An Evening with Chef Michael Smith

Hosted by Chef Jonathan Korecki

In Person Big Ideas

Wednesday

Oct , 2012

6:30pm

Eastern

Sidedoor Contemporary Kitchen and Bar

20 York Street • Ottawa

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In sharing these recipes, my goal is not for you to precisely cook a dish the way I might but instead to be inspired to cook it your way. You are successful merely by trying!

Chef Michael Smith

Spend an evening with Chef Michael Smith, Canada’s best-known chef and winner of the James Beard Award for Cooking Show Excellence, at Side Door in the Market, one of the city’s most acclaimed restaurants. Michael, a tireless advocate for nutritional literacy and sustainable food and Prince Edward Island’s official food ambassador, will share his insight on preparing great food on a tight schedule. Plus, we’ll enjoy a taste of some recipes from Michael’s latest bestseller, Fast Flavours!

Packed with 110 mouth-watering recipes, Fast Flavours will get you through a busy week with simple, speedy meals while showing you how to slow down on weekends or when you have more time on your hands.

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Chef Michael Smith

Chef Michael Smith, Canada’s best-known chef, is the winner of the James Beard Award for Cooking Show Excellence and host of shows including Chef Michael’s Kitchen (premiering August 27) and Chef at Home on Food Network Canada, and in more than 100 other countries. His first cookbook with Penguin, Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen was released in 2011 and was a smash hit across Canada. His new book, Fast Flavours, is publishing this September, featuring 110 new fast, easy to make meals. Michael is also Prince Edward Island’s official food ambassador, a newspaper columnist, professional chef and home cook. In 2010 he led the team of chefs that cooked for the worlds Olympians in the Whistler Athletes Village.