Chuck Hughes (chef)
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Chuck Hughes is a Canadian chef
, television personality, and restaurateur
. He is the chef and co-owner of Garde Manger and Le Bremner, located in Old Montréal
, with partners Tim Rozon
and Kyle Marshall Nares. He also hosts the cooking series Chuck's Day Off
on the Food Network
in Canada and on Cooking Channel
in the US.
Chuck competed on the American cooking show, Iron Chef America
, defeating Iron Chef
Bobby Flay
, becoming the youngest Canadian chef to win, and only the third to do so. He was a competitor on Food Network
's The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs
competition.
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
, television personality, and restaurateur
Restaurateur
A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of the restaurant business.-Etymology:The word...
. He is the chef and co-owner of Garde Manger and Le Bremner, located in Old Montréal
Old Montreal
Old Montreal is the oldest area in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, dating back to New France. Located in the borough of Ville-Marie, the area is bordered on the west by McGill St., on the north by Ruelle des Fortifications, on the east by Berri St. and on the south by the Saint Lawrence River...
, with partners Tim Rozon
Tim Rozon
Timothy James "Tim" Rozon is a Canadian actor born in Montreal. He is most noted for playing the role of Tommy Quincy on the CTV teen drama, Instant Star. Tim Rozon currently resides in Montreal where he co-owns a restaurant called Garde Manger.-Filmography:-External links:*...
and Kyle Marshall Nares. He also hosts the cooking series Chuck's Day Off
Chuck's Day Off
Chuck's Day Off is a cooking show starring restaurateur and chef Chuck Hughes.-External links:*...
on the Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
in Canada and on Cooking Channel
Cooking Channel
Cooking Channel is a television specialty channel that airs recurring programs about food and cooking, owned by Scripps Networks Interactive. It is a spinoff of Food Network, also owned by SNI, but focuses more on instructional shows rather than "reality style" and contest programming that Food...
in the US.
Chuck competed on the American cooking show, Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which also carried a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. Like the...
, defeating Iron Chef
Iron Chef
is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1992, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended...
Bobby Flay
Bobby Flay
Robert William "Bobby" Flay is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur and reality television personality. He is the owner and executive chef of 12 restaurants: Mesa Grill in Las Vegas, New York City, and the Bahamas ; Bar Americain in New York City and Uncasville, Connecticut; Bobby Flay Steak...
, becoming the youngest Canadian chef to win, and only the third to do so. He was a competitor on Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
's The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs
The Next Iron Chef
The Next Iron Chef, is a limited-run series on the Food Network now in its fourth season. Each season is a stand-alone competition to select a chef to be designated an Iron Chef, who will appear on the Food Network program Iron Chef America....
competition.