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Food Network Celebrity Stage

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Appearing in person on the Food Network Canada Celebrity Stage 2007
Anna Olson Celebrity Pastry Chef and Host of Food Network's "SUGAR"	Official EAT! Vancouver Sponsor	Rob Feenie Vancouver’s own Iron Chef America Winner

The central focal point of EAT! Vancouver is, without a doubt, the Food Network Celebrity Cooking Stage where Food Network Canada's superstars Anna Olson and Rob Feenie will dazzle the audience with their amazing talent, wit and humor. The Food Network Canada Celebrity Cooking Stage presents a stunning array of chefs and cookbook authors demonstrating their skills and cuisines throughout the three days of the show. Vancouver Magazine will host recipients of the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards on the Food Network Celebrity Cooking Stage. The award winning restaurants and their chefs will showcase their culinary talents by cooking some of their signature dishes right before the eyes of hundreds of visitors.

Anna Olson

Celebrity Pastry Chef and Host of Food Network's "SUGAR"

Anna Olson will be on the Food Network Celebrity Stage and will be recreating some of her famous recipes utilizing SPLENDA® Brand products.

Olson joined Food Network Canada after a seven-year stint as pastry chef at Inn on the Twenty in Jordan, Ontario. The appeal of working in a winery restaurant that specialized in cooking with local and seasonal ingredients was impossible to refuse. It was there that Anna met her husband Chef Michael Olson and soon it was married bliss and fantastic meals to match! Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Olson moved to Ontario as a child and grew up in Toronto.

Like many chefs, Olson realized her culinary dreams in a roundabout way. After earning her degree in Political Studies and Sociology from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Olson spent a brief time in banking in downtown Toronto. She spent her lunch hours wandering around the St. Lawrence Market, searching for ideas, ingredients, and inspiration for her next dinner party. Recognizing that cooking was her true passion, she enrolled in the culinary program at Johnson & Wales University in Vail, Colorado and never looked back. Upon graduation, Olson traveled around the United States, working in Texas and New Orleans before finding her way to Niagara.

In addition to television, Olson also explores print media.The Inn on the Twenty Cookbook was co-authored with her husband and published in 2000 (Whitecap Publishing, Vancouver). Sugar, the companion book to her hit television series, was published in Spring 2004. Look for a new Olson collaboration a menu-driven cookbook that highlights how the Olsons cook at home, with tips and tricks for ease in entertaining and weeknight dining. Olson also freelance writes for various publications including Vines and LCBO Food & Drink.

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Chef Rob Feenie

Vancouver’s own Iron Chef America Winner
Lumiere & Feenie's Restaurants
Host of New Classics With Chef Rob Feenie on Food Network Canada
Iron Chef America title winner in 2005

Robert Feenie is the owner and executive chef of Lumiere Restaurant in Vancouver , Canada . Since it opened in 1995, the restaurant and Feenie have received accolades from notable food critics around the world. Lumiere was awarded Vancouver 's Best Restaurant and Best French Restaurant awards for an unprecedented seven years. In November 2000, Lumiere became the first freestanding restaurant in Canada to receive the Relais Gourmand designation, an honor reserved for those who specifically cater to the passions of the art of living, quality, refinement and a sense of the exceptional. In late 2003 Lumiere became the first restaurant in Canada to be awarded the Traditions et Qualite, an award bestowed on Lumiere by the top chefs of Europe and North America . In November 2004 Lumiere was awarded AAA's highest rating: the coveted 5 Diamond Award, making it one of only seven restaurants in the country to receive this honor.

Feenie's interest in cuisine started during a high school exchange program in Europe and at 20, he attended the Dubrulle Culinary Institute in Vancouver . Most recently in February 2005 Rob competed in the ultimate television culinary competition 'Iron Chef America', and won against Iron Chef Morimoto in the epic 'Battle Crab'.

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