Welcome to the Gravy Bowl
To kickoff Poutine With Purpose we are bringin' it with the fourth annual Gravy Bowl competition. Teams made up a Chef + Local Brewery create poutines and go head to head in a heated, live competition and throughout Poutine With Purpose to sell the most poutines for Mealshare. Stay tuned for each team's poutine entry and follow the smacktalk on social!
Stay tuned for this year’s Gravy Bowl teams!
Congratulations to 2019 winner of the Gravy Bowl - Yellow Door Bistro and Banded Peak Brewery! And winner of the People’s Choice Award - Elbow Room and Half Hitch Brewery!
2019 gravy bowl teams
Team #1 Cleaver Railyard
Barbara Spain, Chef, Cleaver
Railyard Brewery
Mad Cow Poutine
8 hour braised beef short rib, Railyard pale ale gravy, telaggio cream, Quebec cheese curds, roasted cipolini onion. Double dipped duck fat fries.
Team #2 Modern Brewsters
Dustin Schafer, Chef Modern Steak
Brewsters Brewery
Mussel Poutine
Mussel poutine with lobster tarragon gravy featuring Jimmy's Easy IPA.
Team #3 Elbow Room half hitch
Ryan Blackwell, Chef, Elbow Room
Half Hitch Breweries
Alberta Prairie Poutine
Alberta Prairie Poutine; fennel & ale Hogwild boar, curds, crispy brussels, serrano aioli, charred shallot, Half Hitch prairie ale gastrique, traditional gravy
Team #4 leopold’s annex
Chris Grieves, Chef, Leopold’s
Annex Ales
The Foreward Progress Poutine
Annex ginger beer braised chicken, annex forward progress ponzu sauce, kimchi, sesame “tofu” curds, peanut sauce and sweet fries.
Team #5 yellow door banded peak
Scott Redekopp, Chef, Yellow Door Bistro
Banded Peak Brewery
Lamb Gyro Poutine
House made lamb gyro, halloumi cheese, Banded Peak Southern Aspect herb gravy, twice cooked fries topped with tabbouleh & garlic sauce.
Team #6 guild last best
Jason Greene, Chef, Guild
Last Best Brewery
The Big Smoke Poutine
House cut fries, Quebec cheese curds, “Dirty Bird” gravy, smoked beef brisket, crunchy bacon, mushrooms, Chimichurri sauce.
Team #7 double zero wild rose
Kevin, Chef, Double Zero
Wild Rose Brewery
Five Crack Jack Poutine
Cacio de pepe poutine, Wild Rose infused chicken gravy, fresh cracked pepper, Guanciale lardons, fresh mozza curds;
Team #8
Trent Bochek, Chef, 4th Spot
Cold Garden Brewery
BBQ In The Garden Poutine
Hand cut fries, Quebec cheese curds, pork belly burnt ends, jalapeño cheese hush puppies, Cold Garden Red Smashed In Buffalo Jump Irish Red Ale gravy, Mike’s Hot Honey, BBQ Spot Drizzle, green onion.
Congratulations to Anju Restaurant for winning 2018 Gravy Bowl!
The WINNER of the 2017 Gravy Bowl is the BRASSERIE and DANDY BREWING TEAM WITH STAMPEDER CHARLIE POWER!
Congratulations! It was such a great day with 8 poutines and 8 local breweries to sample - difficult for the judges to pick one big winner. Thank you to all the chefs, Stampeders and breweries for participating in the Gravy Bowl in support of Mealshare.
Winners of the 2016 Gravy Bowl
On Saturday, April 16 the seven Gravy Bowl teams went head to head in an epic battle at Anju Restaurant. The judges deliberated and chose the winner Briggs Kitchen and Bar Newf's Lobster Poutine!
At the end of Poutine Week the winner of the most poutines sold by a Gravy Bowl team goes to Wurst for selling 259 poutines!
Congratulations to all the teams for a fantastic Gravy Bowl competition.