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Ottawa's René Rodriguez Crowned Canada's Top Chef OTTAWA’S RENÉ RODRIGUEZ CROWNED CANADA’S TOP CHEF For more information about Top Chef Canada including bios and high resolution photos visit our media site at: http://www.shawmedia.ca/media TORONTO, March 13, 2014 – After 10 grueling weeks of fierce competition and culinary drama, Ottawa- based Chef René Rodriguez (Navarra) has won the fourth and most extreme season of Food Network Canada’s hit series Top Chef Canada. In Monday night’s thrilling season finale, Rodriguez staked his claim as Canada’s Top Chef beating out 13 of the nation’s best and brightest chefs. In addition to the coveted title, Rodriguez walked away with a grand prize of $100,000 sponsored by SpongeTowels® paper towels, a GE Monogram kitchen worth $30,000, and a custom installation by Caesarstone Quartz Surfaces worth $25,000. Rodriguez faced Kitchener’s Terry Salmond (Walper Hotel) and Six Nations’ Rich Francis (Aboriginal Culinary Concepts) in an epic finale showdown challenging chefs to “paddle it out” on Lake Ontario in the QuickFire Challenge. Then, it was on to the last Elimination Challenge of the season at Muskoka-based Taboo Spa and Resort, where Rodriguez’s brave and bold four-course meal won over host Lisa Ray, head judge Mark McEwan, resident judge Shereen Arazm, and special guest judge and award-winning food critic Ruth Reichl. “Winning Top Chef Canada means everything to me,” says Rodriguez. “During this competition I was able to dig deep into my roots and explore my passion in ways that I never thought possible. It has been an incredible journey and I have grown not only as a chef, but as a person.” Rodriguez is the owner and chef at Navarra in Ottawa, ON, where he lives with his wife and young son. Educated by Le Cordon Bleu in Ottawa, his inspiration comes from his Mexican heritage and his love for the Basque region of Spain. René Rodriguez will be available for media interviews in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 13th. Viewers who missed the season finale of Top Chef Canada can log onto topchefcanada.ca to watch the episode online or tune in to Food Network Canada for an encore presentation on Thursday, May 15th at 7pm ET/8pm PT. -30- SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Twitter: @FoodNetworkCA, @TopChefCanada, #TopChefCanada, @Chef_MarkMcEwan, @Lisaraniray, Facebook: Food Network Canada, Top Chef Canada Food Network Canada is a Shaw Media Network. About Shaw Communications Inc. Shaw is a diversified communications and media company, providing consumers with broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Home Phone, telecommunications services (through Shaw Business), satellite direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct) and engaging programming content (through Shaw Media). Shaw serves 3.3 million customers, through a reliable and extensive fibre network. Shaw Media operates one of the largest conventional television networks in Canada, Global Television, and 19 specialty networks including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY® and Showcase. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX – SJR.B, NYSE – SJR). For more information about Shaw, please visit www.shaw.ca. About Insight Productions Insight Production Company Ltd, headed by John Brunton & Barbara Bowlby has become an industry leader in the creative development, financing and production of highly rated television programs and cutting edge multiplatform content for the global market in every genre. Since 1979, it has been recognized for its reputation for quality as the recipient of numerous international awards, including multiple Gemini’s. The company has created thousands of hours of groundbreaking television that continues to be broadcast over major networks worldwide. Broadcast Magazine International claims that "when it comes to adapting formats for Canadian audiences there is one producer who appears to have the Midas touch." Along with Top Chef Canada, recent hits include Big Brother Canada, The Amazing Race Canada, Never Ever Do This At Home, Intervention Canada and The JUNO Awards, which plays a key role in the Canadian music industry; Insight’s original formats include Canada Sings & Battle of the Blades. For more information visit www.insighttv.com. For media inquiries, please contact: Ginger Bertrand Monique Camenzuli Publicist, Food Network Canada Publicist, UNIT:PR Inc. Shaw Media 416-506-1277 416-934-4676 [email protected] [email protected] Laura Hughes Senior Publicity Manager Shaw Media 416-967-8169 [email protected] .
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