Peter Daly STEFAN CHERWONIAK — Executive Chef — Quickfire Cookery With his twenty one years of experience in the hospitality industry, Stefan has been involved in every facet the industry has to offer. His passion is designing innovative recipes combined with underpinnings of strong, traditional flavors. Traveling through the European countryside, Stefan immersed himself in the culture … Read more
Riley Aitken Head Chef and Owner – Bella Restaurant in Old Strathcona Riley began traveling as a young adult, passing his time and paying his way as a dive master, which brought him to the Danish summer island of Samsø. When he began his professional culinary journey, he worked at a destination dining restaurant, Isle … Read more
Chef Bryan Goulet Creative Quality Catering Bryan was born and raised in Edmonton and started his culinary journey at the age of 15 when he worked at ‘The Old Spaghetti Factory’. From there he moved to ‘Ernie’s Steak Pit’ where he worked his way up from Cooks helper to Chef at the age of 18. … Read more
Edmonton Gentleman’s Dinner Club Fourteenth Annual Christmas Dinner December 11, 2023 Caffe Sorrentino Hora d’oeuvres – A trio of small bites – Monmarthe Secret de Famille Premier Cru Brut Champagne A creamy shell fish and prawn broth served with basil … Read more
Fabricio Guerrero Daros Chef de Cuisine – Rge Rd My name is Fabricio Guerrero Daros. My mom was a pastry chef and my father was a baker. Food had a key role in our house, and the idea of respecting the small farmers and using the animals from nose to tail was a cornerstone of … Read more
Sean O’Connor Head Chef/Partner Fox Burger Food is our common ground, a universal experience. Sean’s interest in food began at a young age when, during lags of good cartoons, he would watch cooking shows. In high school, he took Foods classes even though he was one of the only boys in the class (or maybe … Read more
Kathryn Joel Founder/Owner of Get Cooking Kathryn is the founder and owner of Get Cooking. A graduate of London’s Le Cordon Bleu and Leiths School of Food and Wine, Kathryn’s culinary career has included food buying and catering as well as partnership in a small food production business. She discovered teaching by accident, on … Read more
Chef Tom Orysiuk Over the past couple of years we have had a couple of Club members act as guest mentor Chefs. They set the menu, select the wines, circulate the recipes, order the ingredients and organize the participants to present what has turned out to be some memorable evenings. This year one of the … Read more
Chef Max Stepanyuk – Rge Rd Max Stepanyuk, moved to Edmonton in 2009 from Ukraine. Soon after he found a passion for food and hospitality. Max became involved with local culinary competitions through school which led to working in a number of Edmonton restaurants such Corso 32, Bar Bricco and now Rge Rd. His style … Read more
Chef Doreen Prei Get Cooking Doreen Prei, from Get Cooking, is always cooking, teaching and working alongside partner, Kathryn Joel. She lets food ‘speak inspiration to her’, which is why there’s always magic in every dish she conjures up. As witty as she is talented, it’s hard not to feel special in her company. Born in East Germany, Doreen grew … Read more
