National Pork News

Bocuse d'Or competition

Pork Marketing Canada is proud to be a sponsor for a fundraising evening to benefit David Wong, Canada's competitor in the international Bocuse d'Or culinary competition, as well as the children's charity Breakfast for Learning.This event, Chefs for Canada, Chefs for Kids, took place at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto on April 30, 2008. The very best Toronto and area executive chefs presented an evening of unforgettable cuisine and raised much-needed funds for both these worthy causes. Similar events will be held across Canada, with the next planned for Calgary on October 1, 2008. For more information contact Vince Parkinson at [email protected]

What is Bocuse d'Or?
In January 2009 the very best chefs from twenty-four countries will convene in Lyon, France for the most demanding culinary competition in the world.

For many of the chefs, if not all of them, these will be the most important forty eight hours of their lives. Years of preparation and months of focused practice will come down to two days of intense competition and will end with the presentation of The Bocuse d'Or.

David Wong will be representing Canada at this year's competition. David Wong was the Executive Chef of the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton since December 2006. David transitioned to become a full-time chef instructor at the International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Vancouver in January 2008.

"Representing Canada at the Bocuse d'Or is a great honour and competing in the world's most prestigious competition is an experience I will cherish forever."

"I demand the best from myself and from the products I serve my customers. If you want the best for your family choose Canadian pork. Canadian pork has unsurpassed quality and flavor and is versatile enough that it can be used for any meal occasion. For healthy eating, choose lean and tender cuts like pork tenderloin, leg or center cut loin. If you are looking for a little more flavor try the rib end loin cuts, shoulder cuts and side ribs. "