Awards and Nominations

“Five Weeks in Nepal” (2016) winner Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards

“Seventy-One Years” Winner Best Documentary Worldfest Houston Film Festival

“The Road to Bocuse d’Or” Winner of the James Beard Award

“World Pastry Cup”  Winner of the James Beard Award

“The Legacy of Truk Lagoon”  Nominated for Golden Sheaf Award

“Master Chef”  James Beard Award Nomination

“The Next Great Chef” 4 Leo Awards and 4 Gemini Nominations

“Bocuse d’Or 2007”  James Beard Award Nomination,

“Once upon a Day Cowichan”

  • Innovator of the Year Award from Tourism Vancouver Island, 2013
  • BC Hydro Economic Development Marketing Award
  • Nick Versteeg, Perpetual Arts Trophy Award, 2014.