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Chef's Table Society of BC Board of Directors

Pino Posteraro

by Paul Kamon 01.01.2008

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Giuseppe (Pino) Posteraro was born in Lago, Italy March 22, 1964. At the age of twelve he came to Canada to visit his brother not realizing at the time that later in his life he would be making Canada his permanent home. After beginning training as a medical student, [...]

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Mary Mackay

by Paul Kamon 01.01.2008

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Mary Mackay is the Head Baker and co-owner of Terra Breads, a Vancouver bakery-café specializing in crusty, sourdough-based breads made from natural starters and baked in stone-hearth ovens. Mary is the author of the bread-making video Rolling in Dough and a contributor to the popular Vancouver [...]

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Karri Schuermans

by Paul Kamon 01.01.2008

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Karri Schuermans background is in marketing, specializing in corporate branding and merchandising. She was the co-owner and creator of Twice Shy Productions. Before opening Chambar Restaurant, which she runs with with her husband, chef Nico Schuermans, Karri was the International Film Manager for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, her [...]

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John Bishop

by Paul Kamon 01.01.2008

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British born John Bishop, who has been cooking since his early teens, attended hotel school in Wales and served his apprenticeship at a private London club. After ten years as chef at a restaurant in Kinsale, County Cork, he came to Canada in 1973, where he continued to pursue [...]

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Don Letendre

by Paul Kamon 01.01.2008

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Don Letendre began his impressive career in with an apprenticeship at the renowned Pan Pacific Hotel. Seeking change, Don left Canada for Tokyo’s famed Domani Cucina restaurant and eventually on to the Soba Ni Umazake Yoshimura. Upon his return to Canada, Don worked in some of Vancouver’s best kitchens [...]

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Vikram Vij

by Paul Kamon 01.01.2008

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Vikram Vij was born in India in December 1964 and lived in New Delhi and Bombay until 1984. He studied Hotel Management in Salzburg, Austria. Since 1989 he has been living in Canada and worked in various capacities at the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as at [...]

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David Hawksworth

by Paul Kamon 01.01.2008

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Dino Renaerts

by Paul Kamon 01.01.2008

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Dino Renaerts is executive chef of Diva at the Met and president of the BC Chefs’ Association. A graduate of the Dubrulle International Culinary Institute, Renaerts was named Vancouver’s rising star by Vancouver Magazine, The Province newspaper and CityFood Magazine (2000). He holds the unique [...]

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Julian Bond

by Paul Kamon 01.01.2008

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Julian Bond: British born and trained, Julian Bond’s career began in Barnsley , England where he attended Culinary College graduating with honours. Chef Julian having honed his culinary skills and education in England working at several notable British restaurants was enticed by CP Hotels [...]

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Andrew Morrison

by Paul Kamon 01.01.2008

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Andrew Morrison was born in Vancouver then schooled, raised, and rumpled in Toronto and Victoria before moving to South Africa to study history and classics at the University of Cape Town. While on a stint at the University of Toronto, he married and started a successful career as a [...]

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