Best Chef
Gold Winner Renée Lavallée, The Canteen
Silver Winner Craig Flinn, Chives Canadian Bistro
Bronze Winner Stephanie Ogilvie, Brooklyn Warehouse
“The reality is, I’m the captain of a sports team. An amazing team,” says Renée Lavallée, quick to shout out her two assistant captains, Kyle and Josh, and number one cheerleader, her business partner and husband, Doug Townsend. Lavallée, whose restaurant The Canteen cleaned up this year’s Best of Halifax awards with six wins, has dethroned longtime Best Chef champ Craig Flinn, but is adamant about sharing her moment in the sun with her squad. “I work the line every day because that’s the shift I really enjoy. But at the end of the day, it’s not about me. It’s still me cooking but it’s about the entire team. I know if I’m off the field, I don’t have to worry about it.”
Previously in Best of Halifax
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| Nov 7, 2019
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| Nov 1, 2018
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Best Chef
| Nov 3, 2016
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Best Chef
| Nov 5, 2015
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Best Chef
| May 22, 2014
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Best Chef
| May 23, 2013
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Best Chef
| May 17, 2012
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Craig Flinn, Chives Canadian Bistro
by Carsten Knox | May 19, 2011
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Best Chef
Dennis Johnston, Fid Resto
by Carsten Knox | May 13, 2010
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Best Chef
Craig Flinn
by Carsten Knox | May 21, 2009
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Best Chef
Craig Flinn (Chives)
| Jul 3, 2008
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Best Chef
| Jul 26, 2007
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Best Chef
| Jul 27, 2006
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Best Chef
| May 1, 2003
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Best Chef
| May 2, 2002
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