Growing up, Chef Meagan Bowden was surrounded by delicious food and exemplary hospitality. In addition to having a mother who was an epic host, she had a part-time gig that she didn’t dread—making...
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Ever since Chef Keith Hoare started cooking with his mom as a young boy, he has always known he wanted to be a chef. His culinary career began at 13, working in a...
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I’m consistently impressed by chefs. By their willingness to work long, gruelling hours, by their stamina as they work through the pain of burns, cuts, and sore feet, and by the fact that...
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It’s Monday night and at a closed, downtown Toronto restaurant, Chef Ken Yau is quietly producing an impressive, 12-course tasting menu of interactive, playful dishes. The first time I met Chef Ken, he...
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Photo by/par Fook Communications Pour la version française, cliquez ici. #ImmigrationMatters Hemant Bhagwani has vivid early memories of his mother cooking at home in New Delhi, India. He says becoming a chef was...
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Jordan’s first interaction with cooking came at the age of 7. He remembers his teacher assigning a rather interesting project; to make something by himself, present his creation to an audience, and describe...
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Travis Petersen was first introduced to cooking in his childhood home. Early on, he learned the importance of family dinners and developed a passion for creating the delicious food that gathers people around...
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Photo credit: Hakan Burcuoglu Mark Brand is not your average chef. He is also a restaurateur, a recovered addict, he has experienced homelessness, and he is a highly successful social entrepreneur. Mark is...
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Originally from Okanagan, British Columbia, Ned Bell has learned how to make the most of British Columbia’s terroir. While he started washing dishes at 15 years old, he made his way through some...
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Photo credit: Steven Elphick Afrim Pristine has a passion that was given to him by his family—cheese. He practically grew up at Cheese Boutique, a now four-generation cheese and gourmet food store, owned by...
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