BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Halifax X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Halifax BEGIN:VEVENT UID:169@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20151107T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20151107T123000 DTSTAMP:20150920T200005Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/culinary-workshop-with-chef-rob-gentile / SUMMARY:Culinary Workshop with Chef Rob Gentile DESCRIPTION:Salumi Di Mare\nExecutive Chef Rob Gentile of acclaimed Canadia n restaurants\, Buca Osteria &\; Enoteca (King Street)\, Bar Buca and B uca Osteria &\; Bar (Yorkville) is known for his innovative\, artisanal approach to Italian cuisine. Come and witness Chef Gentile as he showcase s his unique approach to making Salumi di Mare (cured fish and seafood) a signature of the newest Buca outpost in Yorkville. Taste the final result of an intriguing interpretation of Italian coastal cuisine that that has c aptured the attention and praise of well-known critics.\n\nRob Gentile\n\n A first generation Canadian\, born to Italian parents\, Rob Gentile’s ea rliest memories are from his grandmother’s garden and kitchen\, where he soon learned that food was what fascinated him most. When challenged by h is mother at age 12 to choose a job that he could love forever\, he inhere ntly knew it would need to revolve around food. After working in restauran ts from the age of 13\, Rob entered George Brown’s Culinary School and j oined the kitchen at Grazie in 1998. Soon after\, he found his first role in a professional kitchen at North 44. After ten years working in Mark McE wan’s celebrated restaurants\, Rob was ready for a new challenge. He was introduced to Peter Tsebelis and Gus Giazitzidis of King Street Food Comp any and joined them to take the helm of Buca. The restaurant opened in Sep tember of 2009 to rave reviews and soon became one of Canada’s most cele brated dining destinations\, not to mention its most sought-after dinner r eservations.\n\nIn addition to his enthusiastic search for the exact ingre dients needed for each recipe\, Rob made his mark for his disciplined craf t and innovative\, artisanal approach to Italian cuisine. Regular trips to Italy continue to fuel inspiration and refine his skills in his family’ s homeland. Diners and critics alike have taken note of his commitment to excellence and creativity\, resulting in awards and accolades such as Toro nto Life naming Buca Osteria &\; Bar (Yorkville) Toronto’s Best New R estaurant of 2015\, and honours from Ontario Hostelry Institute with 2015 ’s Gold Award for Independent Restaurateur\, as well as recent opportuni ties to cook with and earn the praise of culinary icons such as Alain Duca sse\, Massimo Bottura\, and Mario Battali. \n\nAfter success as Executive Chef at Buca (King Street)\, Bar Buca\, Buca Osteria &\; Bar (Yorkville ) and the soon to open Jamie’s Italian (Yorkdale)\, Rob still feels the passion for food he has had since childhood. This\, coupled with a determi ned\, detail-oriented and thoughtful approach to his craft\, ensure there is much more to come in his culinary story.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://devourfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/0 9/Rob-Gentile-1.jpeg LOCATION:Wilsons Home Heating Pavilion\, Troy Restaurant\, 12 Elm Ave.\, Wo lfville\, NS\, B4P 2S2\, Kings County\, Canada GEO:45.092072;-64.363983 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12 Elm Ave.\, Wolfville\, N S\, B4P 2S2\, Kings County\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilsons Hom e Heating Pavilion\, Troy Restaurant:geo:45.092072,-64.363983 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Halifax BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20151101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR