Cook Like a Chef
This innovative, ground-breaking series features five young chefs as they explore and explain a myriad of cooking techniques. Set in a dramatic cooking environment, Cook like a Chef is about how to cook (as opposed to what to cook). Breaking down the fourth wall, every imaginable technique, tip, and kitchen secret is revealed.
A must-see television experience for anyone interested in the art of cooking.
Over six seasons and 185 episodes, Cook Like a Chef has featured 13 chefs. Season 6 introduced Katie Ardington, Natalia Machado, Craig Wong and Derek Dammann.
Season 1
Chefs Ned Bell, Elizabeth Manville, Michael Allemeier, Michael Bonacini, Michael Cummings and Tim McRoberts explore individual ingredients and cooking techniques in the first season of Cook Like a Chef, from wine, sauces and the perfect roast turkey to foie gras, soufflé and mise en place.Season 2
Chefs Ned Bell, Elizabeth Manville, Michael Allemeier, Michael Bonacini and Tim McRoberts return, joined by Caroline McCann-Bizjak and Georges Laurier. This season covers everything from peppers, garlic and nuts and seeds to lobster, flans and custards, and desserts that never see the oven.Season 3
Chefs Ned Bell, Michael Allemeier, Michael Bonacini, Tim McRoberts, Caroline McCann-Bizjak and Georges Laurier welcome Rene Rodriguez as they tackle offal, barding and larding, garde manger, cold soups, hand food and more.Season 4
Chefs Ned Bell, Michael Allemeier, Michael Bonacini, Tim McRoberts, Caroline McCann-Bizjak, Georges Laurier and Rene Rodriguez return for episodes on forcemeats, gelatine, the pressure cooker, breads, leafy greens and a true Southern BBQ.Season 5
Chefs Ned Bell, Michael Bonacini, Tim McRoberts, Caroline McCann-Bizjak, Georges Laurier and Rene Rodriguez explore saffron, curry, candy, cakes and icings, game birds and more, sharing the professional techniques that turn everyday ingredients into restaurant-worthy dishes.Season 6
The new season of COOK LIKE A CHEF is more homage than retread; still carefully constructed on the same foundation of classical technique as the original, it is also improved by the inclusion of modernist innovations, diverse cultural influences, and a nod to newer attitudes linking good food to good health. To guide us through this exploration, we meet Canada’s finest up and coming chefs: Derek Dammann, Natalia Machado, Katie Ardington, and Craig Wong. Join them as they combine the highest quality ingredients to create a dish, and a show, worthy of any table.
Celebrity Chef Michael Bonacini is the co-founder of one of Canada’s leading fine dining restaurant companies, Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants, operating 11 unique and innovative restaurants in Ontario. Bonacini trained classically under Chef Anton Mosimann at London’s Dorchester Hotel, before immigrating to Canada in 1985 and partnering with veteran restaurateur Peter Oliver in 1993.
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