Oaxacan invited to Iron Chef Canada competition

The Government of Mexico has partnered with Toronto's Harbourfront Centre Hot & Spicy Food Festival, to invite Oaxacan chef Pilar Cabrera to compete in its Iron Chef competition. The festival, which runs from September 4th through the 7th, will feature Chef Cabrera competing against a chef from Louisiana, USA, in a semi-final scheduled for Sunday September 6 at 4:30 pm. The winner of this and the other semi-final will compete for the Iron Chef title the following day. This appearance for Chef Cabrera adds to the earlier noted dates of her Toronto culinary tour. The full calendar of events, with websites in most cases indicating chef Cabrera's attendance, now reads as follows (not including private dinner party engagements:

Harbourfront Centre Hot & Spicy Food Festival, Iron Chef Competition, Sept 6

http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/worldroutes/festivals.cfm?id=1284

Frida Restaurant, Sept 16

http://fridarestaurant.ca/events.html


Frank Restaurant, Art Gallery of Ontario, Sept 21

http://www.ago.net/latin-inspirations


Nella Cucina Cooking School, Sept 22 & 24

http://www.nellacucina.ca/cucina/event.html?Year=2009&Month=9


Veritas Local Fare, Sept 23

http://localfare.ca/


Torito Tapas Bar, Sept 28

http://www.toritorestaurant.com/index.php (not yet noted on website)

The Chef’s House, Sept 29

http://www.thechefshouse.com (not yet noted on website)

Alvin Starkman, Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast