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.Rita De Montis
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'', January 8, 2020. Hosted by

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, the series features four amateur home chefs per episode competing in culinary challenges, judged by a rotating panel featuring some of Canada's most prominent chefs and restaurateurs. After each round, one of the competitors is eliminated, and the winner of the episode is awarded $10,000.Frederick Blichert
"Food Network Canada to serve up culinary competition “Wall of Chefs”"
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'', November 28, 2019. The series features three rounds of challenges: "Crowd-Pleaser", where all four competitors are asked to prepare their own most popular dish; "Chef's Fridge", in which the three remaining competitors are challenged to create a dish using three ingredients revealed by one of the professional chefs as staple ingredients in their own fridges; and "Restaurant-Worthy", in which the two finalists are challenged to create a restaurant-calibre dish inspired by one of the judges' own signature dishes. Twelve chefs appear as the "Wall of Chefs" on each episode, with four of them judging each round before all of the chefs vote on the final winner of the episode. A total of 33 chefs appeared overall throughout the first season of the series, including

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, Suzanne Barr,

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Lynn Crawford Lynn Crawford (born July 18, 1964) is a Canadian chef and television personality. She is known for her appearances on the Food Network show ''Restaurant Makeover'', which is seen in over 16 countries worldwide. Biography Lynn Crawford was bo ...

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Rob Feenie Robert Feenie is a Canadian chef based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Culinary career His interest in cooking began during a high school exchange program in Europe. He attended Dubrulle Culinary Institute (now part of The Art Institute of Vanco ...

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, Nick Liu, Dale MacKay,

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and Todd Perrin. The series is produced by

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. It received a

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nomination for Best Reality/Competition Series at the

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in 2021.Brent Furdyk
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'', March 30, 2021.

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