egdc_admin 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
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
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
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
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
Paul Campbell C.C.C. Executive Chef and co-owner of Cafe de Ville Paul Campbell is a meticulous and highly respected chef who has participated in many cooking competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Edmonton Gold Medal Plates competition. Paul opened this second location of his popular long time Edmonton restaurant in late 2011 – … Read more
Nathan Box Owner of the Elm Cafe Nate is proud to call Edmonton home. He is the owner of Elm Café, a small shop that focuses on providing craft coffee and artisan sandwiches to the masses. He believes in challenging people’s conception of food and the community it builds. His work and life experience are … Read more
Nathin Bye Corporate Chef and Partner for the Global Fusion Restaurant Group (Lazia, EAST and Wildflower Grill) From a young age; growing up in a large prairie family, food was always important and pivotal for Nathin. While other kids passed their time by playing in parks and riding their bikes, Nathin was honing his culinary … Read more
Bryan Meintzer Sous-Chef The Marc Restaurant Bryan graduated from Edmonton’s McNally High School and Metro Community College. He then obtained a diploma from the NAIT School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts and completed the Alberta Red Seal Apprenticeship program in cooking. Additional courses have included the Alberta Health and Wellness Alberta … Read more
Hong Chew Instructor at NAIT – Executive Chef at CHIP Hospitality Like a growing number of consumers, NAIT instructor Hong Chew ( Culinary Arts ’93), the Canadian Culinary Federation Edmonton’s Outstanding Member of the Year for 2011, wants to know not only where but how the food was grown, harvested, stored and shipped. “I don’t specifically follow … Read more
