Team Manager

 

Chef JC Felicella

John Carlo is currently the manager for both Culinary Team British Columbia and the Junior Culinary Team Canada. JC leads his teams with a strong foundation of knowledge, creativity and intuitive wisdom based on a 35+ years of experience in the culinary arts field. JC has a breath of knowledge that he has developed through working in hotels, post-secondary education, private clubs, and owning his own restaurant. Through these experience JC has been recognized as a leader in his field through a multitude of awards such as: BC Chef of the Year (2001 & 2017); Western Canada Chef of the Year (2003 & 2017); and Canadian Chef of the Year (2010 & 2017). JC is currently working in food manufacturing as the culinary director for Global Gourmet Foods, where they develop food for both national and international markets. JC also volunteers his time as the chair for the BC Culinary Arts Foundation where they work with all Chef’s associations across the province. He has served as a board member for the Canadian Culinary Federation (2000-Present). Throughout his career he has always been passionate about participating in and managing culinary arts competitions. He has been competing internationally since 1988, in this time he has attended the Culinary Olympics every four years and has been honoured with 32 gold metals and 12 silver medals. JC has also had the opportunity to manage, coach, and judge multiple Bocuse d’Or competitions in Lyon, France.

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19 Years Management History


2003 - Bocuse D’or
Lyon, France
Chef Morgan Wilson
9th Place Finish

2004 - Culinary Team BC
World Culinary Olympics, Germany
Gold Medal

2005 - Culinary Team Canada
Salon Culinaire Mondial Basel, Switzerland
2 Gold Medals
World Champions
Restaurant of Nations

2006 - Culinary Team Canada
ExpoGast, Luxembourg
2 Gold Medals

2007 - Culinary Team Canada
American Classic, Chicago, USA
2 Gold Medals

2008 - Culinary Team Canada
World Culinary Olympics, Germany
2 Gold Medals

2011 - Junior Culinary Team Canada
Catex Chef Ireland Salon, Ireland
2 Gold Medals

2012 - Junior Culinary Team Canada
World Culinary Olympics, Germany
Gold Medal & Silver Medal

2012 - Junior Culinary Team Canada
WACS Culinary Challenge, S. Korea
Gold Medal

2013 - Culinary Team Canada
Salon Culinaire Mondial, Basel, Switzerland
2 Gold Medals

2014 - Culinary Team Canada
ExpoGast, Luxembourg
2 Gold Medals

2016 - Culinary Team Canada
World Culinary Olympics
2 Gold Medals

2020 - Culinary Team BC
World Culinary Olympics
Community Catering
Silver Medal

2022 - Community Catering Team Canada
ExpoGast, Luxembourg
1 Gold Medal
2nd Place Overall

2022 - Junior Culinary Team Canada
ExpoGast, Luxembourg
1 Gold Medal
1 Silver Medal
5th Place Overall

2023 - Global Chefs Challenge - Americas Regional Semi-Finals
WACS Conference, Santiago, Chile
Gold Medal
1st Place Overall
Will represent the Americas for the finals