David Adjey

David Adjey

Born	May 17, 1964 (1964-05-17) (age 47) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Education	Culinary Institute of America
Television show(s) Ready Set Cook, Restaurant Makeover, Iron Chef America, David Adjey's Restaurant 101, The Opener

David Adjey is a world renowned chef, consulting with many restaurants in Toronto and throughout North America. He is known for his appearances on the Food Network Canada show Restaurant Makeover, which is seen in over 16 countries worldwide and ran for five seasons, starting in 2005.

Adjey appeared on the season 7 premiere episode of Iron Chef America, where he faced off against Iron Chef Michael Symon. Michael Symon was his roommate and good friend in culinary school. The theme ingredient was sturgeon. The episode originally aired on October 5, 2008. Adjey and Symon fought to a rare tie/draw. Adjey asked for the help of Andrew Bradford from Jacob's restaurant in Toronto, and Rendel Mercer of the Spoke Club, also in Toronto, to act as his sous chefs for the competition.

Adjey was the personal chef to actor Dan Aykroyd, who calls him "a genius culinary talent."

Adjey lists David Burke (chef) of New York as one of his influences and a culinary kindred spirit.

He starred in David Adjey's Restaurant 101, shown on Food Network Canada, ran its first season in the Spring of 2009.

David Adjey stars in the Food Network Canada show, The Opener, which started in fall of 2010. A second season is currently in production.^[1]

Bibliography

• 1997 - Heart and soul cuisine from the estates of Sunnybrook, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, 188 pages, ISBN 978-0-9681344-1-2
• 2007 - DeConstructing the Dish, modern day cuisine. by Whitecap publishers. 166 pages, ISBN 978-1-55285-897-4
• 2008 - Restaurant Consultant
• 2010 - Series on Food Network Canada "The Opener"

References

1. ^ http://www.foodnetwork.ca/ontv/shows/The-Opener/show.html^{[dead link]}

External links

• DavidAdjey.com - Official site
• David Adjey at the Chef and Restaurant Database
• Video of the blogger night: Date with Chef David Adjey (from NAIT's techlife magazine)
• Food Network Canada Φollow the restaurants by clicking on the "where are they now" to see their progress

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Name	Adjey, David
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Date of birth	May 17, 1964
Place of birth	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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