Nicole Gomes

Nicole Gomes
Born
Canada
CitizenshipCanadian
OccupationsChef, restaurateur
Known forWinner of Top Chef Canada: All-Stars
Culinary career
Current restaurant
  • Cluck ‘N’ Cleaver
Television show(s)

Nicole Gomes is a Canadian chef and restaurateur.[1][2] She is best known for winning Top Chef Canada: All-Stars and for competing on the Bravo television series Top Chef: World All-Stars.[3]

Career

Gomes has worked professionally as a chef for over two decades.[4][2] She is the co-founder and co-owner of Cluck ‘N’ Cleaver, a restaurant based in Calgary, Alberta, which she operates with her sister.[5][6]

She gained wider recognition through her participation in competitive cooking television programs.[7] Gomes won Top Chef Canada: All-Stars, an all-star season of the Canadian franchise, and later appeared on Top Chef: World All-Stars, which featured contestants from international editions of the series.[8][9]

In 2019, Gomes began serving as a judge on the Food Network Canada barbecue competition series Fire Masters.[10]

Gomes has also appeared as a competitor on the Food Network cooking competition series Beat Bobby Flay.[11][12]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Top Canadian chefs compete to make an amazing feast using leftovers and ingredients found in your fridge | CBC Life". CBC. Archived from the original on 2025-10-02. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  3. ^ Leung, Valerie (2025-10-10). "New Asian brasserie by 'Top Chef Canada' star coming to YVR". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  4. ^ "Nicole Gomes on elevating Calgary's food scene and returning to Top Chef". The Globe and Mail. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  5. ^ Clapson, Dan (2023-03-27). "Nicole Gomes chats 'Top Chef: World All-Stars' and where to dine in Vancouver". Eat North. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  6. ^ Olafson, Karin (2017-01-23). "Where Nicole Gomes of Cluck N Cleaver Eats Chicken". Avenue Calgary. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  7. ^ Arya, Diksha (2023-09-30). "Top Chef Season 20: Where Are The Contestants Now?". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  8. ^ Richards, Gwendolyn (2017-06-05). "Calgary chef Nicole Gomes wins all-star season of Top Chef Canada, takes home $100,000". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  9. ^ "Inside 'Top Chef Canada' winner's new Calgary Airport restaurant | Food & Drink". Daily Hive. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  10. ^ Kennedy, Adrienne Katz (2023-03-01). "What To Know About The Top Chef World All-Stars Contestants". Tasting Table. Archived from the original on 2025-12-06. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  11. ^ "Canada's top chef Nicole Gomes competes against celebrity Bobby Flay | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  12. ^ Ball, Daniel (2021-10-26). "Top Chef Canada: All Stars winner Nicole Gomes to compete on Beat Bobby Flay". Eat North. Archived from the original on 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2025-12-26.