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Thursday, 30 April 2009 17:32 |
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Unlike many of the chefs we feature in this space, Chef Robin Bowen is a relative newcomer to the Ottawa scene. Born in the UK, he moved with his family to Calgary as a young boy. Robin lost his mother at a young age, and his construction worker dad did his best in the cooking department. “We ate out a lot,” Robin recalls and family dinners at home often consisted of, (sadly) overcooked roasts, spaghetti or shepherd’s pie—“typical English fare.”
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Thursday, 12 March 2009 01:42 |
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The Epicurean Awards’ Chef of the Year, Chef Serge Rourre of Le Baccara wants you to know that any success he enjoys is a team effort. “The award is flattering and of course I’m pleased, but I am not alone in what I do.”
Rourre sees the title of Chef of the Year as a nod to Le Baccara (where he has been Head Chef for eight years), and as “recognition of the work we’ve put in here for years, daily, diligently.”
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Thursday, 12 March 2009 00:13 |
 chef_blackie If, when you think of fine dining in Ottawa, your thoughts immediately turn to the Byward Market, Glebe or Centretown, then it’s time to consider Kanata. Yes, it’s kinda “out there” for we urbanites, but dinner at the Brookstreet Hotel, might just change your attitude towards the land of beige houses and clothesline bans. Chef Michael Blackie is the man behind the delicious and award-winning fare coming out of Brookstreet’s kitchens. Born in London, he grew up in Montreal and Oakville and remembers his English mother cooking lots of stodgy British food--fish and chips, and bangers and mash were staples.
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Thursday, 12 March 2009 00:04 |
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Wakefield ice cream shop, Le Moo, has a new owner in Pastry Chef Declan Thomas. While it’s not a business Declan ever thought he’d be involved in, when the place come up for sale this spring, it seemed like a good move. The main attraction of the place was the full working kitchen in the back where Chef Thomas could pursue his true passion—succulent chocolates sold under the name Ruby Cocoa.
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Thursday, 12 March 2009 00:00 |
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Chez Eric’s Chef/Owner, Che Chartrand was born and raised in Ottawa. He worked in restaurants throughout school, starting out flipping burgers at McDonalds at the age of 14. He thought his career was going to be in sound engineering and went to school for that after high school. “Unfortunately”, Che says “I sucked at it”. He started casting about for other career choices. Sound engineering’s loss was Ottawa diners’ gain, as Che went back to what he knew, and started cooking at various pubs and restaurants around town.
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 00:00 |
 chef_marc_lepine MOLECULAR GASTRONOMY: PART 2
Things you won’t find at ATELIER, the much-anticipated restaurant of celeb Chef Marc Lepine: a deep fryer, grills, ovens, heat lamps, an exhaust system.
What you WILL find there: a 12 course tasting menu, a 50% Canadian wine list, custom-designed utensils you’ve never used before, and whimsy.
“We want to take people on a culinary adventure.”
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 13:46 |
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 13:42 |
 chef_rene_rodriguez Rene Rodriguez is no stranger to the Ottawa restaurant scene. In fact, he was born here during his father’s diplomatic posting. After living here until Rene was five, the family moved back to their native Mexico City, but lots of travel, while growing up exposed Rene to the cuisines of the world.
Rene graduated from Cordon Bleu Ottawa and except for a stint in San Francisco has been cooking here in his adopted hometown ever since. When Arc the Hotel opened in 2001, Rene was there in the kitchen and stayed for two years. After that, it was on to Social for a year and for the last couple of years, he’s been running things in the kitchen at Black Cat.
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