the Black Sheep Cannery, went head-to-head with two other local chefs in a 30-minute battle and won the opportunity to vie for the title of Royal Chef Challenge Champion at The Royal on Nov. 12.
The other five local challenges will take place at:
- Barrie Fair (Thornton), Aug. 27
- Paris Fair, Sept. 4
- Port Hope Fair, Sept. 17
- Great Northern Exhibition (Stayner), Sept. 25
- Markham Fair, Oct. 2
