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EAT! Vancouver Ambassadors
For 2019 we have partnered with some of the most influential and hungry foodies in our hometown. Be sure to follow them on social leading up to and during the festival for all their takes, bites, and most tweetable moments! Mijune Pak Mijune Pak is an international food personality, creator of FollowMeFoodie.com, former food columnist at [...]
Mark Singson
Mark recently placed runner up on Top Chef Canada Season 6 where he was referred to as a 'magician' in the kitchen, as well as a 'mad scientist' for taking familiar dishes, breaking them apart, and reintroducing them as something visually different but each bite hits all of the nostalgic notes. His culinary career started [...]
Trevor Bird
Trevor Bird began his foray into the culinary world as a teenager. Cooking is all he knows and thank goodness for all the eaters amongst us, he knows it extremely well. His career led him into acclaimed kitchens such as Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, Jean George’s MARKET, and Daniel Boulud’s Lumiere. In 2011, Trevor secured [...]
Steve Brochu
Born and raised in Edmonton, Steve knew from a young age that family and food are tightly connected, and was fascinated by the important relationship they have to each other. It’s something that drew him to pursue his career in culinary arts, and something that continues to drive him today. After graduating from the Culinary [...]
Ian McHale
As Wildebeest’s Chef de Cuisine, Ian McHale manages the day-to-day back-of-house operations, fusing his straightforward, old-school approach with contemporary technique. A true champion of Wildebeest’s farm-to-table ethos, he takes great pride in collaborating with local farmers and butchers to run the Gastown hotspot’s innovative nose-to-tail culinary program. He relishes the gastronomical freedom he has to [...]
Ricardo Rosas
Originally from Vancouver, Ricardo Rosas discovered his love for pastry at an early age. He has very special childhood memories baking with his mother and grandmother, who were Mexico-born and Germany-raised. When the time had come to choose a career, Ricardo first went for a bachelor in commerce with a major in hotel & restaurant management. He worked [...]
Rebecca Chen
Rebecca has always been intrigued by the integral role food plays in our lives, and how a lovingly prepared dish can transcend geography and culture. She applies her curiosity and passion for food daily as pastry chef at Ancora Waterfront Dining and Patio, leading her team in crafting exquisite desserts that leave diners happy and [...]
Tyler Shedden
Raised in Quadra Island, British Columbia, Tyler Shedden's passion for hospitality began at a young age. Born in to a family of hospitality professionals, Shedden first entered the hospitality industry as a dishwasher. After completing a Culinary and Pastry Diploma from Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, Shedden worked with Rob Clarke to pioneering the Ocean [...]
Robert Belcham
The chef and owner of three Vancouver dining establishments, Campagnolo, Campagnolo Roma and Monarch Burger, came from humble beginnings as a young kid growing up in rural Alberta. Now, operating a long established and award winning restaurant group, with many accolades including Vancouver Magazines Chef of the Year, Best New Restaurant, Green Award and Best [...]
Pino Posteraro
Founder/Proprietor of Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill & Enoteca Giuseppe (Pino) Posteraro was born in Lago, Italy March 22, 1964. At the age of twelve, he came to Canada to visit his brother not realizing at the time that later in his life he would be making Canada his permanent home. After beginning training as a medical [...]
Neal Fraser
Neal Fraser, chef and owner of multiple restaurant concepts in Los Angeles, started his career in the kitchen at age 20. Fraser touts an impressive resume that includes a degree from the Culinary Institute of America and an honor roll of kitchen credits such as Wolfgang Puck’s Eureka and Spago, Checkers Hotel under Thomas Keller, [...]
Naomii Pomeroy
Naomi Pomeroy was born and raised in Corvallis, Oregon. She spent her childhood hanging around the stove and in backyard gardens with her mother, who spent her early years in Rouen, France, and with grandmother Vivian, who hailed from New Orleans. Naomi was featured in Gourmet and Elle Magazine; Bon Appètit named her one of [...]
Mandel Hitzer
deer + almond restaurant which opened in 2012 has become one of Winnipeg’s top restaurants. Executive chef Mandel Hitzer is also the co-creator of one of Canada’s best winter culinary destination events, Raw: Almond, a three week long pop-up outdoor restaurant held in a tent at the junction of the frozen river banks of the [...]
