3RD ANNUAL GOLF & GRILL
Enjoy on-course activities, tournament prizing, golfer gift bag, and silent auction.
18 holes of golf along with BBQ prepared by the “God Father of the Grill,” Celebrity Chef – Ted Reader, and his famous friends. We promise a day of fun, a delicious feast, and most importantly all funds support melanoma and skin cancer patient education, and support programs in Vancouver, Toronto & Montreal.
Watch our 2022 Highlight Video
Vancouver
LEXI CHRISTIANSEN
This model and home baker understands that we eat with our eyes first, that’s partially how she’s cultivated a social media following with nearly 30,000 followers on TikTok. The Gen Z-er was originally nervous about posting those videos, but community engagement and encouragement have helped her grow more confident than ever.
NICOLE GOMES
Nicole Gomes is the chef, co-founder and owner at Cluck ‘N’ Cleaver, a chicken joint in Calgary, Canada. Operated by Nicole and her sister Francine, they serve fried and rotisserie chicken made from scratch with all natural ingredients and pride themselves on cultivating an inclusive and positive work environment. Nicole’s 28 years of culinary experience has taken her all around the globe, from Vancouver to Paris and even to a naval base in Sydney. No stranger to competition, Nicole has competed in a variety of cooking competitions, most notably becoming the first woman to earn the title of “Top Chef Canada Champion” by winning the All-Star season of “Top Chef Canada.” She also earned the bragging rights of beating Bobby Flay on “Beat Bobby Flay.” Outside the kitchen, Nicole enjoys singing jazz, traveling, swimming and loves doing anything outdoors.
Toronto
MASSIMO CAPRA
Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author,TV Personality Capra is an award-nominated cookbook author, who’s popularity has earned him to be considered one of Canada’s most entertaining and endearing celebrity Chefs. Capra is no stranger to TV being the host of his own show Gourmet Escapes and is a regular guest expert on City TV’s long running show Cityline, was a chef host on Food Network’s hit series Restaurant Makeover, and a resident judge on the hit show Chopped Canada. Currently Chef Capra is on Wall of Chefs Food Network’s newest primetime cooking competition series.
TED READER
Known as the ‘Godfather of the Grill’, his charm and fearless culinary spirit has led Ted to become an award-winning chef, author, food and product innovation entertainer and a professor of Modern Culinary Applications Innovations at the Canadian Food and Wine Institute at Niagara College.
Ted’s culinary adventure began at George Brown College Chef School in Toronto, which to date has paved the way for his dynamic career. He cooks for all walks of life from swanky corporate affairs; to backyard BBQ parties and summer festivals.
Ted’s passion for all things smoked and grilled is extremely contagious. You’ll often find him spreading his gospel of BBQ at live cooking demonstrations and TV and radio appearances that keep fans salivating for more!
Ted has written over twenty-one cookbooks and has won such awards as Cookbook of the Year for the 2014 Single-Subject Cookbook at The Taste of Canada Food Writing Awards for Gastro Grilling. Other books he has written include; Beerlicious: The Art of Grillin’ and Chillin’, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Smoking, and Napoleon’s Everyday Plank Grilling just to name a few.
Ted owns over 75 grills and smokers.
Today you can find Ted in the backyard of his Toronto home tinkering with toys and developing creative and delicious recipes.
MADDIE & KIKI LONGO
ACCLAIMED AS TOP 10 BBQ EXPERTS IN ALL OF NORTH AMERICA
Maddie & Kiki®, Canada’s favourite female grill experts, have fed thousands of barbecue-loving fans all across Canada and beyond. These charcoal-grilling sisters have a blast showcasing their love for barbecue cookery during television appearances, at live on-stage grilling demonstrations, and on their social channels. Maddie & Kiki take to the streets every week to spread BBQ cheer with their live Instagram segment called #BBQActsOfKindness. From smoked cherry cheesecake to charred morel mushroom and wild turkey pate, Maddie & Kiki grill it all! Recently named in the Top 10 BBQ Experts in all of North America (and the only women!) they are on a mission to get more women involved in BBQ. They also produce a YouTube series called, ‘Made by Maddie & Kiki’ where they teach viewers how to grill up unique BBQ creations with plenty of dancing along the way!
CHRISTIAN PRITCHARD
Christian Pritchard’s passion for food started as a toddler with his weekly trip to The St. Lawrence Market in Toronto with his first culinary mentor his Dad. The sights, sounds, smells and tastes were the catalyst for a career in food and entertaining.
Today, Christian dishes up his own brand of “gastrotainment”. His cooking has enabled him to travel the globe to bring the flavours of the world to your table.
