Let me introduce myself to you…

       My name is Gordon Desormeaux (but please call me “Dez”) and I am a Government Certified "Red Seal" Chef. My extensive training includes many different accomplishments in a number of restaurants, a 4 1/2 Star hotel, and Food Safe certification. Throughout the years I have "fine-tuned" the passion that I have had for food since I was a child, and have developed quite a passion for working with people. Therefore, the decision to write, teach, and perform in the culinary industry is a perfect fit.

       The passion that I have for food is owed to my Mom. She was always there to offer me a spot beside her in the kitchen. While other boys my age were involved in various sports activities, my idea of a team was right there in our home. Still to this day, I can almost hear the scuffing of the old wooden footstool as I dragged it across the floor. There I would stand upon the flour-dusted crevices as she secured my apron readying me for our next culinary adventure. I always opted to be in the kitchen with her, and so I grew up with food preparation being a major part of my life. In fact, I prepared my first full gourmet meal of "duck a l'orange" and all the trimmings for my family when I was just thirteen years old... the rest is history.

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Norman MacEwan