Mitchell Bates
Mitchell has cooked at many Michelin starred restaurants, but found a long term home at the once scrappy upstart (now empire) Momofuku. He worked his way up through the ranks of Ko, which is where I first encountered his thoughtful cooking. He is humble about his accomplishments, but it's worth noting that he was CDC [...]
Makoto Ono
Makoto Ono began his culinary journey working at his father’s restaurant EDOHEI in Winnipeg. Determined to grow his talents he enrolled at Dubrulle Culinary School in Vancouver. Upon graduation he travelled to London and trained under famed Chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Marco Pierre White. He returned to Winnipeg and opened Gluttons, which featured Chef Ono’s [...]
Kelsey Johnson
The head chef and a partner of Edmonton’s newly minted Café Linnea has always had a love of cooking. From a young age growing up in a very small Scandinavian Community just outside of Edmonton, her heritage has been a constant source of inspiration. Her formative experience was at Duchess Bakeshop, a local much beloved patisserie, and Acme Meat Market, where [...]
Sarah Stewart
Coming from rural Ontario and attending OCAD in Toronto, Sarah has cooked across Canada in eco lodges, rustic camps, mountain escapes and bustling city-centers. A cornerstone to any food program she is involved in, is a support for local food systems, relationships with purveyors and volunteering with community-based organizations through education. Sarah can be found [...]
Renee Bellefeuille
As Executive Chef at the Art Gallery of Ontario, where food inspires artful conversation, Renée Bellefeuille leads an extraordinary team that combines global flavours and locally sourced ingredients to produce aesthetically pleasing dishes that satisfy the senses. With 20 years of culinary experience, Bellefeuille has worked at some of the city's premier dining establishments, including [...]
Eva Chin
Born and raised on a farm in Hawaii, chef Eva Chin grew up surrounded by the breathtaking bounty that Mother Nature has to offer with her mountains, the ocean, and earth. At an early age, she already understood that food connects people and the land together. These experiences have translated directly into her cooking style, [...]
Dusty Gallagher
Chef Dustin Gallagher has always enjoyed cooking, working his way up the ladder in professional kitchens from the age of 13. At the age of 22 he joined Chef Susur Lee's team at his internationally acclaimed restaurant, Susur, where he worked for six years, eventually becoming Sous Chef. Dustin then went on to become Executive [...]
Shelome Bouvette
Shelome Bouvette, owner and executive chef of Chicha Restaurant, is a veteran Vancouver chef, a member of the highly regarded women culinary and hospitality innovators and leaders association, Les Dames Escoffier (BC Chapter). Shelome worked in her formative years learning and training with many of the city's cutting edge chef's restaurants at the time; Bin [...]
Charlotte Langley
PEI Native Chef Charlotte Langley is often identified by her cabal as “Maritime Chic”. She cultivates the essence of the Maritimes in all the work she does. Her East Coast hospitality is absolutely magnetic, pulling farmers, clients, & restaurateurs alike across provinces to come knocking on her door. And if you ask Charlotte to tell [...]
David Leeder
Residing in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, David's culinary history has taken him through many top kitchens in the world including 3 Michelin Starred Martin Berasategui in Lasarte Spain. Noma, Relae, and was hand selected to help open restaurant 108 in Copenhagen, Denmark. David has also partnered with Fare Magazine, a Glasgow-based publication, to do a series [...]
Brian Luptak
Brian Luptak spent ten years making his way across the country cooking in some of the finest hotels and resorts Canada has to offer. Combining the structure and discipline of larger institutions with the freedom of creativity and experimentation afforded by The Acorn, Luptak has continued to raise the bar for Acorn's innovative dishes with [...]
Antonio Park
Antonio Park’s tutelage as a world-renowned chef started in his mother’s South Korean kitchen, in Argentina/Paraguay. Thanks to a fresh garden that spanned acres, and his mom’s insistence on creating everything from scratch, the drive for perfection, sustainability, and farm-to-table cooking became his raison d’être. This mantra carried him through years of training under Japan’s [...]
