Christmas 2023 – Caffe Sorrentino – December 11, 2023

                            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 – Rge Rd – November 13, 2023

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 – Fox Burger – October 16, 2023

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 – Get Cooking – September 11, 2023

  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

Tom Orysiuk – April 10, 2023

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

Max Stepanyuk – Rge Rd – March 13,2023

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

Doreen Prei – Get Cooking – February 13, 2023

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

Fabricio Guerrero Daros – Rge Rd – January 9, 2023

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