Chef Poyan has been heavily involved in the British Columbia culinary scene since graduating top of his class at Vancouver Community College. Poyan is currently Culinary Director at Ocean Mama Seafood as well as Treasurer and Competition Chair for the Chefs Table Society of BC.
Named 2013 British Columbia Chef of the year and 2009 Canadian and British Columbia’s Culinary Apprentice of the Year, Chef Poyan has spent years competing in the National and International Competitions. He was one of 4 chefs that represented Canada in the World Culinary Olympics in Germany in 2012, placing 4th in the world. He was also honoured with the position of Captain of the Olympic Culinary Team of Chef Poyan Danesh British Columbia where he led them to a gold in their category, and 4th place finish at the World Culinary Olympics in Germany October of 2008. Poyan was also a member of Culinary Team Canada in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2012 competing in Luxembourg twice, Basel and in Chicago, winning a total of 9 gold medals and 2 silver medals in total.
He was also on the Board of Directors as Vice President of the BC Chefs association from 2009 – 2013.
Poyan was featured on the Global series “Canada’s Next Great Chef” as BC’s culinary representative and has won many Grand Gold championships at regional competitions around the city. He has also been awarded the Top in Trades award by the Province newspaper and was named one of Vancouver’s rising stars by the Vancouver Sun and VCC alumni of the year in 2007.