Receta Bocuse d’or Tasting Event 2013 – Send Off for Chef Alex Chen

Last weekend I was fortunate enough to attend an exclusive tasting event with Chef Alex Chen before he left for Lyon, France to participate in the Bocuse d’Or, the world’s most prestigious culinary competition. Chef Chen originally hails from Vancouver and is now the Culinary Architect for Moxie’s Grill. However, he has spent much of his career in kitchens far and wide, including that of Beverly Hills Hotel, where he was Executive Chef before taking his position with Moxie’s.

Chef Chen has spent the last three years preparing for the Bocuse d’Or, which is commonly known as the culinary Olympics and attracts over 160,000 visitors from around the world. For the last year, he has been practicing daily with his team, which includes…