Robert Williams has been awarded the 2015 Sustainable Community Builder Award by the City of Cranbrook in recognition of the countless hours he has spent working to enhance the social, environmental and cultural well-being of Cranbrook residents, the ʔaq’am community, and the Ktunaxa Nation. Those who nominated him for the award describe Williams as having […]

Cox’s beef and pork soup with butternut squash wins over Alaric’s cream of broccoli and cheddar soup The final Kootenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge chef match-up is now set in stone: Chef Graham Barnes of Max’s Place will face Chef Rusty Cox of the Heid Out Restaurant and Brewhouse on Wednesday, March 2, at the […]

Who will face him at the final event? Find out Friday. CRANBROOK – It was a greatly anticipated semi-final match-up. Lindsay Waugh of Hot Shots Café and Graham Barnes of Max’s Place met today for an epic soup cook-off. The two chefs both come from beloved Cranbrook cafes featuring great coffee, and a diverse selection […]

Semi-final challenge match-ups will take place Tuesday and Friday This was a first-round match-up neither chef wanted to see. Chef Rusty Cox of The Heid Out Restaurant and Brewhouse and Chef Shelby Schiller of BJ’s Diner and Creekside Pub, Kimberley, are friends. They would have preferred not to face each other in the first round […]

Mint-pudding curried turkey-vegetable soup and chocolate chip cookie dough hamburger soup delight Salvation Army guests Chef Kevin McDonald of the West Coast Grill and the Salvation Army’s own Carmen Alaric faced-off today, each bringing a very unique and difficult ingredient as a challenge to the other. Chef McDonald presented chocolate chip cookie dough to Chef […]

Chef Barnes drops a quail egg bomb on Chef Hull, who returns friendly fire with a can of pumpkin puree On the second day of the Kootenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge Chef Graham Barnes of Max’s Place showed up with a doozy of an ingredient challenge for amateur chef and Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce Executive […]

Chocolate pudding and tuna play a role in soup-making strategy CRANBROOK – It was a dramatic first day of the Kootenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge. Chef Lindsay Waugh of Hot Shots Café took on Stone Soup veteran Chef Doug Wagner of St. Eugene Mission Resort. Waugh is a first-year culinary arts student at the College […]

First competition sees Chef Doug Wagner of St. Eugene and Chef Lindsay Waugh of Hot Shots go toe-to-toe  CRANBROOK – This year’s Kootenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge begins with a solid base of returning chefs, sprinkled with brand-new culinary masterminds, seasoned with a small dash of up-and-coming talent, all served with a well-known local amateur […]