Home-cooks from Ottawa, Ontario, Welland, Ontario and Parksville, British Columbia compete in the third episode, airing Wednesday, March 12 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC-TV
In the third episode of RECIPE TO RICHES, airing Wednesday, March 12 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC-TV, an I.T. guy from Ottawa, ON, a retiree from Welland, ON and a beach girl from Parksville, BC compete to find out whose savoury pie will appear as a President’s Choice® product at select Loblaw banner stores across the county and compete in the live series finale for a chance to win a grand prize of $250,000.
A self-proclaimed nerd’s nerd, Don Chow‘s passion in life is food. The Ottawa, ON native would one day love to open his own restaurant, a dream that he may finally have the chance to explore if he succeeds in RECIPE TO RICHES. Don’s professional grade knowledge of ingredients and flavours will be his secret weapon. A retired 74 year old, Welland, Ontario’s Alcide Desveaux is a true Acadian who describes his cooking style as “real cooking… the old school way”, meaning he likes real, wholesome food and doesn’t skimp on rich ingredients. Alcide’s faith in his old school ways along with his great cooking instincts will give him the confidence to be a serious contender in RECIPE TO RICHES. Parksville, BC’s Sheena Thomas sees herself as the “come back kid”. Having met her fair share of challenges, she believes winning the competition will change the course of her life. Sheena finds inspiration in her cooking from the wide variety of food she has tried through her love of traveling.
Each competitor will need to impress RECIPE TO RICHES’ esteemed panel of judges, featuring marketing guru Arlene Dickinson, chef and entrepreneur Vikram Vij and food expert Gail Simmons. RECIPE TO RICHES is hosted by actor and food-lover Carlo Rota. RECIPE TO RICHES was created and produced by Temple Street Productions.
Find the show online at:
Website:cbc.ca/recipetoriches
Twitter:@RecipetoRiches#RecipetoRiches
Facebook:facebook.com/recipetoriches
Instagram: @RecipetoRiches
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About RECIPE TO RICHES:
Now exclusively on CBC-TV, reality culinary competition,RECIPE TO RICHESaims to discover the best of the best in Canadian food development. It invites Canadian home-cooks to create and share their original favourite personal recipes with the country. Each episode features a different food category with home-cooks competing for a weekly $25,000 prize. The weekly winner will move on to compete in the series finale for the grand prize of $250,000. Each category winner’s recipe will be available across the country as a President`s Choice® brand product. RECIPE TO RICHESis produced by Temple Street Productions in association with CBC.
About Temple Street Productions
Temple Street is a leading producer of television, film and digital media content based in Toronto, Canada. A selection of Temple Street’s past and present projects includes:The Next Step(Family Channel),Orphan Black(Space, BBC America),Over the Rainbow(CBC),Being Erica(CBC, SOAPnet),Wingin’ It(Family Channel, Starz Kids & Family),Cover me Canada(CBC),Recipe to Riches(Food Network, Global),Billable Hours(Global, Showcase),Canada’s Next Top Model(CTV),How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?(CBC),Queer as Folk(Showtime, Showcase) andDarcy’s Wild Life(NBC, Discovery Kids, Family Channel). For more company information visit:www.templestreetproductions.com
About Loblaw Companies Limited TSX:
The Company is a subsidiary of George Weston Limited (“Weston”). It is Canada’s largest food retailer, a leading provider of drugstore, general merchandise and financial products and services, and is the majority unit holder of Choice Properties™, an owner, manager and developer of commercial real estate across Canada. The Company has three reportable operating segments: Retail, Financial Services and Choice Properties™. Loblaw and its franchisees together are among the largest private sector employers in Canada, employing approximately 138,000 full-time and part-time employees across more than 1,000 corporate and franchise stores from coast to coast. Through its portfolio of store formats, Loblaw is committed to providing Canadians with a wide range of products and services to meet everyday household and consumer needs. Loblaw is known for the quality, innovation and value of its food offering. It offers one of Canada’s strongest control brand programs, including the unique President’s Choice®, no name® and Joe Fresh® brands. In addition, through its subsidiaries, the Company makes available to consumers President’s Choice Financial® services and offers the PC® points and PC Plus™ loyalty programs.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages.
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For more information, please contact:
Natalie Petozzi
entertainment publicist, CBC Publicity
Natalie.Petozzi@cbc.ca416 205 2221 (office) / 647 926 6954 (mobile)
