Chef's Tour of Jean Talon Farmer's Market + Street Foods

Hi, I'm Robert! Food and culture have been parts of my personal and professional life since I began working my way through cookbooks at the tender age of 12. I've worked with some of the greats in all aspects of food, travel, and hospitality. I've won global awards as a food writer/editor for magazines and publishers like Travel+Leisure, Food&Wine, Wallpaper, and Phaidon. I've designed and conceptualized restaurants in over a dozen countries for celebrity chefs and luxury hotel brands like W, Westin, Mandarin Oriental, and Shangri-La. I've done research and development with Michelin 3-Star chefs such as NYC's Jean-Georges Vongerichten, as well as Top Chef and James Beard Award-winners. Above all, I've spent years following traditional cooks around their kitchens, from my Estonian grandmother to home and street food cooks in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the Caribbean and the Americas. I believe food has a unique power to connect people, places, and cultures through experiences and memories. This is what I am passionate about sharing, whether a luxury tasting menu, or a cooking class. BA in Art History from Tufts University (US) Professional Chef's Diploma from Cambridge Culinary Arts (US) Master's in Journalism and Communications from Carleton University (CA) Doctoral Scholar in Media, Communications, and Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths - London (UK) Chair/Scholar for Oxford Food Symposium (UK) Nominee - World Food Media Awards (Australia): World's Best Food Journalist Silver - North American Travel Journalism: Best Travel Article Winner - Pacific Asian Travel Awards: Best Travel Article Winner - James Beard Scholarship: Food Studies Winner - Oxford Food Symposium Award: Graduate Student Winner - Kikkoman Food Studies Award: Food Studies -I am not a licensed guide, and cannot offer tours of the city. My services are limited to private cooking classes and tastings.