Carson Bibby was only 16-years-old when he first had the opportunity to cook alongside some of Canada91裸聊视频檚 finest chefs at the Canadian Culinary Championships91裸聊视频� Gold Medal Plates finale.

A year later and another Gold Medal Plates experience under his belt, the young Okanagan College culinary arts alumnus91裸聊视频� skills have earned him a job at one of Canada91裸聊视频檚 most acclaimed restaurants.

Bibby is now a chef de partie at Atelier, an upmarket Ottawa eatery known for its hypermodern style and 12-course tasting menu prepared using the latest techniques in molecular gastronomy. Working under the watchful eye of award-winning cxecutive chef Marc Lepine, Bibby is among the top culinary hands crafting an adventurous dining experience that is rarely the same from one night to another.

Bibby served as a sous-chef to Lepine two years running at Gold Medal Plates (Lepine won in 2016), a one-of-a-kind learning experience afforded to OC culinary arts students. This past February, at the conclusion of the event, Lepine made the young chef an offer he couldn91裸聊视频檛 refuse 91裸聊视频� a spot in the kitchen at Atelier.

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Now living Ottawa, Bibby has been working at Atelier for a few weeks. Between moving across Canada and starting work in one of the country91裸聊视频檚 most unique kitchens, he acknowledges it91裸聊视频檚 been a whirlwind month.

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Bibby credits the dual-credit culinary arts program at Okanagan College with helping him build the technical skills he needed to get noticed.

The 40-week program is one of more than a dozen offered at the College in partnership with local school districts. The programs are designed to give high school students a chance to get a head start on a career by earning post-secondary credentials while still competing high school.

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The young chef-in-training acknowledges two other important role models in the culinary world.

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91裸聊视频淲e couldn91裸聊视频檛 be prouder of Carson,91裸聊视频� said chef Bernard Casavant, culinary manager at Okanagan College.

91裸聊视频淥ur culinary arts alumni can be found in top kitchens all over the world and he is an example of one who has managed to open the door to an opportunity, and seize it, through hard work and dedication.91裸聊视频�

And while Bibby plans to continue his formal culinary training in the future, those plans are on simmer for a moment. For now, he91裸聊视频檚 enjoying the challenge of his new position.

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