Michael Smith (chef)

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Michael Dixon Smith
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Smith (right) with Andrew Scheer in 2019
Born (1966-10-12) October 12, 1966 (age 57)
Education Culinary Institute of America
Rochester Institute of Technology
Culinary career
Cooking style Canadian Regional
Current restaurant(s)
  • Chef Emeritus
    The Inn at Bay Fortune
Television show(s)
Website chefmichaelsmith.com

Michael Dixon Smith CM is an American-born Canadian chef and cookbook writer. He has hosted The Inn Chef , Chef at Home , and judged on Chopped: Canada on the Canadian Food Network. Smith is Prince Edward Island's Food Ambassador, a nutritional activist, and an advocate for sustainable home cooking and farm-to-table cuisine. [1]

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Career

At age seventeen, Smith started cooking in kitchens while attending art school. Within five years he was the Head Chef at a large, upscale bistro. He then enrolled at The Culinary Institute of America, where he graduated second in his class. After graduation, Smith worked in Michelin three-star restaurants in Europe, [2] as well as kitchens in South Africa, the Caribbean, [3] and New York City.

Smith relocated to Prince Edward Island with the desire to cook sustainably by building a garden and developing partnerships with local farmers and fishermen. [4] Smith started as a chef at The Inn at Bay Fortune in 1991. [5] His first television show, The Inn Chef (1998), was filmed on location at the Inn, and across Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. [6]

Smith lead the team that cooked for athletes in Whistler, British Columbia during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. [7]

With his wife and business partner Chastity, Smith purchased The Inn at Bay Fortune in 2015. [8] FireWorks, the on site restaurant, practices sustainable cuisine by growing its own vegetables in the surrounding gardens and sourcing local seafood. [9]

In 2019, Smith was appointed to the Order of Canada as a member "for his contributions as a chef, entrepreneur and champion of local foods, as well as for his efforts to develop regional tourism." [10] In the same year, the Smiths opened a sister property, The Inn at Fortune Bridge. [11]

Personal life

In 2009, Smith created a five-year scholarship for students in the Family and Nutritional Sciences Program at the University of Prince Edward Island. [12]

On August 17, 2013, Smith married Chastity Smith, a singer-songwriter, on Prince Edward Island, where they live with their three children Gabe, Ariella, and Camille. [13] Smith is a collector of vintage maps. [14]

Filmography

Television
YearShowRoleNotes
1999 The Inn Chef Host
2000Chef at LargeHost/Writer
2004 Chef at Home Host/Writer
2005 Superstar Chef Challenge Judge
2007Chef AbroadHost/Writer
2008At The Table With...Host/Writer
2010 Iron Chef America Challenger [15] Battle Avocado
2010Food CountryHost/Writer
2011-2012 Top Chef Canada Guest Judge
2014The Lentil HunterHost/Writer
2014-2015 Chopped Canada Judge
2016Chef Michael's Kitchen [16] Host/Writer
2020Behind The Food Mussel EditionHost/Writer
2021 The Marilyn Denis Show Himself
2021 The Social Himself

Bibliography

Cookbooks

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