Conviction Kitchen
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Conviction Kitchen is a Canadian documentary/reality television series that premiered September 13, 2009, on Citytv
. Starring Toronto
-based chef Marc Thuet
and his wife Biana Zorich, the series documents the process of launching a restaurant, Conviction, to be staffed by rehabilitated ex-convict
s. The show also airs in the USA on the Planet Green channel.
A second series of Conviction Kitchen was recorded in Vancouver
, British Columbia
during the summer of 2010 is currently airing on CityTV in Canada. The renowned but rundown restaurant Delilah's, located at 1789 Comox Street at Denman St, has been temporarily rebranded as the Vancouver-based Conviction Kitchen.
An Australian version of the show was aired in 2011.
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
. Starring Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
-based chef Marc Thuet
Marc Thuet
Marc Thuet is a chef based in Toronto, Canada, who most recently appeared in his second season of a docu-reality TV series called Conviction Kitchen in which he trains 12 ex-cons to run a restaurant in Vancouver....
and his wife Biana Zorich, the series documents the process of launching a restaurant, Conviction, to be staffed by rehabilitated ex-convict
Convict
A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison", sometimes referred to in slang as simply a "con". Convicts are often called prisoners or inmates. Persons convicted and sentenced to non-custodial sentences often are not termed...
s. The show also airs in the USA on the Planet Green channel.
A second series of Conviction Kitchen was recorded in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
during the summer of 2010 is currently airing on CityTV in Canada. The renowned but rundown restaurant Delilah's, located at 1789 Comox Street at Denman St, has been temporarily rebranded as the Vancouver-based Conviction Kitchen.
An Australian version of the show was aired in 2011.