Joanna Chery

Born and raised in Montréal, Québec, Joanna Chery comes from a long line of talented home chefs. She learned to cook authentic Greek dishes from a young age and, with a large family, there was always a crowd to cook for!…

Juan Pablo Gonzalez

Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Juan Pablo started cooking at a young age, making Sunday lunches with the men in his family. By university, his classmates were paying him to make their meals….

katie ardington

Well-established in the Ottawa culinary scene, Chef Katie Ardington is the executive chef for the Beckta restaurant group, overseeing Play Food&Wine, Beckta, and gezellig….

Kimberly Lallouz

Chef Kimberly Lallouz is an ambitious restauranteur and successful businesswoman from Montreal….

Kyle Crawford

Kyle Crawford is a social media content creator and Toronto-based food stylist….

Lauren Gulyas

Lauren perfected her culinary craft in some of the industry’s best kitchens in Ottawa, Prince Edward County, British Columbia and Costa Rica. After years of working behind the scenes in restaurants, Lauren is now focusing on her food televi…

Leah Wildman

Leah Wildman grew up with an actor father and chef mother, and considers herself a direct by-product of them both. She studied French gastronomy in the south of France, and staged in the south before moving to Paris….

Lisa Nguyen

Lisa Nguyen is the Marketing & Communications Lead at the Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship Foundation where she combines her culinary experience with her marketing background….

Luis Tigreton Leon

Originally from the Catalan Pyrenees, Luis “Tigretón” Leon is a Montreal-based chef who specializes in Spanish food. Determined to perfect his craft, Tigretón traveled across Spain, working in kitchens from Valencia, to Madrid….

Luis Valenzuela

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Luis Valenzuela has dedicated his life to the culinary arts. His passion was ignited by his grandmother and mother who taught him that ‘food is the soul of life.’…

Mary Tang

Mary Tang was born in Hong Kong and grew up enjoying Chinese cuisines, alongside many others. Mary discovered her passion for cooking by helping her mom prepare large meals for friends and family….

Matt Dunigan

Matt Dunigan is the face, heart and soul of ROAD GRILL. Born in Ohio, the Dunigan family moved to Dallas when Matt was 6 years old where he quickly learned that Texans are fanatic about 2 things: football and barbecue….

Micah Trainor

Micah fell in love with food and cuisine as child, learning about both modern Canadian and old school Caribbean cooking from her family….

Michael Allemeier

Michael Allemeier is an Instructor of Culinary Arts in Calgary, Canada and former head chef of the Mission Hill Family Estate in the Okanagan Valley….

Michael Bonacini

Celebrity Chef Michael Bonacini is the co-founder of one of Canada’s leading fine dining restaurant companies, Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants, operating 11 unique and innovative restaurants in Ontario….

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