Dale MacKay

Dale MacKay
MacKay in 2014
Culinary career

Dale MacKay is a Canadian chef and the winner of the first season of Top Chef Canada in 2011.[1]

MacKay first entered the food industry as a fry cook in Vancouver, British Columbia. In the early 2000s, he moved to London, England, where he got a job at Gordon Ramsay's Claridge's, later moving to other Ramsay restaurants in London, Tokyo and New York City.[1] He later became executive chef at Daniel Boulud's Lumière restaurant in Vancouver, following the departure of Rob Feenie from the establishment in 2007, until its closure in 2011.[2]

He opened his own pair of restaurants, ensemble and ensembleTap, in 2011. He won the Top Chef Canada title soon afterward, investing his prize money in the venues, but closed them in 2012 after determining that rental costs in downtown Vancouver were too expensive for them to become profitable.[3]

He made a return appearance on Top Chef Canada in 2013, acting as sous chef to third season finalist Danny Francis.

In early 2013, MacKay announced that he was returning to his hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to open a new restaurant.[4] The restaurant, named Ayden Kitchen & Bar, opened on November 15, 2013.[5][6] He is also owner of three other restaurants: Little Grouse on the Prairie (Italian)[7], Sticks and Stones, and Avenue Restaurant in Regina, Saskatchewan. (Korean).[8] He also owned a short-lived pizzeria, Home Slice Pizza Shoppe.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Vancouver fry cook wins Top Chef Canada". CBC News. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  2. ↑ Smith, Charlie (2011-02-27). "Lumiere and db Bistro Moderne restaurants will close on March 13". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  3. ↑ Da Silva, Michelle (2012-08-27). "Chef Dale MacKay closes ensemble and ensembleTap restaurants". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  4. ↑ Da Silva, Michelle (2013-02-15). "Vancouver chef Dale MacKay to open new restaurant in Saskatoon". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  5. ↑ "Top Chef opening local spot". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  6. ↑ Stainsby, Mia (2013-11-15). "Dale MacKay opens Ayden Kitchen and Bar". The Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  7. 1 2 MacPherson, Alex (2016-02-18). "Dale MacKay is changing the way Saskatoon eats". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  8. ↑ MacPherson, Alex (2017-02-02). "Dale MacKay group to make third Saskatoon restaurant a family affair". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
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