Alexei Boldireff

Executive Chef – Baijiu

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 Justin Leboe (Best Chef in Canada 2013). That same year, the restaurant was named #2 on En Route’s Best New Restaurants in the country. There he climbed the ladder through management until 2013 when he left to open S’WICH Food Truckin Edmonton,.

An accomplished pastry chef, bread baker, butcher, charcuterer and chef, Alexei has staged in many kitchens with many notable Canadian chefs, including Connie de Sousa (Charcut, Top Chef Canada), Susur Lee (Susur, Lee Lounge), and Robert Clark (C RestaurantVancouver). He has also cooked internationally working with Michael Reidt (Miami), Antonio Sorrentino (Chiancianno, Tuscany), Kevin Thornton (Dublin, Top Chef Ireland, Michelin Star), and Seasmus O’Connell (Cork, No Reservations).

Alexei sold his innovative food truck, S’wich, to take on his current job as Executive Chef at Baijiu.  Baijiu promises plenty of fish sauce, cilantro, lemongrass, Kaffir lime and birds eye chilies, and some dim sum-inspired creations.