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Hello Everyone, welcome back to this weeks episode of the Podcast. We have a very special guest that I got an opportunity to chat with. Born in Brighton, England, he started his career as an architect and through his desire to travel and open his mind to new opportunity, he found himself as a bartender in Whistler and has yet to look back. Now he is one of the most respected hospitality people in western Canada and is working with the amazing teams at Boxset Collective as the Bar Director, which include Published on Main, Bar Susu, and Mama Said Pizza. We had a fantastic chat and it seems to always circle back to the importance of hospitality and how that hospitality is really what keep people coming back. I hope you enjoy and as usual if you have any comments, please DM me @cookscamp2024
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I am very happy to have had the opportunity to chat with two of the next great leaders of the hospitality industry. Co Chefs of the Restaurant at Poplar Grove in Penticton, Stacy Johnston and Minette Lotz, they share their work life and they share their lives as partners in marriage. Two extremely talented chefs that helped bring the Naramata Inn back to life, tell their story of the journey through this business, from humble beginnings to running one of the nicest properties in the Okanagan Valley. We are also excited to have Stacy as part of the Chefs Table board and Minette taking part in this Septembers COOKSCAMP as a Chef leader in the worlds largest family meal and leading the daily foraging classes. I am so glad we were able to make time to chat and hear their fantastic story.
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On this weeks podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with my old friend Michelin Star Chef Joël Watanabe, of Kissa Tanto, Bao Bei and his new bar Meo. Chef Joël has been cooking professionally for over 30 years across Canada. His reputation of incredibly hard work, exacting standards, and absolutely delicious foods, has made Chef Joël one of the best in Canada. I hope you enjoy his stories of finding his calling in the kitchen from a young age, and what Michelin means in Vancouver. As always I hope you enjoy and if you have any feedback let me know on @COOKSCAMP2024 on instagram.
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On this weeks episode we have one of the hardest working BC Chefs I have had the pleasure to work alongside. Chef Johnny Bridge, has been professionally cooking in BC since high school and has always championed his love of the craft and his love of British Columbia. I remember seeing an instagram post of Johnny jumping off some coastal rocks into the frigid pacific and coming up with some wild BC oysters, shucking them, slurping them down and on his way again. His outlook about the industry and how to make it better and sustainable for everyone was what led him to finally join the Chefs' Table Society of BC and after 4 years as a board member he has been voted in as our new President. I am very excited to see the direction that Johnny takes the CTS in and I am happy to have him on this weeks podcast. Thank you for listening.
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On this week's episode we have Executive Chef Clayton Fontaine of the world renown Wickaninnish Inn, one of the most lauded and celebrated hotels in Canada. We delve in Chef's early career, the love of food, ingredients and the amazing west coast. We also chat about the many wonders and challenges of working in a small tourist focused community like Tofino. I hope you enjoyed our conversation and that you have a better understanding in a young Chefs mind. Thank you for listening.
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On this weeks podcast I have a Chef Dennis Peckham. Executive Corporate Chef of the Glowbal Group he in Vancouver. From humble beginnings and go for it attitude, his first job in the industry was at Lumiere. For those who don't know about Lumeire, please look it up. As a first rung on the ladder it was a great place to start, The best part of Chef's story is gets sooo much better for only his second job in a restaurant. Listen in, hear the stories and if you like it, let me know in the instagram comments.
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In 2022, I asked Chef Bernard Casavant to be the Chef leader of the World's Largest Family Meal at COOKSCAMP 2022. I have known about Chef Casavant for a long time as one of the OG. A Chef who led a team that turned Canadian food upside down while he was opening and running the Chateau Whistler. His reputation as one the best Chef Mentors around came from so many of the other respected Chefs I talked with. When I talked with Chef Casavant about COOKSCAMP and about what we were trying to accomplish, he was all in, 100%. He has become one of our great ambassadors of the event and is now on the steering committee to help bring it to fruition again this year. Those two days at COOKSCAMP in 2022, I saw exactly why he is one of the most respected Chefs in North America. His dedication to the craft, the cooking, the mentoring, going out of his way to make everyone feel included and valued is exactly what COOKSCAMP is all about. I am was so happy to finally be able to sit down and chat with Chef and see where it all started and how his hard work got him to where he is today. I hope you enjoy our chat.
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On todays podcast I am very happy to chat with Brandon Grossutti of Pidgin Restaurant in Vancouver. A Vancouver native, Brandon's unique story of a real BC man, has taken him from fishing boats in the Haida Gwaii to owning an incredible popular upscale ding restaurant in Gastown. His lived perspective as small restaurant owner in the heart of the chaos of the DTES give Brandon a hard knox perspective of the restaurant business. His love of hospitality, his team and his family fuel his passion for making every guest who walks through Pidgin's feel like they are coming home themselves. I hope you enjoy the stories and insights.
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The 20 somethings who come to the hospitality industry want and need different things than we had, to be fulfilled in their careers. The pontificating from old Chefs and Managers about how hard they had it in their day, means absolutely nothing to this younger generation. They will not tolerate a toxic work environment, shitty pay and no future. They do want to work hard and learn, they want to find balance with their work and personal lives but are willing to sacrifice if there are tangible benefits. On todays podcast I speak with just such a young cook, Danae Dejong, loves this industry and wants to a leader and change maker with in it. She is too young to be jaded and understands the sacrifice to shoot for greatness. I hope you find this podcast as enlightening as I did.
