For one evening only, Chinese Executive Chef Li Chi Wai and Dim Sum Head Chef Cheuk Ka Ching of The Legacy House at Rosewood Hong Kong joins Canada’s dim sum master, Canadian Culinary Championship gold medalist, and new wave chef.
Chef Li Chi Wai
HONG KONG
The Legacy House
at
Rosewood Hong Kong
Chinese Executive Chef
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Leading The Legacy House at Rosewood Hong Kong, Chinese Executive Chef Li Chi Wai is one of Hong Kong’s foremost authorities on refined Cantonese cuisine. Under his leadership, the restaurant has held one MICHELIN Star since 2024.
With over two decades of experience, Chef Li is renowned for his expertise in Shunde cuisine and his scholarly use of premium Cantonese ingredients, particularly aged tangerine peel. Having held senior culinary roles at MGM Macau and MGM Cotai, he brings exceptional depth and precision to Cantonese gastronomy, balancing heritage with contemporary refinement.
Flying in to Vancouver with Chef Li is The Legacy House’s Dim Sum Head Chef, Cheuk Ka Ching. With more than 25 years of experience, Chef Cheuk is a master of traditional Cantonese dim sum, blending time-honoured craftsmanship with subtle modern influences to create elegant, authentic creations.
IN CELEBRATION OF
CHINESE RESTAURANT AWARDS 2026
PRESENTED BY
September 23, 2026 Wednesday
Reception at 6PM | Gala at 7PM
Fairmont Pacific Rim – Star Sapphire Ballroom
1038 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0B9
Begin with dim sum hors d’oeuvres before taking your seat for an evening that spans Cantonese tradition and bold new-wave dim sum — shaped by Cantonese, Contemporary Chinese and Korean influences. Paired throughout with The Dalmore Single Malt Whisky tasting, premium Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery’s wines, Granriviera mimosas and bespoke Dalmore cocktails.
Seats are limited to 200 guests.
ATTIRE | Pearl City Glamour, Black-tie
RESERVE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Table of 10 seats · $4,200 + GST – exclusive
Individual Seat · $450 + GST (grouped with fellow tastemakers)
For table of 10 booking, please contact Chinese Restaurant Awards at [ cra@ChineseRestaurantAwards.com ]
Please note: No dietary modifications due to the curated menu.
— Presented by Scotia Wealth Management, DIM SUM GALA returns to celebrate the global influence of Chinese cuisine through its most iconic ambassador—dim sum. Building on a 2025 edition that honored Chinese heritage through a contemporary lens, the 2026 edition delves deeper into the artistry, craftsmanship, and cultural storytelling of Yum Cha as a universal language connecting generations and cultures. Welcoming discerning diners and tastemakers, the evening unfolds in a glamorous 1950s Hong Kong and Shanghai-inspired supper club infused with cabaret flair, immersive dining, spectacle, and culinary mastery.
THE EMCEES
Fred Lee | Power 50 Vancouver
Manica Ng | Fairchild Media
Canada x Hong Kong | Tradition Reimagined
The evening celebrates the heritage and evolution of dim sum, presenting refined Cantonese creations alongside the prized Chinese delicacy of premium aged tangerine peel “chen-pi” by Chinese Executive Chef Li Chi Wai and Dim Sum Head Chef Cheuk Ka Ching of The Legacy House at Rosewood Hong Kong.
He will be joined by 2025 Dim Sum Chef of the Year Garley Leung of Dynasty Seafood Restaurant, ranked No.1 in Elite 30 Canada 2025; 2025 Canadian Culinary Champion Alex Kim of Five Sails Restaurant; and new wave talent Toby Chen of Chinese Restaurant Awards — each presenting a refined, contemporary interpretation of the dim sum tradition.
Pearl City Splendor
The Gala will unfold as a reimagined golden age of Chinese hospitality through a contemporary luxury lens. Guests will be drawn into a world where live jazz, cinematic lounge textures, and Mando- and Cantonpop classics evoke the spirit of the old Hong Kong and Shanghai nightlife, reborn. Vintage cabaret will be reinterpreted through modern jazz-funk movement—elegant, sensual, and alive—where performance and atmosphere blur seamlessly. Guests are invited to arrive as if stepping onto a midnight runway, where couture, Chinese cheongsam, tailored elegance, and reworked black tie become expressions of character, presence, and modern decadence.
THE FINEST WHISKY, & MIXOLOGY EXPERIENCE BROUGHT TO YOU BY
Official Wine
Official Mimosa
VANCOUVER Chefs
Chef Garley Leung
Dim Sum Head Chef, Dynasty Seafood Restaurant
Chef Garley Leung, Dim Sum Head of 2025 Elite 30 CANADA No.1 restaurant Dynasty Seafood Restaurant, was named 2025 Dim Sum Chef of the Year. Born in Hong Kong, Leung began his culinary journey in the 1970s apprenticing in northern-style dim sum at Hong Kong’s Peking Garden. When he arrived in Vancouver in 1981, he became part of the city’s first wave of dim sum chefs.
Chef Alex Kim
Culinary Director, Five Sails Restaurant
Chef Alex Kim, Culinary Director of Five Sails Restaurant, is the 2025 Canadian Culinary Champion, BC Regional Gold Medalist, and runner-up on Top Chef Canada Season 12. Born in Seoul, Kim’s culinary foundation was shaped by his grandmother in Korea and refined through collaborations with international chefs. His cuisine highlights the richness of British Columbia through locally sourced ingredients.
Chef Toby Chen
New Wave Chef of Chinese Restaurant Awards
Chef Toby Chen returns to the Dim Sum Gala after being recognized as an emerging talent at the 2022 Master Chef Gala & 2023 New Wave DINING by the Awards. A graduate of the Vancouver Community College Asian Culinary Arts program, Chen was formerly chef de cuisine at the now-closed Missing Chopsticks and is currently part of the culinary team at Fairmont Pacific Rim’s Botanist.
Where Dim Sum Becomes a Bond
