2014 Events
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
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
