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Elaine's approach to food is hands-on, interactive and fun, and has made her as a regular chef on City TV's Breakfast Television in Edmonton. Elaine's goal is to create delicious, healthy food using local ingredients whenever possible.
Committed to supporting local businesses and producers, Elaine incorporates elements of both The 100-Mile Diet and Slow Food.
Elaine has worked as a private chef for families in Edmonton, Ottawa, England, and Montréal, and while living in Los Angeles her clients included Newsweek and USA Today. Though she has worked in restaurant kitchens, she prefers the direct connection being a personal chef provides, cooking for clients in their own homes, be it a dinner party, class, demo or meal service.
While not classically trained, Elaine is passionate about food, creating simple, yet great tasting meals with energy and enthusiasm. Her goal is to make food and cooking accessible and interesting. Through her classes and interactive dinner parties, Elaine not only prepares delicious food, but shares tips, tricks and techniques to help clients become more confident in the kitchen or introduce them to cuisines they've never tried before.
Elaine has lived in Toronto, Los Angeles, Hawaii, England, Thailand and most recently, Montréal. Having been exposed to amazing food, incredible flavours and different cuisines from all over the world, her experience is reflected in her cooking.
She has returned several times to Thailand to become proficient at authentic, homestyle Thai cookery. She is planning a guided cooking tour of Thailand in August 2009.
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