{"id":168653,"date":"2026-08-14T23:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/168653\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T23:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:41:16","slug":"media-advisory-globalfest-celebrity-chefs-champion-sumo-wrestlers-coming-to-calgary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/168653\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory: GlobalFest Celebrity Chefs &#038; Champion Sumo Wrestlers Coming to Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">CALGARY, AB, Aug. 14, 2026 \/CNW\/ &#8212; GlobalFest 2026 is bringing celebrity chefs<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=991645180&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefshota%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=%C2%A0\" data-ylk=\"slk:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=2752419636&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefshota%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=Shota+Nakajima\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shota%20Nakajima;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Shota Nakajima&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Shota Nakajima<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=2520786646&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefaaronsanchez%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=%C2%A0\" data-ylk=\"slk:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=3774610476&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefaaronsanchez%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=Aar%C3%B3n+S%C3%A1nchez\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aar%C3%B3n%20S%C3%A1nchez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Aar\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Aar\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=4222679549&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefantonia%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=%C2%A0\" data-ylk=\"slk:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=4041565666&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefantonia%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=Antonia+Lofaso\" data-ylk=\"slk:Antonia%20Lofaso;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Antonia Lofaso&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Antonia Lofaso<\/a>\u00a0to Calgary, with interview and filming opportunities available for local media.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/FA5742CDD61F8EA8CCAAAE82B7C7FF5D13FC55590C3612BADCE3C8149AE27F4E\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcnwgroup.com%2F127ed6f577045e5f5bead1bc39ce77ce.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"GlobalFest Logo\" height=\"400\" width=\"398\" class=\"yf-j98iil loader\"\/><\/a> GlobalFest Logo           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Each chef will be preparing their signature GlobalFest dish at the Showpass office\u00a0on the day of their festival appearance. Media are invited to attend to capture the chefs cooking, conduct interviews and get behind-the-scenes footage before they head to Spruce Meadows.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">CELEBRITY CHEF AVAILABILITY  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Thursday, August 27 \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=991645180&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefshota%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=%C2%A0\" data-ylk=\"slk:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=2752419636&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefshota%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=Shota+Nakajima\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shota%20Nakajima;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Shota Nakajima&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Shota Nakajima<\/a><br \/>Available for media interviews and appearances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Friday, August 28 \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=2520786646&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefaaronsanchez%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=%C2%A0\" data-ylk=\"slk:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=3774610476&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefaaronsanchez%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=Aar%C3%B3n+S%C3%A1nchez\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aar%C3%B3n%20S%C3%A1nchez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Aar\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Aar\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez<\/a><br \/>Available for media interviews and appearances ahead of Mexico Night.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Saturday, August 29 \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=4222679549&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefantonia%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=%C2%A0\" data-ylk=\"slk:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=4041565666&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchefantonia%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;a=Antonia+Lofaso\" data-ylk=\"slk:Antonia%20Lofaso;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Antonia Lofaso&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Antonia Lofaso<\/a><br \/>Available for media interviews and appearances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">SHOWPASS COOKING LOCATION  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Showpass<br \/>350N \u2013 8500 Macleod Trail<br \/>Calgary, AB T2H 2N1  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Media attending the Showpass office will have opportunities for:  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Filming each chef preparing their signature dish  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">On-site interviews  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Photo and video opportunities  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Behind-the-scenes GlobalFest content  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The chefs are also available to visit Calgary television, radio and media studios for interviews only\u00a0on their respective dates. Cooking demonstrations will take place exclusively at the Showpass office.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">WORLD CHAMPION SUMO WRESTLERS \u2013 AUGUST 26 &amp; 27  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">GlobalFest will also welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=1861080079&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usasumo.com%2Fsumo-entertainment%2Fhiroki-sumo-wrestler%2F&amp;a=Hirok\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hirok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hirok&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Hirok<\/a>i and <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4753067-1&amp;h=1293072486&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usasumo.com%2Fsumo-entertainment%2Fichi-sumo-wrestler%2F&amp;a=Ichi\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ichi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ichi&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ichi<\/a>, world champion sumo wrestlers, to Calgary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Both athletes are available Wednesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 27\u00a0for television, radio and media studio interviews and appearances ahead of Japan Night at GlobalFest.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Media interested in attending a chef cooking session or booking Shota, Aar\u00f3n, Antonia, Hiroki or Ichi\u00a0for an interview are encouraged to reach out to coordinate availability.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/E18522A8DDD75A0244D94AE27812A68EEF451012239FB1650D2D28C605EBCCF3\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcnwgroup.com%2Fa59cd0ab6be657032df51a6dfd8f900f.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Cision\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" class=\"yf-j98iil loader\"\/><\/a> Cision           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"> View original content to download multimedia: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/releases\/archive\/August2026\/14\/c5832.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newswire.ca%2Fen%2Freleases%2Farchive%2FAugust2026%2F14%2Fc5832.html;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/releases\/archive\/August2026\/14\/c5832.html&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/releases\/archive\/August2026\/14\/c5832.html<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>       <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CALGARY, AB, Aug. 14, 2026 \/CNW\/ &#8212; GlobalFest 2026 is bringing celebrity chefs\u00a0Shota Nakajima,\u00a0Aar\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez and\u00a0Antonia Lofaso\u00a0to Calgary,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168654,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[54029,4332,54030,51,54033,54032,34767,54031],"class_list":["post-168653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-aaron-sanchez","tag-ab","tag-antonia-lofaso","tag-calgary","tag-celebrity-chefs","tag-conduct-interviews","tag-globalfest","tag-media-interviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}