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:83@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20141113T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20141113T230000 DTSTAMP:20141105T152638Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/dinner-with-chef-chuck-hughes-le-garde- manger-chef-frederic-tandy-ratinaud-french-cuisine-chef-dave-smart-front-a nd-central/ SUMMARY:Dinner with Chef Chuck Hughes (Garde Manger)\, Chef Frédéric Tand y (Ratinaud French Cuisine) & Chef Dave Smart (Front and Central) DESCRIPTION:Dinner inspired by the gala screening of El Somni.\n\nGenerous wine pairings with every course\, taxes and gratuities included.\n\nChuck Hughes\n\n\n\nChuck Hughes is the multi-talented star of Food Network Cana da's Chuck's Day Off and Chuck's Week Off as well as the co-owner and chef of Montreal hot-spot\, Garde Manger. His unbridled passion for entertaini ng translates into both unforgettable food and captivating television. Chu ck loves food. So much so his favourites are tattooed on his arms: bacon\, lemon meringue pie\, lobster and arugula just to name a few.\n\nAfter goi ng to culinary school and working in some of the hottest restaurants in Mo ntreal he partnered with his two best friends and opened Garde Manger to r ave reviews and packed seating. In August 2011\, he and his partners opene d their second restaurant in Montreal – Le Bremner.\n\nFor Chuck\, a hig hlight of the last few years took place when he walked into New York City' s Kitchen Stadium and became the youngest Canadian chef to win on Iron Che f America. He also became the only Canadian chef to beat the legendary Bob by Flay. Following that win\, Chuck was asked to join nine other celebrity chefs\, including Robert Irvine and Anne Burrell\, to battle it out on se ason four of Food Network's The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs. In 2012\, Har percollins Canada released his first English cookbook "Garde Manger". It i mmediately became a best-seller. Chuck's second cookbook based on his popu lar TV series Chuck's Day Off was released shortly after\, and it too beca me a best-seller. Chuck recently launched DeepDishMTL\, Canada's first mul ti-chef recipe iPad/iPhone app\, which features recipes from some of Montr eal's finest chefs. Currently\, he stars in Chuck's Eat The Street\, which airs on the Cooking Channel \, and he has joined an all-star panel of exp ert judges on Chopped Canada\, which presently airs on Food Network.\n\nFr édéric Tandy\n\n\n\nKnown for his expertise in French cuisine\, Frédér ic Tandy spent his days cooking through France before arriving at Cape Bre ton’s Celtic Lodge in 2002. Over the next few years he spent his time wo rking on both coasts\, in Nova Scotia and British Columbia\, before perman ently returning to Halifax to open Nova Scotia’s only retail artisanal c harcuterie\, Ratinaud French Cuisine\, in 2009. The shop features expertly prepared cured meat\, made by hand\, using as many local seasonal ingredi ents as possible. Ratinaud’s charcuterie can be found at many of the pro vinces best restaurants.\n\nOver the past few years\, Fred has developed a loyal following for Ratinaud’s immensely popular weekly series called T he Kitchen Table. Sold out months in advance\, the set-menu dinners offer guests a premiere dining experience in Halifax.\n\nDave Smart\n\n\n\nPassi ons are like vegetables: they start with a single seed\, and over time\, i f nourished properly\, they grow. The seed of Dave Smart’s culinary pass ion was planted at a young age\, but it took years for that seed to sprout . Dave started his career as an engineer. Even during this twenty year ten ure\, he found himself continuously drawn to the kitchen by one ingredient in particular: garlic. He and two friends would gather on Tuesday nights for “Garlic Night” to cook and entertain. Inspired by the potential he found in food\, it wasn’t long before Dave kicked his collaborators out of the kitchen to invent and compose his own meals.\n\nAnd so the chef in Dave Smart developed\, eventually leading to his placement at Le Cordon B leu Culinary Arts Institute in Ottawa. After his education and internships with prominent chefs in Ottawa\, Dave found his way back to his home prov ince of Nova Scotia and to the town of Wolfville\, where he opened his own restaurant\, Front &\; Central. A casual restaurant with exquisite foo d\, the restaurant’s aim is to nourish the mind\, belly and soul. 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