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Pear Excellence Canadian Culinary Student Competition

For reference only.  The contest deadline has passed and the evaluation of entries is now underway.

Culinary Students, it's your time to shine!

Don your whites and toque to create your best culinary insPEARation! Whether you create an appetizer, salad, entrée, dessert, or beverage, we want to see your flair with the pear! The flavour and texture of fresh pears are perfect for many culinary applications. Baked, sautéed, juiced, sliced, pureed… the only limit is your imagination!Click here to view the winning recipes from 2010!

 

Five regional Finalists will win a trip to Montreal in April 2011 to compete for the $5,000 Grand Prize!

 

A finalist will be selected from each of the following five regions:

  • British Columbia (North West Territories)
  • Prairies (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
  • Ontario
  • Quebec
  • Maritimes (New Brunswick, Newfoundland/Labrador, Nova Scotia, PEI)

Plus, each finalist’s school will receive an award for supplies or its general scholarship fund; $1,000 to the Grand Prize winner’s school and $500 to the other finalists' schools.

Click here to enter!

 

 

 

For reference only.  The contest deadline has passed and the evaluation of entries is now underway.

Chef Instructors! Click here to download and print a flyer to spread the news to your students.

 

Void where prohibited. Must be 18 or over to enter. Open only to culinary students seeking a culinary associate’s degree, diploma, or certificate at accredited schools located in Canada. Entries accepted through February 28, 2011. See Terms and Conditions for further details and restrictions.