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  BC Seafood Festival to showcase a galaxy of chefs

The BC Seafood Festival, held in the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, is from June 8 to 17

By SeaWestNews

A growing list of internationally renowned chefs will be celebrating and presenting the best of local seafood during the BC Seafood Festival.  In addition, a range of top restaurants will proudly be presenting BC Seafood on Your Plate features and specials between June 8-17, in celebration of BC Seafood month.

After 12 years in the making, the next generation of the BC Seafood Festival, proudly held in the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, is from June 8 to 17, establishing itself as the ‘must attend’ and largest seafood festival in western Canada.

The overseas chefs coming to Comox are;

Scott Schneider, Chef @ Ai Fiori, Langham Hotel – New York

Abby Ferrer, Executive Chef @ Star Noodle – Lahaina, HI, USA

Mark Best, Bistro by Mark Best – Dream Cruises’ Genting Dream, Singapore

Tony Su, Executive Chef @ Cordis Shanghai, Hongqiao – China

Jose Duarte, (pictured) Taranta – Boston, MA, USA,

Chef Tim Ho, The Food Gallery, Langham Hotel, Hong Kong.

The list of BC chefs and Comox Valley area chefs can be found here

The participating restaurant presenting the BC Seafood on Your Plate program are listed

here

Related Links:

Last year’s Chef Dang Geoduck Rockefeller

Kitchen getting crowded at BC Seafood Festival

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