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This is the unconventional recipe for the seven part series based on the most prestigious culinary competition of them all, The Gold Medal Plates competition, the Canadian Culinary Championships. Lively Media presents Gold Medal Plates; The Quest for Canada’s Best Chef.

Watch Gold Medal Plates: The Quest for Canada's Best Chef every Saturday on DISCOVERY HD starting September 12th at 6pm.

Leanna Crouch will be at MIPCOM 2009 from October 4-7.2009. For visits she will be at the Canada Pavilion, Stand 02.10. Please email mipcom2009@livelymedia.ca to set up a meeting with Leanna.

Sunday’s episode takes us to Edmonton, where 10 of the city's best chefs compete for a spot in the Banff semi finals. The action starts at 8pm, on travel+escape! 

And don’t forget that you can catch up on the previous week’s episode Sundays at 7pm, right before the brand new episode.

Leanna Crouch is attending the RealScreen Summit at the Renaissance Washington DC  from February 1st to 4th.

Lively Media announced today that it has begun production on a seven part television series giving viewers a rare behind-the-scenes look at Gold Medal Plates, Canada's most coveted culinary competition.  Called Gold Medal Plates: The Quest for Canada's Best Chef, the series will air on travel+escape in the spring of 2009.  Gold Medal Plates is a celebration of Canadian excellence in the areas of cuisine, wine, and athletics.  Through its national pursuit to crown Canada's best chef, Gold Medal Plates has donated more than $2 million to Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes.  Annually, regional competitions are held in six Canadian cities: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, with the winning chefs representing each city coming together for the National Culinary Championship in Banff.

Lively Media is pleased to announce that beginning in October, CTV will be airing episodes of Breeder Of The Pack on Saturdays, at 2:30 pm EST, and episodes of The Chef's Domain on Saturdays, at 1:30 pm EST, starting in November. The schedule will be as follows:

Breeder Of The Pack

Oct. 4 - Basset Hounds - "A tail of three hounds"

Oct. 11- Nova Scotia Duck Tollers - "Bred to hunt"

Oct. 18- Dogue De Bordeaux - "Doyenne of the Dogues"

Oct. 25- Chihuahuas - "Small dog on Canine Campus"

Nov. 1- Standard Poodles - "Poodle Pandemonium"

The Chef's Domain

Nov. 22- Vancouver - Chef Vikram Vij

Nov. 29- Montreal - Chef Nancy Hinton

Dec. 6- Calgary - Chef Scott Pohorelic

Dec. 13- Sooke - Chef Edward Tuson

Dec. 20- St. John's - Chef Tak Ishiwata

Dec. 27- Toronto - Chefs Ted Corrado and Nathan Isberg

Leanna Crouch will be at MIPCOM 2008 from October 13-15.2008.  For visits she will be at the Canada Pavilion, Stand 02.10.  Please email mipcom2008@livelymedia.ca to set up a meeting with Leanna.

Featuring eight top-notch Chef’s from across Canada, this series will air twice weekly on both Tuesday and Sunday nights at 8:00 PM EST.  If you have a passion for food, you don’t want to miss a minute of this engaging and informative series. 

 Episode Air Dates

 Episode #                                 City                                       Chef                                Air Date

 1001                                           Vancouver                        Vikram Vij                  August 5^th

1002                                            Montreal                            Nancy Hinton           August 10^th  

1003                                            Calgary                               Scott Pohorelic        August 12^th

1004                                             Sooke                                  Edward Tuson          August 17^th

1005                                             St. John’s                           Tak Ishiwata            August 19^th

1006                                             Toronto                             Ted Corrado &         August 24^{th
                                                                                                      Nathan Isberg}

1007                                             Ottawa                                Michael Moffatt     August 26^th

1008                                              Halifax                                Ray Bear                 August 31^st

What profession requires show business acumen, a knack for genetic manipulation, the honed instincts of a seasoned corporate raider and hairdressing skills? Welcome to the world of dog breeders. BREEDER OF THE PACK, a 5 x 30 documentary series follows the stories of the eccentric and opinionated people who populate the dog world, and the passionate lengths they go to propagate and defend their desirable pooches. Offbeat and endearing, each episode of this stylish series focuses on one breeder and their canine of choice. From “leasing a bitch”, to posing for paparazzi, we follow these devoted dog lovers on their quest to conquer the show competition, protect critically sick pups, or go toe to toe with a life-long foe.