Convention 2010

Kick Off Breakfast

Date: February 11, 2010

Place: Imperial Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel

Ticket Price: $35 (includes session and Calgary Stampede style Buffet breakfast)

Join renowned chef, David Adjey, for an inspirational breakfast session and start off Convention 2010 in style.

 "The best chefs," David Adjey believes, "are great communicators." A Food Network superstar, Adjey is an acclaimed chef whose entrepreneurial chops and tough love approach (he's often dubbed "Canada's Gordon Ramsay") have made him a resounding success in the restaurant business, on television, and in front of live audiences across North America.  

David Adjey may be best known for his star turn on Restaurant Makeover, the hit show where he reinvents struggling restaurants, helping owners revive their menus and, often, their sense of hope. The transformative insight -- and the sheer joy and fun he brings to each business--could not come from a more qualified person.

A global soul, Adjey is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, has apprenticed with master chefs in Italy, was named Best New Chef in California by Frommers, ran a top kitchen in New York, owned his won acclaimed restaurant, competed on Iron Chef America, and was the personal chef to Dan Aykroyd, who calls him "a genius culinary talent." Adjey has also starred in his own Absolut Ad, appeared on The Tonight Show, and written a bestselling book, Deconstructing the Dish. His new series, Restaurant 101 with David Adjey, to debut in 2009, will air throughout North America, making him the only Canadian Food Network star with his own hour show.