Chaine des Rotisseurs - Confrerie de la Chaine de Rotisseurs, Bailliage of Calgary and Southern Alberta

Stephanie Schnepf of Olive's takes gold at the National Jeunes Commis Competition in Victoria

This year’s Canadian National Jeunes Commis Rotisseurs competition was held in Victora, B. C. on Friday, October 23, 2009 at the Interurban Campus of Camosun College. Presiding over the competition was Takashi Murakami, CM, Conseiller Culinaire, President du Concours des Jeunes Commis Rotisseurs du Canada.

The black box contents, although short in length for the compulsory ingredients, was a selection designed to challenge the talent of the competitors:
            Black cod
            Rabbit
            Fennel
            Chanterell mushrooms
            Dark chocolate
Also notable was the lack of common ingredients, such as a red meat or unusual ingredients such as sea urchin or other “exotic” local fare.

The judging panel was composed of a cross-section of professionals and non-professionals from Bailliages across Canada. From West to East, they were:

            Colin Mantell Bailli Régional, Bailliage de Victoria
            Lynn MacDonald Vice Chargé de Mission, Bailliage de Victoria
            Dr. Jane Ruddick Bailli Régional Bailliage de Vancouver, BC
            Helene Scott Bailli Régional, Bailliage de Val d'Okanagan (Kelowna, BC)
            Cindy Findlay, Bailli Régional, Bailliage de Calgary
            Mel Miners, Vice-Chargé de Presse, Bailliage de Calgary
            Susan Bauerfind Dame de la Chaine, Bailliage de Calgary
            Susan Green Conseiller Gastronomique Bailliage du Canada
            H. Ekkehard Herling Bailli Régional, Bailliage de Toronto

Winners of the competition were:
Bronze Medal Michael Holman Toronto Park Hyatt Hotel
Silver Medal Sylvester Dudek Winnipeg St Charles G&CC

The Gold Medal was presented to Ms. Stephanie Schnepf of Olive’s in Calgary. She was sponsored by Mark Wilson, Vice Echanson and mentored by Duncan Ly, Maitre Rotisseur.

Her menu consisted of:

1st course: Crispy skin black cod with a black cod sausage, fennel rissole and a tomato, fennel emulsion
2nd course: Pan seared rabbit loin with a confit rabbit leg and goat cheese potato pave, parsnip puree chanterelle mushrooms and a rabbit jus
3rd course: dark chocolate bavaroise with a hazelnut sable and a strawberry coulis

As a result of her win, Stephanie will be representing Canada at the 33rd Concours International des Jeuenes Commis Rotisseurs Competition to be held in Helsinki, Finland in September, 2010.

Our congratulations are extended to Stephanie on her win and to her mentors.

Click here for a newspaper clipping from the Victoria Times Colonist taken during the competition.

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