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On this weeks Podcast we have Mary Mackay, VP of Innovation and Product, and also co owner of Terra breads here in Vancouver. I first met Mary about 15 years ago when I started volunteering for the Chefs' Table Society of BC. She was the one that held the CTS together and to account in those early days for me. Mary has been a part of the restaurant and hospitality scene here in Vancouver for over 30 years. Her Bakery, Terra breads, has continued to slowly and effectively grow over the years and always keeping consistency, great products and customer satisfaction at the forefront of their business.
I think you will enjoy our conversation, I found how her and her husband tackled parenthood with working in this business extremely enlightening.
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On this weeks episode we have the Owner, Tim Lahay and Executive Chef of the Barley Merchant. A good sized restaurant in Langley that specializes in local food made from scratch and amazing local beer. From the inception of the Barley Merchant to today, these two forward thinking hospitality vets decided to do run things a bit different. They have changed the game on how things are done and are continuing to rethink how restaurants are operated and how our greatest resource is, our people, are treated. I hope you all enjoy the show.
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On this weeks episode, I was lucky to be able to catch Jeff Van Geest in Vancouver and had him over to our podcast studio. I have known Jeff almost as long as I have been in Vancouver so it was really great to catch up and discuss the business on hospitality from one old Chef to another. Jeff is the owner and Executive Chef at Miradoro Restaurant down in Oliver BC. Set in the heart of wine country, the restaurant overlooks the amazing vineyards and rolling hills of the South Okanagan. Take a listen, Jeff has very deep roots here in Vancouver and his perspective is unique and very much earned. I hope you like it.
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On this weeks episode, that we recorded earlier this year, are to young entrepreneurs with roots in Vancouver but now call Toronto home. The Chef Linda Jong and Gene Carpenter are the masterminds behind Fattoush Sandwich Club and Elsie's Coffee/ Record Shop. Both small and very unique spots that give a lot of interesting flavour and vibe to their respective neighbourhoods. Listen to them both tell the stories of opening small independent shops with out a lot of support and learning to just make thing happen. A real story of grit and determination. I hope you enjoy.
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So happy t have on todays guest. Dez Lo is a Chef who has made Vancouver her home for the last 15 years. Born in Hong Kong and gaining her culinary chops in New York City, she came to Vancouver to start a new life and hasn't looked back. She went on to conquer, or almost conquer Top Chef Canada, and is now onto to her newest venture as an entrepreneur. Dez has been developing a cheese biscuit for most of her career, it came from her love of southern food and wanting the perfect surprisingly delicious bit of food. I hope you enjoy todays podcast, please feel free to leave comments @cookscamp on instagram
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This weeks podcast is a day late but good things come to those who wait. We have Executive Chef and owner of Vancouver Private Dining and Sunshine Coast Catering, Evan Elman. It was great hearing his inspirational and entrepreneurial story of taking the big leap into beginning a business and being the driving force behind it. I love getting to know these young business people who carve out their own path in hospitality. You don't just have to grind it out in a small independent restaurant or a hotel. The world is your oyster and YOU define what that means.
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In this weeks episode we have restaurateurs Nathan and Akin Lowey. The husband and wife duo of the Hokkaido style restaurant on Powell St called Dosanko. They talk about the struggles and triumphs of owning a small family run place on the east side of Vancouver. From Nathans beginning, growing up and starting his cooking career on the prairies. For Akiyo, making her way to Canada to find meaning and new adventures and how they both came together and built a life together. Now it's kids, business and the most amazing Cheese Crusted Oyako Sandwich.
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Today we had the opportunity to chat with with none other than my old friend Mijune Pak. Her amazing story of carving out a career in hospitality is pretty amazing. From her humble beginnings to eating across France and Portugal at 3 Michelin starred restaurants. Her love of great food in infectious and her love of the Chefs, Managers, Waiters and Sommeliers runs very deep as well. I hope you enjoy this conversation.
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This week we have an amazing duo joining us on the podcast. Pastry Chef Celeste Mah and Chef Ross Larkin of Portage, of a fairly new restaurant in St. Johns Newfoundland. Celeste an East Van native and Ross a traveler from St. Johns met here in Vancouver cooking at Chambar. Their love of food and for each other took them both back to Newfoundland to work with an old friend Jeremy Charles at the now closed Raymonds restaurant. They opened Portage in the summer of 2022 and are now the boss or bosses. Celeste and Ross were in Vancouver hosting a dinner with the folks at L' Abattoir Restaurant in Gastown and between that and visiting family they took some time to come down for a chat.
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The not for profit organization Go2HR help the hospitality and tourism industry in BC. Their many mandates cover things from HR to training to research and strategy, and mental health and safety of individuals. The amazing part is that it a free resource for anyone in the business. Today we speak particullay about occupation mental health and safety with Valerie Lister and Erin O'Byrne. Both highly accredited professionals in this space who are trying to change the culture and stigma of mental health challenges within businesses and organizations in the hospitality space. Listen as we chat about the resources available and how there really is no reason any longer to not set up a mental health safety plan at your establishment. Please check out https://www.go2hr.ca/
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This weeks episode has a very special guest. Executive Chef Ashley Kurtz, of St Lawerence. With dreams of professional hockey and then the reality of life, his path changed gears and cooking became his life's passion. He has grown his career experience in small independent restaurants, in Canada and in Europe. Eventually being tapped by renowned BC Chef JC Poirier to help open his ode to French Cuisine St Lawerence. He is now a business partner of JC's and they work together to bring some of the best food in Vancouver to their guests.
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