Andrea Carlson
The idea for Burdock & Co. came to Carlson right before she started cooking at Bishop’s seven years ago. She was passionate about organic, sustainable, locally grown food, but at the time it was available almost exclusively in upscale restaurants. Carlson has spent most of her life working in fast-paced kitchens. She enrolled at the [...]
Alessandro Vianello
Vancouver trained and internationally travelled, Chef Alessandro Vianello started his culinary career at the iconic Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. He then trained at Castello Vicchio Maggio in Tuscany, studying both wine and Italian cuisine feverishly, then moving on to assume the position of Head Chef of AAA Rosette restaurant, Esperante in St. Andrews, Scotland. After his [...]
Wayne Kozinko
Originally from Edmonton, Kozinko has spent much of his career in Vancouver. Most recently, he served as the Pastry Chef for the Four Seasons Hotel and its restaurant, Yew prior to that he spent nearly a decade at the Metropolitan Hotel, where he worked with Executive Pastry Chef and acclaimed Chocolatier Thomas Haas. Previously, Kozinko [...]
Steve Hodge
No stranger to West Vancouver, owner Steven Hodge grew up in Dundarave. After graduating from West Vancouver Secondary High School, Steven spread his wings and moved to California to attend Whittier College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration in 2000. Realizing his undeniable passion for cooking, he went on to complete [...]
Patrice Demers
At the age of 19, Patrice Demers had three career paths to choose from: magic, psychology, or cooking. After some wavering, Demers put down his magician cape and Nietzsche books, and picked up the toque. He enrolled at École Hôtelière de Laval in Quebec intending to study the savory side of cuisine, but when he [...]
Mark Tagulao
Mark Tagulao, founder and culinary director of La Glace, has been scooping his handmade ice cream at some of the city’s most celebrated events since 2014, including Crème de la Crème, Holt Renfrew, Williams-Sonoma and The Granville Social. Since childhood, the kitchen was Mark’s playground where he’d cook with his family, experimenting with all sorts [...]
Julian Helman
Julian Helman, Pastry Chef, Chocolatier and Owner/ Operator of KARAT is driven to create. His French training has had a profound impact on his work over the last 15 years – it has proven to be the foundation for his creations, not just in the style and technique of his work, but also in philosophy. [...]
Jeffry Kahle
It’s no secret that the art of pastry begins with science, which is what sparked Kahle to embark into the culinary world. A Nebraska native, Kahle began as a student in the Chemical Engineering and Material Science program at MIT, but went down a path of self discovery and realized his destiny was another ‘form’ [...]
Glenn Knowles
Glenn Knowles came by chocolate in the non-traditional way. After working 20-plus years in international banking, and holding senior management positions in the securities industry, Glenn sought something more. Inspired by his natural creativity, he immersed himself in everything chocolate. Glenn made a 180˚ career change to pursue this new passion. Without formal culinary training, [...]
Elena Krasnova
Chef Elena Krasnova was born in Russia and grew up during the "Perestroika" era when bare necessities were in great demand. It was out necessity that she developed her ability and desire to express herself through artistic means, something reflected in her culinary creations today. In her early twenties, Chef Elena moved to Vancouver, Canada [...]
Betty Hung
With a lifelong passion in baking, Betty decided to change her career from graphic design to baking. As a self-taught baker, she started her pastry career at Beaucoup Bakery as an intern and worked her way up to becoming the head chef. Having the goal for honing her skills in French pastries, she has travelled [...]
Darren Clay
Graduating from culinary school in 1998, Chef Darren spent his early years in the Industry honing his skills and beginning his apprenticeship at the prestigious Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver. During this time he also began to make a name for himself winning medals in all 3 categories (Team, Apprentice and Student) at the BC [...]
Adam Chandler
As Pastry Chef / Chocolatier and Co-Owner of BETA5, Adam Chandler’s fascination with chocolates and pastry stems from his desire to combine science and art to create innovative, flavourful, and aesthetically powerful edible creations. Adam completed his formal culinary and pastry training at Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver, and further refined his chocolate and pastry [...]
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