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Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)

A closer look at the five-course mealTop Chef Canada's Mark McEwan and his team prepared for our contest winner.
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Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)

Photo, Sian Richards.

Dinner with a top chef: Mark McEwan

Chef Gilbert assembles the seafood parfait in retro sundae dishes. (We loved Mark McEwan’s seafood parfait and decided to put our own spin on it!)

Photo, Sian Richards.

Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Seafood parfait

Chef McEwan describes the meal. 

Photo, Sian Richards.

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Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Chef McEwan describes each course

Chef Hakim puts the finishing touches on the heirloom-beet salad with whipped chèvre, honeycomb and roasted walnuts.

Photo, Sian Richards.

Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Preparing heirloom-beet salad

 Photo, Sian Richards.

Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Dinner guests

Chefs Stephen Gilbert (left) and Richard Hakim (right) plate the veal tenderloin. 

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Photo, Sian Richards.

Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Plating the veal tenderloin

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Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Torching the veal tenderloin

The final savoury course: roasted veal tenderloin with ricotta gnocchi and chanterelles.

Photo, Sian Richards.

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Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Roasted veal tenderloin

Preparing the dessert: warm apple pie with salted caramel and sour cream ice cream.

Photo, Sian Richards.

Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Preparing dessert

For dessert: warm apple pie with salted caramel and sour cream ice cream.

Photo, Sian Richards.

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Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Apple pie with salted caramel and sour cream ice cream

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Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Chef McEwan mingling

Photo, Sian Richards.

Dinner with a Top Chef: Mark McEwan (pictures)Mark McEwan and the dinner guests

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Related: Read about our private dinner with Mark McEwan

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