Past nominations and awards: On the Road to Bocuse d'Or (winner), Master Chef (nomination), The World Pastry Cup (winner), and Bocuse d'Or 2007 (nomination)

Deemed "the Oscars of the Food World" by Time magazine, the James Beard Foundation Awards are the country's most coveted honor for chefs, and food and beverage professionals; broadcast media, journalists, and authors working on food topics; and restaurant architects and designers.

The Next Great Chef Production Team again received Gemini Award nominations

We are also delighted that our set designer James Hazel was nominated in the category Production Design or Art Direction.

The Gemini Awards have been annually recognizing and celebrating excellence in Canadian English-language television since 1986.

The annual gala was held Tuesday, Oct. 16th, 2007, in Toronto.

Giuliana Bertuzzi, Nick Versteeg, Todd Serotiuk, Edi Osghian with their LEOs

June 2, 2007 - It was a great evening for Producers Edi Osghian, Giuliana Bertuzzi and Nick Versteeg, nominated for four LEO awards and winning them ALL for their television series "The Next Great Chef" in the category Best Information or Lifestyle series. Edi Osghian won a Leo for Best Director, Todd Serotiuk and Guy Robinson for Best Screen Writing, Ian Kerr won his second Leo for Best Cinematography and Edi, Nick, and Guiliana won the Leo Award for Best Producers of the show.

The ninth annual LEO AWARDS took place on June 1st and 2nd, 2007 at the Westin Bayshore Vancouver. The LEO AWARDS honour the best and brightest film and television talent and programs in British Columbia.

Producer NickVersteeg with Gemini Winner Beverly Thompson, Canada AMOctober, 2006 - Next Entertainment and DV Cuisine attended the 21st Annual Gemini Awards, at which "The Next Great Chef" was honoured with four Gemini Award nominations including Best Reality Program or Series.

The Awards provided plenty of excitement and glamour, as well as the chance to catch up with people in the television world such as Canada AM's Beverly Thompson.

Director of Photography Ian Kerr with his LEO AwardSummer 2006 - Nominated for three Leo Awards (these honour the best and brightest film and television talent and programs in British Columbia), our television series, "The Next Great Chef" received the Leo Award for Best Cinematography. Congratulations to our Director of Photography Ian Kerr for our show's award-winning good looks.

The Next Great Chef also took a Golden Sheaf Award for best Lifestyle Program at the respected Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, the longest running North American festival of its kind (est. 1947).