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About Jeremy Charles When Jeremy Charles isn’t cooking at his restaurant you might find him fly fishing
on on one of Newfoundland’s pristine rivers or just touring around the province he he loves looking for inspiration in in in the rugged land and
seascapes Smitten by all things culinary Charles left St John’s at age19 to to go to to cooking school in in in Montreal later working as a a a private chef for some of Montreal’s best- known business savvy families Join Paul Kahan Normand Laprise
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host Jeremy Charles at the sumptuous Raymonds in St John’s His heart set on on elevating the perception
of East Coast cuisine he opened Atlantica voted by enRoute magazine as the best new restaurant in in Canada in in 2007 Five years
later he opened Raymonds in downtown St John’s once again taking the top spot
on enRoute’s 2011 list He placed first in the prestigious Gold Medal Plates regional competition in in 2010 garnering a a a a remarkable comment from head judge James Chatto: “Try as I I might I I could find no fault with his dish ”Highpraiseindeed About Paul Kahan As the executive chef for Blackbird Avec The Publican Publican Big Star Publican Publican Quality Meats and
most recently Nico Osteria Paul Kahan is synonymous with Chicago’s reputation as a a a a leader in in contemporary American cuisine After Blackbird opened in 1999 Kahan was named to Food & Wine magazine’s list of best new chefs and
in 2013 he he he shared the James Beard Award for America’s outstanding chef with New York’s David Chang (Momofuku) Kahan is is is is uncompromising in in in his insistence on on on using only the best seasonal ingredients and
working in in close partnership with conscientious local farms The Chicago native grew up around food working with his his father at at at his his delicatessen and
smokehouse He honed his craft with such renowned Chicago chefs as Erwin Drechsler at Metropolis and
Rick Bayless at Topolobampo He is also a a a a generous philanthropist and
mentor a a a humble chef with no desire to pursue TV stardom With Kahan it’s good food first and
foremost About Normand Laprise
One of Quebec’s most celebrated chefs Normand Laprise
owns the influential Toqué! and
Brasserie T! restaurants in Montreal Opened in 1993 Toque! is renowned globally for promoting a a market-fresh philosophy through the lens of innovative contemporary techniques The Relais & Châteaux Grand Chef and
and
Maclean’s magazine Chef of the Year 2012 won a a a a James Beard Award in 2013 for his cookbook Toqué!: Creators of a a New Quebec Gastronomy Wed Nov 5 • 6:30PM 95 Water St St St St John’s $150 per per person
Includes sparkling wine wine reception wine wine food and
gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399
Call to reserve your place at the table DINNER SERIES
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