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HOW DOES IT WORK: Chefs enter their most amazing Skuna Bay Salmon recipe along with a photo. 30 chefs will be selected. On March 20th these 30 chefs will be announced.
THEN: 10 competitions will be held across America with 3 chefs at each competition cooking their Skuna Bay dish against each other. 1 chef at each event will emerge and head to one of 2 National Semi-Finals: in LA or Chicago
AT THE SEMI-FINALS: Winning chefs from the first round events will again compete head to head at one of each Semi-Final event. One chef at each Semi-Final will win - and travel to Louisville, KY for the Finals.
LOUISVILLE, KY: Each finalist chef will be paired with a Mentor Chef who will guide them through the final round and help with the recipe and support. On May 1, 2013, in front of 16 peer chefs the Finalist Chefs will go head to head in the kitchen for the win - and recognition in a national ad in Saveur Magazine
GOLD RIVER, BC (February 18, 2013)— Skuna Bay Salmon has been selected as the “Salmon of Choice” of the historic Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs Racetrack. This year’s race is the 139th annual “Run for the Roses,” occurring on Saturday, May 4, 2013.
“We at Skuna Bay are incredibly proud to have been selected as the ‘Salmon of Choice’ for the world’s most well-known, and historic, horse race and venue. The Kentucky Derby is iconic in sports and culture. It is amazing that the 139th running of America’s Race will include some of the best chefs in North America, serving Craft Raised Salmon from British Columbia,” said Dave Mergle, Director of Skuna Bay Salmon.
The Skuna Bay partnership with the Kentucky Derby began in late 2012 after the culinary team at Churchill Downs, including chefs from Levy Restaurants, the service provider, had a chance to sample the salmon. They determined that the quality of the salmon met the Kentucky Derby’s high standards of excellence. Skuna Bay was then invited to become a preferred partner and have its Craft Raised Salmon served at the Kentucky Derby and year-round at Churchill Downs.
By: Stephanie March | Posted: January 23, 2013, www.mspmag.com
It’s not often I get invited to a salmon launch. Did I think we’d be cracking a bottle of Dom over a fish head and tossing it down the street? No … not really.
But there I was at Borough with some chefs, a few media pals, and some Canadians. There’s a new fish in town and you might be seeing a lot more of it, so without further ado I give you Skuna Bay salmon from Vancouver.
Here’s the deal, it’s farm-raised salmon, which often puts a little record skreech in the middle of our conversation as you “wuh?” and give me the stink eye. But even though I’m not a fan of Skuna Bay’s tagline of “craft raised salmon” (too much craft this and craft that) the bottom line is the fish is smart and the fish is good. They only select one purveyor per market and have partnered with our local The Fish Guys to bring it here. The salmon are raised in the glacial waters off of Vancouver Island, I met Steve one of the fish farmers who was a guy who appreciated the grizzlies and eagles aspect of his job as much as the three hour by boat commute. When ready, the whole fish is cleaned and chilled by hand, by one of only six guys who pack it in recyclable packaging (no Styrofoam) that is sealed and then driven to the chef. Yes, they drive their fish to us in order to best control the temperature and they claim to measure a smaller carbon footprint than those who ship via air and truck.
Gold River, BC – The Global Aquaculture Alliance, the leading standards-setting organization for aquaculture seafood, has awarded its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification to three additional farms operated by Skuna Bay, Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon and owned by Grieg Seafood BC. With a total of 11 farms now BAP certified, Skuna Bay continues its commitment to only source its salmon from BAP certified farms.
“Our Craftsman Farmers have been tending our farms using Best Aquaculture Practices’ high standards since 2011 when our first four sites were certified followed by another four in 2012. We at Skuna Bay are now extremely proud to broaden that certification to include an additional three sea farms now totaling 11,” said Dave Mergle, Director, Skuna Bay Salmon.
Under BAP’s stringent policies, each new Skuna Bay farm of young salmon must be newly certified—and that certification concludes a year later.
Seafood Specialist The Fish Guys Inc. newest to join exclusive team of America’s top distributor partners as purveyors of Skuna Bay, Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon
Gold River, B.C. (Dec. 19, 2012) — Beginning this week, Skuna Bay, Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon will be available to the upper Midwest with its expansion to Minnesota and North and South Dakota and further into Iowa and Wisconsin. Skuna Bay Salmon is excited to welcome specialty seafood purveyor The Fish Guys Inc. to its team of exclusive distributor partners.
“Our passion is to consistently provide the great chefs of America with the best salmon they can get so their customers always have a fantastic salmon dining experience ,” says Dave Mergle, Director for Skuna Bay. “We are excited to continue our expansion into Minnesota and the Dakotas where we think chefs will appreciate the attention to detail we put into getting them great 10 lb salmon year round.”