Chef Anthony Sedlak, host of The Main on the Food Network Canada, will wow audiences on the CATCH culinary stage on Saturday and Sunday, June 19 & 20.
At the age of 13, Sedlak got his first job in the food industry as a busboy at Lupins Café, one of the restaurants atop Grouse Mountain. Very quickly, he discovered his love for food and started working as a line cook. At 15, Sedlak became the youngest cook at on the mountain to be proficient on all stations in the restaurant. Next he enjoyed great success at the resort’s flagship dining room, The Observatory, working his way up from second cook to first cook and then Chef de Partie, all the while completing the Culinary Arts Program at Carson Graham Secondary School in North Vancouver.
In March 2006, Anthony represented Canada at the Hans Bueschken World Junior Chef Challenge in Auckland, New Zealand. Later that year Anthony was one of six participants selected to compete in Food Network’s Superstar Chef Challenge. Anthony was a natural in front of the camera as well as in the kitchen, and he won the competition. Since 2007, Anthony has hosted the Food Network series, The Main, where he prepares food that is rustic, the ingredients readily available and the recipes simple to follow - leaving the viewer inspired to recreate each main at home.
With a love for creating recipes with Nova Scotia seafood, the British Columbia native is coming east to give CATCH attendees a lesson in his own brand of culinary art.
“I am devoted to simple classics and top-shelf ingredients,” Sedlak says. “I’m passionate about simple flavours and flawless technique and want to wow the connoisseurs looking for a whole story behind the dishes I present. Trends come and go; classics are forever.”
For more information, visit http://anthonysedlak.com or www.foodnetwork.ca.
