2020 Chef Lineup - David Hawksworth & Friends Culinary Adventure

On July 12-16, Chef David Hawksworth will host an incredible 14th year of the David Hawksworth & Friends Culinary Adventure. This adventure features glorious mid-summer days on the water and a celebration of culinary artistry, including interactive cooking classes and evening meals that feature indescribable themed fare and carefully chosen wine pairings. We are pleased to unveil the talented guest chefs joining us for our 2020 event:GUEST CHEFS

• Adam Pegg - Executive Chef & Co-Owner of La Quercia
• Dino Renaerts - Executive Chef & Partner of Bon Vivant Catering
• Stephanie Noel - Development Chef, Hawksworth Restaurant

Read more about our guest chefs below.DAVID HAWKSWORTHChef & Owner, Hawksworth Restaurant Group

David Hawksworth is a celebrated Canadian chef who realized his culinary vision at his first eponymous restaurant in the very heart of downtown Vancouver. At Hawksworth Restaurant, which opened in 2011, he has created the ideal setting to deliver compelling contemporary Canadian cuisine; a demonstration of his European-trained technical ability, deep appreciation for local ingredients and an absolute insistence on only the very best quality.Hawksworth Restaurant Group’s latest addition, Nightingale, opened spring 2016 in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour joining Hawksworth restaurant, Hawksworth Catering and Bel Café. Echoing the original Hawksworth Restaurant’s focus on exemplary service in an extraordinary setting, Nightingale’s social approach to dining offers seasonal and vegetable forward dishes that showcase local ingredients with global influences.In the fall of 2015 Chef Hawksworth began a culinary partnership with Air Canada to design a selection of innovative, sophisticated and Canadian-influenced seasonal signature dishes exclusively featured on Air Canada flights in International Business Class and Maple Leaf Lounges. His latest TV show, Origins, has just launched on Telus Optik and will soon be available on Air Canada’s onboard entertainment system.A native Vancouverite who spent a decade honing his talents in Europe working in Michelin-starred kitchens, David Hawksworth soon emerged as one of Canada’s leading culinary talents upon his return to Vancouver. In 2005 he was named Chef of the Year by Vancouver magazine and in 2008 David became the youngest chef inductee in to the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame.Named Restaurant of the Year in 2012 by both Vancouver magazine and Maclean’s magazine, Hawksworth restaurant has held the title of Best Upscale Dining by Vancouver magazine each year consecutively since opening. Canada’s Best Restaurants currently recognizes Hawksworth to the top 10 across the country and no.1 in Western Canada, with sister restaurant Nightingale recognized as 5th best in the province; Hawksworth has firmly anchored himself at the helm of the Vancouver – and Canadian – dining scene.In 2013 he launched the Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship Foundation, which annually awards $10,000 and an international stage to boost the career of a young professional chef. Hawksworth donates his time to a number of charitable causes including his long-standing commitment to Fishing For Kids the West Coast Fishing Club’s annual charity tournament benefiting the Canucks Autism Network.ADAM PEGGCo-Owner & Head Chef, La Quercia

Adam is the co-owner and head chef at Vancouver’s traditional Italian restaurant, West Fourth’s La Quercia, and the attached wine bar, L’Ufficio. Chef Pegg graduated culinary school at Vancouver Island’s Camosun College in 1991, and worked at Victoria’s Herald Street Caffe and Il Terrazzo before he was urged to journey to stage in Italy by his mentor, Chef Daniele Mereu. Pegg attended the Italian Slow Food School where he earned the Master of Italian Gastronomy—the first to do so in Canada.La Quercia handcrafts pastas using century old techniques Pegg learned throughout Italy, all while staging with well-known Italian chefs such as Ugo Alciati in Piedmont, and Fiorenzo Varesco and Gianni Chiocchetti in Trentino. Pegg continues to focus on Northern Italian traditions at La Quercia, all while focusing on sourcing the best possible local ingredients through small local farmers, and foragers, and sources from the restaurant’s own onsite garden. This kitchen believes in brining in the whole animal and using everything from nose to tail, even keeping bee hives just outside the restaurant.DINO RENAERTSExecutive Chef & Partner, Bon Vivant Catering & Bon Vivant Hospitality Group

Dino Renaerts has firmly established himself as one of the west coast’s culinary leaders. A Kitsilano boy, Renaerts completed his education and training here in Vancouver and has built a prolific career spanning almost three decades that has seen him cook in a clutch of the city’s finest restaurants. Today, Renaerts applies his talent, passion and vision to his role as partner in The Bon Vivant Group Ltd., serving discerning clientele across the Lower Mainland.Studies at the Dubrulle French Culinary School and a three-year apprenticeship at the William Tell led to roles at Bishop’s and Le Gavroche. Renaerts cooked for celebrities and royalty at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel and Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and further honed his skills in the award-winning kitchens of Bistro Pastis and West. He later accepted executive chef positions at the Crown Plaza Hotel Georgia and Metropolitan Hotel, home to the acclaimed Diva restaurant. Became Chef and owner at Fraiche & Beachside Forno in West Vancouver & Opened Pier 7 in North Vancouver.Recognition for his distinct, innovative approach to cooking has followed Renaerts throughout his career. He has garnered accolades for numerous regional and international competitions and was named a ‘culinary talent to watch’ by Vancouver and City food magazines, and the Province newspaper. He has also earned Best Northshore Restaurant since moving across the bridge to West Vancouver.A love of wine inspires Renaert’s cuisine Dino found time to attend the sommelier program with the International Sommelier Guild in 1998. He graduated second in his class in 1999 and became the first chef in Canada to be a certified sommelier. In 2001 Dino was invited to the Sommelier Summit in Sonoma, California, and replaced Charlie Trotter as the chef speaker on a prestigious panel including Larry Stone. Traveling to wine country at home and abroad for the past 17 years and working closely in a collaborative approach with his colleagues on his wine & food programs has been a passionate endeavor. Renaert’s expertise in oenology earned him the runner-up Sommelier of the Year award at the Vancouver International Playhouse Wine Festival in 2006 and 2010.Based in Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver Dino & his team continue to grow and expand their brand of food & beverage culture throughout the vibrant Vancouver Dining Scene.STEPHANIE NOELDevelopment Chef, Hawksworth Restaurant

Development Chef Stephanie Noel, originally from rural Quebec, attended Montreal’s Institut de Tourisme et d’Hotellerie du Quebec before moving to Vancouver in 2001 where she began working at West Restaurant under Chef David Hawksworth. Eager to explore Europe, Noel set off to look for work in the south of France in 2008. There, she worked as a sous-chef at a 2 Michelin starred restaurant La Reserve de Beaulieu in Beaulieu sur Mer.After returning to Canada in 2009, Noel spent a year working at Laurie Raphael in Montreal before travelling back to B.C. to spend the summer harvesting mushrooms and foraging for wild plants. She moved to Paris once again before returning to B.C. for good – working as Executive Chef at The Outpost at The West Coast Fishing Club in Haida Gwaii in the summers, and Executive Chef at CMH K2, a heli-skiing lodge in Nakusp, in the winters.Chef Noel was most recently appointed Executive Sous-Chef at Long Beach Lodge in Tofino before relocating to Vancouver in 2017, joining the Hawksworth Restaurant Group as Development Chef where she now assists Chef Hawksworth on multiple projects, including his partnership with Air Canada.Click here to read more about the 2020 David Hawksworth & Friends Culinary Adventure

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