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Kootenay Kitchen Confidential
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By Danielle Cardozo
On September 13, 2013 I flew to Toronto to one of the greatest experiences of my life: MasterChef Canada.
The emotional impact upon completion of the shoot was mind numbing (which I will explain in future posts). But it was the months following that had an even greater impact.
A few degrees of separation provided me the opportunity to meet a group within the Calgary culinary scene. I met culinary magazine publishers, writers, publicists, and more. They live a glamorous life of stunning restaurants, great food, and so much more. They’ve become some of my closest friends, as who understands your passion for food more than those who live within the culinary world?
And then there are the chefs who I follow on various social media: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (This includes Bohati, Ly, and Groves). All of which have changed the culinary world into a culinary community. Photos and posts about their beautiful dishes and services, which they make look beautiful and effortless. I encourage you to check out their social media pages and their restaurants, as they are some of the best in the province, and even the country.
Calgary has a culinary scene that I have fallen in love with.
The whole reason I started this blog was to support the culinary scene in the Kootenays. So I introduce to you Kootenay Kitchen Confidential: a monthly series that will take you into the kitchens, hearts, and minds of chefs in the Kootenays.
With that said, I need the input of our readers! So please comment below with your favorite local chef and or restaurant, so that I know who YOU want to learn all about!
Watch out for the first Kootenay Kitchen Confidential with the Heid Out Executive Chef, Rusty Cox, coming this July.
In the meantime, I encourage you to read this excerpt from Anthony Bourdain’s ‘So You Wanna Be a Chef?’
Danielle
XOXO
Dave Bohati, Executive Chef, Market Restaurant
Duncan Ly, Executive Chef/Owner, RawBar YYC
Kyle Groves, Executive Chef, Catch and the Oyster Bar
– Danielle Cardozo is a mom of three, entrepreneur, and shameless idealist. Whether it be creating it, sharing it, or writing about it; the culinary world is her ultimate passion. Danielle placed eighth on the first ever season of CTV’s MasterChef Canada, and has continued blazing her trail in the culinary world since. Danielle contributes her success to hard work and being stubborn, as she’s never believed anyone who has told her she can’t do something.
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