Chefs

Ray Bear: Executive Chef

Calgary

Ray Bear -. A native Nova Scotian, Ray worked most recently in Calgary at Rush, Vancouver at Glowbal Restaurant Group where he was Sanafir’s Executive Chef. Long on experience—with more than 25 years in the profession—Ray has travelled and worked around the world. He has bolstered his culinary education at the Culinary Institute of America. He has completed stages in top restaurants: Canoe, Alinea, August, Nobu and Michi. In 2005,Ray was named Chef of the Year and Culinarian of the Year for Nova Scotia. A year later he led the opening of Gio in the Prince George Hotel and after oneyear under his leadership it became known as one of the top ten restaurants in the country. A few years ago, he appeared on the TV show “The Chef’s Domain” and has attracted a steady stream of media attention and acclaim throughout recent years.

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