14/11/10 – November 10, 2014 – Shonn Oborowsky, Characters

Shonn Oborowsky – Executive Chef / Owner Characters Restaurant Shonn Oborowsky studied culinary arts at NAIT, where the first time student quickly bonded with first time teacher Stanley Townsend, dubbed Mr. T.  After graduating, Oborowsky worked at The Centre Club in Edmonton under culinary Olympics champ Chef Yoshi Chubachi, before travelling to Hawaii, Switzerland and … Read more

14/10/20 – October 20, 2014 – Adelino Oliveira, Sabor Divino

Adelino Oliveira Executive Chef – Sabor Divino Chef Adelino Oliveira was born in Portugal, and raised in Edmonton. At the age of 14, he started working as a busboy—beginning his life-long passion for restaurants. In 1993, Oliveira returned to Portugal, where he owned a small coastal restaurant that served a daily menu of market-fresh ingredients. … Read more

14/09/08 – September 8, 2014 – Serge Jost, Fairmont Hotel MacDonald

Serge Jost Executive Chef Fairmont Hotel MacDonald Growing up watching his family run a country inn and restaurant in France, Jost dreamt of working in a kitchen. Following his studies at L’école Hôteliere de Strasbourg, Jost worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in France and Germany, including the renowned Hotel Ritz in Paris. He started with Fairmont … Read more

14/05/12 – May 12, 2014 – Michael Card, Camrose Resort Casino

Michael Card Executive Chef – Camrose Resort Casino – Stagewest Property Born & Raised in Toronto Ontario Apprenticed under Chef Peter Bernardi, Chef Guido Spidina, Chef Joe Votto Attended George Brown College Toronto for Culinary Arts Work History – Past to Present Apprenticed at Kleinburg Golf & Country Club – Kleinburg, ONT Food & Beverage … Read more

14/04/14 – April 14, 2014 – Alexei Boldireff, S’WICH

Alexei Boldireff   Executive Chef/Owner S’WICH Food Truck A graduate of NAIT’s Culinary Arts and Retail Meat Cutting programs, Alexei has worked in some of Edmonton’s finest restaurants including Cafe de Ville, Cafe Select, The Blue Pear, and The Marc. In 2012, Alexei took a Chef de Partie position in Calgary at Model Milk under … Read more

14/03/10 – March 10, 2014 – Blair Lebsack, Rge Rd

  Blair Lebsack Executive Chef, Owner RGE RD Restaurant Chef and Owner, Blair Lebsack along with Front of House Manager and partner Caitlin Fulton founded RGE RD – a dining experience meant to connect diners in Edmonton’s unique culinary landscape. Blair is inspired by the wealth of seasonal ingredients available in Alberta along with the … Read more

14/02/10 – February 10, 2014 – Ron Korn, Ruth’s Chris

Ron P. Korn  —  Executive Chef Ruth’s Chris Steak House Ron Korn was educated in Burnaby, B.C. and in 1989 graduated from the Culinary Arts program at Vancouver’s B.C.I.T. During the 1980’s, he gained cooking and kitchen experience at several restaurants in the Vancouver area. Moving to Edmonton in the early 90’s, he was soon … Read more

14/01/13 – January 13, 2014 – Deepak Arora, Marriot Courtyard

Deepak Arora      –   Executive Chef Courtyard by Marriott West Edmonton Deepak is a graduate of a multi-year degree course in Hospitality Management and Catering technology in India. He started his career as demi Chef de partie with Taj Singapore Airlines Catering. [Singapore Airlines is the flag carrier of Singapore and a 5-star airline … Read more