Christine Cushing
Food Network Host
The only chef to host a live cooking show in Canada, Christine Cushing Live on the Food Network, Christine has been teaching Canadians to cook for more than 18 years. Her epic t.v career included Fearless in the Kitchen, on the Oprah Winfrey Network and her latest show, Confucius Was a Foodie , an exciting doc series fresh off its’ third season on Nat Geo Asia and NTD tv. in Canada and for which Christine has been nominated for the highly prestigious ‘ best host award’ from the Academy of Canadian Film and Television. As the resident chef on the highest rated talk show in Canada, the Marilyn Denis Show, Christine’s life revolves entirely around food.
Born in Athens, Greece, Christine immigrated to Canada with her family at the age of one. After completing the Food and Beverage Management Program at George Brown College, Christine went on to graduate at the top of her class at the Paris based École de Cuisine La Varenne. That year forever changed her philosophy of food and made her drive even harder to follow a career in the culinary arts. She has worked in such renowned kitchens as Toronto’s The Four Seasons Hotel, King Ranch Health Spa and Scaramouche Restaurant.
She was the spokesperson for Cook for the Cure Breast Cancer campaign and a superhero for the Starbright foundation for Sick Kids hospital and currently a judge for the Gold Medal Plate annual fundraiser for the Olympic committee as well as a committed advocate of the Children’s Breakfast Clubs. She has published three best-selling cookbooks, Dish it Out, Fearless in the Kitchen, and her third called Pure Food won a Gourmand world cookbook award in Spain (Whitecap 2007).
Christine’s artisan product line is a culmination of many years of planning, tasting, researching and determination. At the root of her line is a spectacular, DOP extra virgin olive oil from the rugged hills of Mani in the southern Greek mainland and a hugely popular series of sauces hand-made in Ontario, from Christine’s personal recipe in Toronto and a highly addictive sweet roasted red pepper spread.
Christine’s culinary philosophy is simple: Start with the best ingredients, have fun and share everything you know about food.