Chef Ben Hayward

Private Chef In Toronto
Chef Ben Hayward

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Restaurant quality meals without the restaurant.

After ten years in the hospitality industry I have decided to offer my services to private clients. I started cooking at a small French bistro in Mississauga, afterwards moving to Toronto where I cooked at Hammersmith's, Greta Solomon's Dining Room, The Ceili Cottage and as the catering director at the Harbourfront Centre. My training is French but my approach is contemporary Canadian, emphasizing seasonality and sustainability. I also have experience as an oyster shucker and with wine pairing.

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More about me

For me, cooking is...

The most nuanced form of expression. It is culture, history, personality and storytelling and the most fun I ever have.

I learned to cook at...

The restaurants listed above, and before that from my father, who is still the best cook I know.

A cooking secret...

Finding a great ingredient and getting out of its way.

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