egdc_admin Doreen Prei Private Chef – Edmonton Doreen is a Michelin-star trained German chef. She has cooked in private restaurants and hotels in Germany, Ireland, and Canada. Doreen completed her training in Berlin, Germany at First Floor Restaurant, before moving to Dublin where she cooked at the Four Seasons Hotel, Chapter One, and Gordon Ramsay. In … Read more
Sonny Sung – Sorrentino’s Corporate Executive Chef Born in Taiwan and raised in Japan, Sonny says he had to fight his Asian family’s traditional belief that cooking was only for women. He persevered and today he is one of Edmonton’s most respected corporate chefs. He graduated from the prestigious Culinary Institute of New … Read more
Nathin Bye – Chef Patron & Partner Ampersand | 27 Nathin attended N.A.I.T. and graduated from the Culinary Arts Program with honours. His culinary skills have garnered him numerous awards, both nationally and internationally. His greatest accolade – receiving a gold medal for Pastry at the 2004 I.K.A. Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany. He is also two-time champion … Read more
Andrew Fung – Head Chef – Nineteen Andrew Fung was classically trained in Europe and on Canada’s West Coast. His incredible work has earned him several culinary awards, including top honours at Edmonton’s Gold Plates competition and a ranking among Switzerland’s top six chefs at the 2003 Swiss Culinary Cup.
Chef – Alexei Boldireff 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). … Read more
Chef – Alexei Boldireff 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 … Read more
Harjeet Mehdwan Instructor – NAIT School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts Chef Harjeet Mehdwan is a Hotel Management graduate and started his career with Hotel Le Meridien in New Delhi. After acquiring his basic skills, he moved to the US, working for the Carnival Cruise Lines where he was a part of the inaugural and … Read more
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
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
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
