Adrian Forte

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Adrian Forte
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Born
Adrian Paul Barrington Forte

Kingston, Jamaica
NationalityCanadian
OccupationChef, restaurateur, television presenter
Years active2009–present
Known forContemporary Caribbean cuisine
Websiteyawd.ca

Adrian Forte is a Jamaican-Canadian celebrity chef based in Toronto, Ontario.[1] He was a semi-finalist on Food Network Canada's Top Chef Canada,[2][3] a judge on Chef in Your Ear, and a contestant on Chopped Canada.[4] He was also featured on Netflix's Restaurants on The Edge as the culinary expert on Caribbean cuisine.[5][6]

Early life[]

Forte was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He moved to New York City in 2003 to live with his grandmother, where he attended high school and played football. He was introduced to the culinary arts by his grandmother who was a former chef in their native country of Jamaica. After her untimely passing, he then moved to Ontario, Canada.[7]

Career[]

Forte studied culinary arts at George Brown College in Toronto.[7] Upon graduating, he pursued entrepreneurship and became the executive chef at Gangster Burger[8] and Rock Lobster,[9] one of the co-founders of Dirty Bird Chicken & Waffles[10] and founder of AF1 Caribbean.[11] Currently, he works as an international private chef, culinary consultant[12] and operates a Modern Caribbean pop-up restaurant concept, called YAWD.[13][14] In August 2020, he appeared as a guest chef at Café Boulud at the Four Seasons Hotel, where he featured signature dishes that are offered in the YAWD menu.[15][16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chef Adrian Forte | Top Chef Canada". foodnetwork.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. ^ Marsh, Calum. "How Afro-Caribbean chef Adrian Forte cooked himself up a role as one of Canada's top TV food personalities". National Post. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ "A top chat with Top Chef Adrian Forte". More Than Food Magazine. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  4. ^ Ball, Daniel. "One day in Toronto: Top Chef Canada competitor Adrian Forte". Eat North. Eat North. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ Mushayandebvu, Danai. "ADRIAN FORTE ON THE EDGE OF THE RESTAURANT REVELATION". Notable Life. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Adrian Forte On The Edge of the Restaurant Revelation". Notable Life. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  7. ^ a b Cunningham, Noel. "Adrian Forte; It's not all about making money, it's all about Love!". Toronto Caribbean. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Gangster Burger - CLOSED - blogTO - Toronto". www.blogto.com. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  9. ^ "Heating up your career with advice from chef Adrian Forte (video)". Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  10. ^ Henry, Michele. "Sourced: Kensington Market's The Dirty Bird celebrates one year of chicken and waffles". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  11. ^ Manzocco, Natalia (2017-08-02). "Inside AF1 Caribbean Canteen on College". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  12. ^ "Top Chef Canada Bio: Adrian Forte". Food Network.
  13. ^ Mok, Tanya. "Toronto just got a pop-up for unreal Caribbean food". Blog TO. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  14. ^ Nguyen, Mimosa. "A modern Caribbean pop-up is taking over Mahjong bar". Taste Toronto.
  15. ^ Skinner, Ebeni. "Five-minutes with Adrian Forte". Canada's Best 100. Canada's Best 100. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Introducing Le Choix des Chefs at Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, an Exclusive Dinner Event at Café Boulud with Guest Chef Adrian Forte". Four Seasons Press Room. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
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