Y Embassy Chef Showcase

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Date and Time

Mar 26, 2025, 6 - 9pm

Location

Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park

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A Heartfelt Thank You for Making the 2025 Y Embassy Chef Showcase a Success!

The Y Embassy Chef Showcase is the culinary event that could only be held in Canada’s Capital! Guests enjoyed authentic dishes and beverages created by talented chefs from around the world, all in the spirit of friendly competition, cultural diversity, and inclusion.

Thanks to the incredible support of our participants, sponsors, and embassies, the 2025 Y Embassy Chef Showcase raised $55,000 for vital YMCA programs and services. This success will help us continue to provide essential resources to those who need them most.

A sincere thank you to everyone who attended, supported, and contributed to making this event unforgettable!

The 2025 Embassy Chef Showcase

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park

About the Cause

Since 1867, the YMCA of the National Capital Region has been at the centre of the community, helping people of all backgrounds, ages, and abilities live engaging, more rewarding lives. A charity dedicated to the health of individuals, families, and communities, the Y is proud to offer a wide variety of programs, including services for Newcomers to Canada, language assessment, summer camp, transitional and supportive housing, employment services, and so much more.

100% of the proceeds raised by the Y Embassy Chef Showcase will be put to work helping those who need it most within the National Capital Region. Your support helps our Y continue to provide vital programs and services to the families and children in our community that rely on them.

Honourary Chair, Margaret Dickenson

Margaret Dickenson is a world-renowned cookbook author, columnist, and television host. Margaret earned a degree in foods and nutrition from the University of Guelph, and has traveled around the world with her late husband, Larry Dickenson, who served as a member of Canada's diplomatic corps.

Her cookbooks, including From the Ambassador's Table and Margaret's Table - Easy Cooking & Inspiring Entertaining, have been recognized with many international awards. For five years she hosted an award-winning cooking and entertaining show on Rogers television called Margaret's Sense of Occasion.

In 2011, Margaret was named as Alumna of Honour by the University of Guelph Alumni Association.