April 30, 2001 - We are extremely proud to announce that producer/ director Nick Versteeg of DV Cuisine (a division of DV Media Inc. Vancouver) received the prestigious James Beard Award at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on April 30, 2001 for his production On the Road to the Bocuse d'Or.

More than 1600 people of the gastronomic world, including chefs, restaurant owners and stars in the culinary world, attended the big gala event. Actor-director Henry Winkler (best known as "The Fonz") and actor John Ritter were the Masters of Ceremonies. The James Beard Award is regarded an Oscar in the culinary world. On the Road to the Bocuse d'Or is part one of a two-part documentary produced for the US and Canadian Food Networks.