- born ▁E den ▁Gr in sh pan ▁took ▁over ▁hosting ▁duties . ▁Tra ined ▁at ▁Le ▁C ordon ▁Ble u ▁Gr in sh pan ▁is ▁co - found er ▁and ▁executive ▁chef ▁at ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁restaurant ▁DE Z ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁host ▁of ▁E den ▁E ats ▁and ▁Log ▁On ▁and ▁E at ▁with ▁E den ▁Gr in sh pan ▁on ▁the ▁Cook ing ▁Channel . ▁ ▁The ▁head ▁judge ▁is ▁Mark ▁Mc E wan , ▁chef ▁and ▁owner ▁of ▁several ▁restaur ants ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁including ▁ON E ▁in ▁York ville ▁and ▁B ym ark ▁in ▁the ▁Toronto - D omin ion ▁Centre ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁Food ▁Network ▁Canada ▁program ▁The ▁He at ▁with ▁Mark ▁Mc E wan . ▁In ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁elim ination ▁challeng es , ▁contest ants ▁shop ▁for ▁ing red ients ▁at ▁Mc E wan ▁G our met ▁Gro c ery ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Sh ops ▁at ▁Don ▁M ills . ▁▁ ▁The ▁" res ident ▁judge " ▁( the ▁position ▁held ▁by ▁G ail ▁Sim m ons ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁version ) ▁is ▁Sh ere en ▁A raz m , ▁a ▁Toronto ▁native ▁and ▁owner ▁of ▁several ▁Los ▁Angeles - area ▁restaur ants . ▁ ▁In ▁Season ▁ 6 , ▁guest ▁jud ges ▁will ▁include ▁chef - own ers ▁of ▁distinguished ▁Toronto ▁restaur ants , ▁such ▁as ▁Lyn n ▁C raw ford ▁( R uby ▁Watch co ), ▁Sus ur ▁Lee ▁( F ring ’ s , ▁Lee ), ▁Rob ▁Gent