2011

Chef Blair Lebsack Senior Instructor – NAIT School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts Chef Lebsack has developed his career through Executive Chef Positions in Calgary, Banff, Saskatoon and Edmonton. Chef Blair believes in the “Slow Food Movement” and recently attended Terra Madre in Turin, Italy as an Edmonton delegate. Inspired by exceptional local products, Blair … Read more

Andrew Fung Executive Chef, Blackhawk Golf Club Andrew’s passion for cooking was seeded at the young age of 18. In 1998, he graduated at the top of his class, and with scholarship in hand, commenced studies to become a pastry chef at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. He furthered his education at the Pacific … Read more

     Chef Blair Lebsack Senior Instructor  – NAIT Culinary Arts School Chef Lebsack has developed his career through Executive Chef Positions in Calgary, Banff, Saskatoon and Edmonton. Chef Blair believes in the “Slow Food Movement” and recently attended Terra Madre in Turin, Italy as an Edmonton delegate. Inspired by exceptional local products, Blair has promoted … Read more

CHEF CHRIS HRYNYK Catering Chef Manager – Sorrentino’s Restaurant Group Chris Hrynyk started cooking at the age of seven, in part due the influence of his mother and grandmother. He says that although his mother is a lovely woman, she has never been a very good cook so he took an early stand in the kitchen as an … Read more

Chef Emmanuel David Executive Chef – Matrix Hotel Chain/La Persaud Executive Chef Emmanuel David was born in Granada. After his arrival Emmanuel attended college in Montreal, moving west to Regina in 1982. Since then, Emmanuel has steadily gained recognition for his talents, working in kitchens across North America and competing in numerous national and international … Read more

Member Chefs Ford, Graham, Ralph & Montgomery

CHEF CHRIS HRYNYK Catering Chef Manager – Sorrentino’s Restaurant Group Chris Hrynyk started cooking at the age of seven, in part due the influence of his mother and grandmother. He says that although his mother is a lovely woman, she has never been a very good cook so he took an early stand in the kitchen as an … Read more

Shane Chartrand Chef de Cuisine L2 at Fantasyland Hotel Professional experience: L2/L1, Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton- Chef De Cuisine, 6 years Sage Restaurant, River Cree, Edmonton – Executive Sous Chef, 3 years Marriott Resort River Cree, Edmonton- Sous Chef, 1 year Professional accomplishments: Kosher training Teach private cooking classes Culinary judge- CCFCC / Chaine Des Rotisseur commi … Read more