Christian has become a household name in food broadcasting circles having appeared on TV, radio, in print and online across Canada, In the United States and Europe where he showcases his love for food, fun, culinary tourism and family!
As an educator, brand ambassador and food emcee Christian is in demand for his food industry work, recipe development and #1 cheerleader work for the Canadian food movement. In 2013 he taught dozens of cooking classes and in the Arctic and Tuscany, Italy in the same week! His corporate clients include Transat Holidays, Dairy Farmers of Canada, T Fal, Dempsters, Tourism Yukon, Maggi Canada, Baci -Perugina, International Shellfish Festival of PEI, Royal Winter Fair, Gagganeau Appliances, Alberta Beef Board and The Osteoporosis Society of Canada.
His food emcee work has had him working with culinary titans like, Mark McEwan, Lynn Crawford, Curtis Stone, Susur Lee, Michael Smith, Massimo Capra and Bob Blumer.
Christian is also the co founder of The Yukon Culinary Festival held in Whitehorse and Dawson City, Yukon
Montreal Presented by Avison Young
TED READER
Known as the ‘Godfather of the Grill’, his charm and fearless culinary spirit has led Ted to become an award-winning chef, author, food and product innovation entertainer and a professor of Modern Culinary Applications Innovations at the Canadian Food and Wine Institute at Niagara College.
Ted’s culinary adventure began at George Brown College Chef School in Toronto, which to date has paved the way for his dynamic career. He cooks for all walks of life from swanky corporate affairs; to backyard BBQ parties and summer festivals.
Ted’s passion for all things smoked and grilled is extremely contagious. You’ll often find him spreading his gospel of BBQ at live cooking demonstrations and TV and radio appearances that keep fans salivating for more!
Ted has written over twenty-one cookbooks and has won such awards as Cookbook of the Year for the 2014 Single-Subject Cookbook at The Taste of Canada Food Writing Awards for Gastro Grilling. Other books he has written include; Beerlicious: The Art of Grillin’ and Chillin’, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Smoking, and Napoleon’s Everyday Plank Grilling just to name a few.
Ted owns over 75 grills and smokers.
Today you can find Ted in the backyard of his Toronto home tinkering with toys and developing creative and delicious recipes.
CLAUDIO APRILE
CHEF, RESTAURATEUR, COOKBOOK AUTHOR,TV PERSONALITY
One of Canada’s most celebrated and visionary chefs, Aprile was born in Uruguay and grew up in Toronto. He has travelled, lived, and worked internationally and spent his professional life in kitchens working through the ranks to become the successful restaurateur he is today. Considered a fan favourite as one of the head judges on the hit show Masterchef Canada, entering its 7th season in 2021 averaging 1.8 million viewers.
Throughout his 30+ year career, Aprile worked in some of the most renowned kitchens around the globe. His time spent with Bali Sugar in London, earned him outstanding reviews as a young executive chef where he received local and international critical acclaim. On returning to Toronto in 2000, Aprile cemented that reputation at Senses where he wowed critics and diners alike with his innovative use of experimental cooking techniques.
Aprile’s first restaurant, Colborne Lane, opened to immediate success. Colborne Lane was lauded as one of the best restaurants in the world and Aprile was named one of the most innovative chefs working in Canada. Central to Aprile’s success is his dedication to creativity and drive to expertly deliver the unexpected. With Colborne Lane offering beautifully crafted, precisely plated cuisine. Aprile switched gears in 2010 by opening Origin an open kitchen format restaurant offering fast, fresh and accessible food to guests who were seated right across from the chef. Toronto Life magazine and Now magazine voted Origin the #1 restaurant in Toronto. Origin restaurant had two locations in Toronto.
In July 2017 Aprile opened the doors to Copetin, a redesigned space that was the original Origin restaurant. Copetin drew on many genres of cooking and offered guests a thoughtful elevated menu
that included the element of surprise. In 2019, Aprile became the Culinary Director of XANGO located in Toronto’s busy King Street West area.
Aprile has been credited for creating a recognizable brand of expertly crafted culinary combinations. In addition to being an internationally renowned Chef, Aprile is also known for serving as a main host/judge on CTV’s culinary competition MasterChef Canada since 2014. MasterChef Canada is ranked among the top 15 most-watched programs on Canadian television with all key demographics.
A father of two, Isabel 11 and Aiden 17, Aprile resides in Toronto
Nominated for Best Event for a Charity 2022 & 2023
Golf and Grill presented by Avison Young and Novartis has been nominated for a second year by Canadian Event Awards ,recognizing excellence in Canadian events. The award ceremony is the biggest night in the Canadian event industry.
