Apprentice of the Year 2024 Competition, showcasing eleven local BC Culinary talents, was hosted by Chefs’ Table Society of BC on Friday, November 15 at Vancouver Community College. The winners of the 2024 competition were once again an all-female line up, the second time the competition began in 1982. The first-place winner received $2000 from Chefs’ Table Society.
Apprentice of the Year 2024 Winners:
1st Place: Jidapa "B" Siriveaw, Fairmont Pacific Rim
2nd Place: Maisie Matthews, Wildlight Kitchen + Bar
All Competitors
Elijah Anderson -Humo Izakaya
Sylvain D'Arcy - Sunflower Café
Tallan Freh - Salt and Brick
Sheldon Gangloff - Newlands Golf and Country Club
Connor Harrison - Frankies Italian
Maisie Matthews - Wildlight Kitchen + Bar
Giezel Meadows – JW Marriott Vancouver
Justin Min - JW Marriott Parq Vancouver
Jidapa Siriveaw (B) - Fairmont Pacific Rim
Umair Subod - Erica Jane
Jamie Troch- Sheraton Wall Centre
The competitors for 2024 were required to create a three-course meal that were critiqued by kitchen judges and tasting judges. To be eligible to compete, each person must have received their Red Seal Chef Certificate in 2023 or be registered as a third-year culinary apprentice in 2024
Chef Poyan Danesh, Competition Chair of Chefs’ Table Society and a former winner of the competition (2008) organized the competition and brought together a talented line up of judges.
Kitchen Judges: Andrew George, Carmelo Vadacchino, Chris Andraza were scoring competitors on their prepped mise en place, techniques and execution, proper utilization of the provided ingredients along with their professionalism, sanitation in the kitchen and timing.
Tasting Judges: Alex Chen, Johnny Bridge, Connor Sperling and Amelie Thủy Nguyễn. Judges were rating the competitors on creativity, cleanliness and presentation of their dish, the portion size, menu and ingredient compatibility, knife skills, texture, flavour and taste.
The competition was sponsored by:
Title Sponsors
Chefs’ Table Society of BC, Skills Trade BC, BC Chefs Association, Vancouver Community College
Silver Sponsors
Russell Hendrix
Centennial Foods
Chef & Co
Cascadia Tableware
Ocean Mamma
Product Sponsors
Perch from Deluxe Seafood, Lamb from Centennial Foods, Chocolate from Barry Callebaut
