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Chef Adelina DeBlasis has accepted the National Chef of the Year award from the Culinary Federation of Canada. Ms. DeBlasis is a secondary teacher at P.A.S.S. Secondary School and is an instrumental part of the Community Kitchen Program.
Founded in 1963, the Culinary Federation is a Canadian association of professional chefs and cooks who recognize three Regional Chefs of the Year and one National Chef of the Year annually. Adelina is only the 2nd person from Windsor to win National Chef of the Year (Hans Bueschkens won in 1974) and she is the 3rd female chef to win since 1965.
In order to be considered for this prestigious recognition Adelina was nominated and won the Chef of the Year for the Culinary Federation Central Region (Ontario) in April 2023. From there she and two other chefs from across Canada were eligible for the National Chef of the Year. This recognition is based on an individual's outstanding culinary skills, culinary contributions across Canada, dedication, and professionalism. It is the highest single achievement within Canada in the culinary sector. She was knighted with the Ceremonial Steel; only one of two in the world. The other is in Germany.
Adelina is also a member of the Canadian Culinary Olympic Team. As the Support Manager for Olympic Culinary Team Canada, she supports the team in training and prepping for competition as well as maintaining financials, fundraising initiatives, administration, public and social media relations and coordinating travel for practices, competition and events.
The team will be competing in the Culinary Olympics in Stuttgart, Germany in February of 2024.
Congratulations Adelina!
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