Join Food Network Star and Comedian, James Cunningham for a fun and tasty evening as Thunder Bay Restaurants compete by creating “The Perfect Bite” to win the title of Top Chef Thunder Bay. James is known for hosting the hit television show, Eat Street on The Food Network, but the audience can expect an extra entertaining year as James is also a professional comedian with appearances including Last Comic Standing, Just for Laughs and Comedy Now.
Your ticket includes being a judge along with James and our panel of local celebrity judges as you try each bite and cast your vote. James Cunningham promises to keep the audience in stitches as he interacts with the chefs, judges and the audience. Be prepared to have a blast!
A big thank you to our presenting sponsor for 2016, Rheault Distillery. Limited VIP tickets are available which include a VIP meet and greet before the event with Food Network Star, James Cunningham, an early tasting of all the bites by the competing restaurants and a tutored spirits tasting by Rheault Distillery.
James Cunningham
Corporate Comedian | Emcee | Host of Eat St.
James is the hilarious host and associate producer of the incredible hit TV series Eat St., which airs on Cooking Channel USA, Food Network Canada, and in more than a dozen other countries around the world. He is also the author of the bestselling cookbook of the same name (Eat St.), wherein he shares recipes from the most daring, delicious, and inventive street food that can be found anywhere.
James has hosted and performed at numerous events for clients including Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Sobeys, Future Shop, Canadian Tire, McDonald’s, Nestle Purina, Walmart, Proctor & Gamble, Rogers Media, and Astra Zeneca. He has also hosted a series of sold-out events across Canada for “The Power Within,” where he had the pleasure of sharing the spotlight with such luminaries as former US President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters, Andre Agassi, Suze Orman, and Hilary Swank.
James has been featured on many national and international network television shows including Last Comic Standing, Just for Laughs, and Comedy Now. When not filming Eat St., James keeps himself busy performing at comedy clubs and corporate shows everywhere.