Why We Are Hitting the Links Vancouver
Brian “Red” Hamilton
Brian’s experience with melanoma is very recent, very unique and very lucky. An unusual mole was spotted on the back of his neck by a random hockey fan at a Vancouver Canucks vs Seattle Kracken game in October 2021 when he was standing on the bench for the game. This stranger made a brief reference to it, they had a split-second exchange, and that was it.
Fast-forward over the next eight weeks, two biopsies confirmed the mole was indeed skin cancer, Brian underwent two procedures for removal and was then declared cancer-free two days before Christmas. Now all that was left to do was try to find this stranger who alerted him so he could thank her.
On January 1, 2022, after a couple failed-attempts to identify his hero privately, Brian penned an open letter on social media that instantly went viral. Nadia Popovici was identified and found that same morning – she was the kind and courageous woman who alerted Brian about the suspicious mole. Nadia and Brian went on to become international celebrities in the weeks that followed, appearing and interviewing on media coverage around the globe, including Late Night with Seth Meyers, NBC Nightly News, Sky Sports, the BBC, the Kelly Clarkson Show and literally hundreds more.
Both Brian’s life and Nadia’s life have changed dramatically since their chance encounter in October.
Today, Brian is a strong advocate for skin-care and sun-care and is proud to support Melanoma Canada.
Why We Are Hitting the Links Toronto & Montreal
#FAUGHTSTRONG
The Golf & Grill Tournament is in memory of Sean Faught, who passed away after a 14-month battle with melanoma in 2017 at 34. Sean was an incredible father and husband, a talented and successful business executive with Avison Young known for his humor, selflessness, and leadership. Sean’s outgoing personality, zest for life, and desire to make a difference in the prevention and treatment of melanoma are why we remember him through our golf tournament. Golf & Grill keeps Sean’s memory alive for the Faught family and for his Avison Young family.
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ABOUT MELANOMA CANADA
Melanoma Canada, formerly Melanoma Network of Canada is pleased to introduce our new logo and brand. This new, animated logo is represents more than just words, it highlights, the uniqueness of each melanoma, and showcases some forms it can take (different colours, shapes and sizes).
We launch our new name, new logo, and new brand with a renewed commitment and focus to provide crucial education and prevention programs and support services for our patient and caregiver community. We will continue to unite the voice of the melanoma and skin cancer community advocating for improved access to care and access to improved treatment options. Stay tuned for our new website melanomacanada.ca coming later this summer!
BRIAN "RED" HAMILTON
Brian ”Red” Hamilton has been a member of the Vancouver Canucks training staff for 20 years and is currently in his eighth season as Assistant Equipment Manager. In January 2021, Brian achieved a career milestone, reaching 1,000 NHL games-worked. Ironically, Brian didn’t play ice hockey growing up. Instead, he could be found on the football field. This passion led him to his first job in sports with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League where he worked 13 seasons from 1989 to 2001. His tenure with the Lions included two Grey Cup Championships in 1994 and 2000. Outside of work, Brian lives in Langley with his wife Jessica, daughter Ashley, and Jessica’s two children, Bennett and Avyn. He spends much of his downtime watching Ashley play ringette and fastpitch softball and also keeping up with his meticulously manicured lawn.
Both Brian’s life and Nadia’s life have changed dramatically since their chance encounter in October.
Today, Brian is a strong advocate for skin-care and sun-care and is proud to support Melanoma Canada.
BRETT ARMSTRONG
Brett is a Vice President with Avison Young and is based out of the
organization’s global headquarters in Toronto.
Since joining Avison Young in 2012, Brett has demonstrated significant
market consistency and success amongst his peers. Brett has ranked
in the top 5 amongst Avison Young’s Emerging Leaders and has been
the top producing Emerging Leader in both 2017 and 2018.
JOEY DI BIASE
Accumulating several years of experience in the field of commercial real estate, Joey joined the Devencore team in 2004 as a student and quickly rose to the title of Partner, Senior Vice President Real Estate Broker, and joined Avison Young in 2021 as Avison Young and Devencore united their Montreal operations.
Expert in tenant representation, several renowned international clients rely on his expertise to ensure the success of their real estate transactions, and develop both a solid and lasting business partner relationship for the success of their business over the years. His expertise goes beyond real estate, he always makes sure to understand his clients’ field of business first and foremost, in order to offer the best real estate solution, whatever the field of expertise.
Joey is recognized for his knowledge, his commitment, his ability to listen and his know how to support companies in their real estate strategy.
BECOME A SPONSOR
Over 89,000 Canadians are diagnosed with melanoma and skin cancer each year. Make an impact by sponsoring Melanoma Canada’s 3rd annual Golf and Grill and join us in the fight against melanoma & skin cancer. Together, we’re making a difference.
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