MEET CANADA'S NATIONAL TEAM
Canada's national sports teams have a long, proud history of wearing the Maple Leaf to compete internationally, Culinary Team Canada is among them. CTC pursues excellence in the culinary arts and has a proven record as worthy Olympians on the world stage. Canada's first medal was in 1972 at the IKA Hoga Culinary Olympics, and since then has won many more focusing on cuisine that is uniquely Canadian and reflective of the cultural diversity and agricultural abundance of our country.
The next World Culinary Olympics is in Stuttgart, 2024. The IKA/Culinary Olympics is the oldest, largest and most diverse international culinary arts competition in the world. Over 60 professional teams passionately working to achieve the perfect interaction of ingredients, preparation and presentation will try to win over a panel of expert judges. This premiere culinary competition has been repeated every four years since 1900, and today some of Canada's best chefs, managers and coaches are in the kitchen training hard to bring home the gold. Every fan has a tam, and if you're a Foodie, this is your team:
TEAM MANAGER
Paul Hoag, CCC, CEC, CHT
LEAD COACH
Judson (Jud) Simpson
COLD KITCHEN
Peter Dewer
PASTRY COACH
Russ Thayer
COMMUNICATIONS LIAISON
Tony Fernandes
TEAM SUPPORT
Carmelo Vadacchino
TEAM SUPPORT
Adelina Sisti-DeBlasis
TEAM SUPPORT
Chef Rodney Bowers
TEAM SUPPORT
Cameron Callum
TEAM SUPPORT
Chef David Franklin
CORE TEAM
Rahil Rathod
Jonathan Thauberger
Changlong Tue
Rebecca Van Bommel
Sydney Hamelin
Jason Wang
Thushara Fernando
