Executive Chef Peter George has lead the culinary team at 360 The Restaurant at the CN Tower since 1995. A graduate of George Brown College in Toronto, Chef George has held positions at distinguished restaurants and establishments, including the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

Chef George commissions custom-grown herbs, produce and other ingredients from local farmers and vintners. As part of a greening project, an extensive organic herb garden on CN Tower grounds produces over two dozen varieties of annual and perennial herbs as well as edible flowers and an assortment of vegetables, which he harvests in season daily to supplement 360's kitchen.

Q&A with 360's Chef - Peter George

Where were you born?
St Thomas, Ontario

Where was your first kitchen position?
Mississauga Golf and Country Club, 24 years ago.

What was your most influential experience?
Owning my own restaurant at the age of 24.

What was your biggest motivator?
The great and varied foods coming from my mother's kitchen as a child.

What was your most memorable meal?
Dining on Vendance Row and smoked reindeer at a small restaurant in northern Sweden.

What is your most recent signature dish?
Wild striped bass with French beans and artichokes.

What type of food do you prepare?
Classically influenced fresh, local, and regional foods, with a modern style and presentation.

What has been your greatest success?
My children

What is your favourite ingredient?
Onions

What advice would you offer to future chefs?
Develop a passion for what you do so the long hours you will put in are pleasurable not regrettable.

For more information, contact Samantha Mesrobian, 416/241-3600 x.305, smesrobian@acebakery.com.


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