Hot Chefs, Cool Jazz

Black and white with splashes of colour (from left): Jo Hartley, Breanne Hartley, Suzanne Schieble and Kelsey Gallant break out their summer wardrobes for the soiree.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Always elegant, Coleen Christie (r) of CTV mingles with resident food and wine writer Cassandra Anderton of Good Life Vancouver.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

President of Moxie’s, Laurids Skaarup (l), congratulates 2010 Bocuse D’Or representative Ryan Stone of the West Coast Fishing Club.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Executive Chef of Moxie’s, John Humphrey (l), with Vincent Parkinson, the manager of Bocuse D’Or.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Like mother, like daughter: Karen Kroeker (l) and daughter Aleida Stone are the picture of elegance with their flowing dresses and flawless updos.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

From left: David Zadak of BMO, Taylor MacDonald of Pathfinder and Rob Scott of Riverside Resources.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Chefs Evelynn Takoff and Rod Butter of RauDZ Regional Table trucked their goods from Kelowna to give guests a taste of their Okanagan merguez sausage.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Wine sponsors for the evening, Kelly Ladbrook (l) and Megan Moyle of Vincor, toast a beautiful evening.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Chefs Kevin Lu (l) and Jason Lloyd of Terminal City Club show off their featured dish of the evening Guinness-braised Angus Shortrib with Apple Chipotle Cornbread.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

You wouldn’t guess from their size that food is their life Melody Fury (l) of Vancouver Food Tour and Victoria Chemko of Victoria’s Food Secrets.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Floors by day, gourmet food and jazz by night. Kevin Swenson, of System One Floors. and wife Tracy Cain enjoy their date night on the town.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

From left: Mike Kells, Samantha Hills, Kirstie Hills and Daniel Vickers savour their wine and the soulful live jazz music that evening.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Coming soon to Gastown Paul Brunberg of L’Abattoir gives guests a sneak preview of his restaurant opening this summer.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Executive Chef Norbert A. Roesch at the Hyatt Hotel proudly displays his Heirloom Tomato Stuffed with Lump Crab and Wasabi Tobiko Salad.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Settimio Sicoli of Vancouver Community College Culinary School with the favoured dish of the evening seared Qualicum Scallops and Foie Gras Oxtail Gyoza.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Shaun Haxton (l) and Christie Lohr of Style Nine To Five work the natural spotlight well.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

The West Coast Fishing Club’s Chef Ryan Stone who will represent Canada at the International Bocuse D’Or culinary competition against 23 other countries.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.

Executive Chef Vincent Stefano of the Wildflower at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler with his Rabbit Rillette, Spring Salad and Brioche.
John Humphrey of Moxie’s and Vincent Parkinson of Bocuse D’Or.