King Edward Hotel, Toronto : ChefDb: The Chef and Restaurant Database

King Edward Hotel
The Omni King Edward Hotel
37 King Street E.
Toronto, Ontario
Tel: 416.863.3131
Website

Underwent $30 million in renovations during 1980-81.
TImes Square Lounge (closed); Consort Bar; Chiaro's (closed); Café Victoria (closed); The Restaurant (2006) Victoria's Restaurant (closed); Victoria Café
Sold to Mishorim Development (Skyline International) in October 2009.
Le (Royal) Méridien King Edward (1994 - 2013); also The King Edward, A Skyline Hotel.
Omni Hotels assumed management and part ownership in August 2013.

(1903 - 1979 ; 1981 - )

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Back of the House
Duration	Name	Position
2022 - Present	Navinchandra Punekar	Sous Chef - PM
2013 - 2016	Steven Wilson	Sous Chef
2011 - Present	Elaine Wong	Executive Sous Chef
2007 - 2014	Sanjiz Mathews	Demi Chef
2007 - Present	Mario Rohrer	Chef de Partie
2006 - 2007	Andrew Eade	Apprentice/Commis
2005 - 2012	Frédéric Hoffmann	Executive Sous Chef
[2004]	Jian Bi (Mickey) Zhao	Pastry Chef Apprentice/Commis
2001 - Present	Daniel Schick	Executive Chef
--	Alexander Austriaco	--
2000	Greig King	Chef de Partie - Banquet
--	Ian Angus	Chef
--	Chris Goodfellow	Pastry Apprentice/Commis
1999 - 2000	Steven Gugelmeier	Station Chef
1999 - 2000	Brian Fowke	Demi Chef de Partie
1999 - 2004	Kristian Kurn	Chef de Partie
--	Michael Mandato	Chef or Executive Chef
1998 - 2001	Tom Kral	Apprentice
1998 - 1999	Greg Singh	Apprentice/Commis
1998 - 2000	Shane Waite	Chef de Partie
1997	Darren Craddock	Commis
1997 - 1998	Dirk Noort	Sous Chef
1997 - 1998	Lynn Mitchinson	Sous Chef
1997	Tom Brodi	Cook
1996 - 2008	Steven Wilson	Chef de Partie
1996 - 1998	Eraj Jayawickreme	Third Cook
1995 - 1996	Jason Rosso Chiaro's	Restaurant Chef
--	James Olberg	Sous Chef
1994 - 1999	Jason Bangerter	Demi Chef de Cuisine Apprentice/Commis
1994 - 1998	Scott Baechler	Apprentice/Commis
1994 - 1995	Stuart Ross	Apprentice/Commis
1993 - 1994	Tobias Pohl-Weary	Apprentice/Commis
1993 - 1995	Jason Dyck	Apprentice/Commis
1993 - 1998	Emanuel Brasil	Sous Chef
1992 - 1995	Jeanne da Silva	Demi Chef
1992 - 2002	Daniel Schick	Executive Sous Chef
1992 - 1994	Jaco Lokker	Sous Chef
1992 - 1996	Ren Mercer	Demi Chef de Partie
1991 - 1992	Carl Baptista	Apprentice/Commis
1991 - 1994	Stephen Hall	Senior Sous Chef
[1991]	James Olberg	Apprentice/Commis
1990 - 1992	Lynn Mitchinson	Chef de Partie
1990 - 1994	Ian Riddick	Apprentice/Commis
1989 - 1996	Ashley Farnell	Sous Chef
1989 - 1990	Steven Blumenthal	Chef de Partie
1989 - 1991	Brian MacAskill	Apprentice/Commis
1988 - 2002	John Higgins Chiaro's; Café Victoria. Also Director, Food and Beverages (1993 - 2002)	Executive Chef Food & Beverage Manager
[1987 - 1989]	Joel Gaillot	Pastry Chef
1987 - 1989	Ross Navarro	Chef Garde Manger
1985 - 1987	Derrick Markland	--
--	Mark Scuff	Apprentice/Commis
--	Judson (Jud) Simpson	Garde Manger
[1984]	Morand Dare	Pastry Chef
1984 - 1988	Georges Hon Pin	Chef de Cuisine
1984 - 1985	Poppy Harrison	Pastry Apprentice/Commis
1983 - 1987	Stephen Hall	Sous Chef
--	Jean-Francois Casari	Chef or Executive Chef
[1982]	Craig Stoneman	Sous Chef
1981 - 1983	Ian G. Thomson	Apprentice/Commis
1981 - 1988	Fred Reindl Chiaro's; Café Victoria	Chef or Executive Chef
1981 - 1982	David Hammonds	--
[1973 - 1975]	Imrich Bujnak	Chef or Executive Chef
1968 - 1973	Jean Cormillot	Chef or Executive Chef
[1960]	Stan Benda	Executive Sous Chef
[1956]	Claude Chanonat	Pastry Chef
--	Fred Maddalena Various stations, including room service busboy, front desk and main dining room.	--
1928 - 1968	Stephen Vojtech Stephen was an employee of the hotel for more than 40 years when he retired in 1968.	Chef or Executive Chef
Front of the House
Duration	Name	Position
2009 - Present	Gil Blutrich Skyline International	Chairman
--	Andrew Laliberte Chiaro's	Manager
1979 - 1982	John Franciotti	Co-owner/Partner
1979 - 1982	Emilio (Buffy) Valentini	Co-owner/Partner
[1970]	William Dinwoodie	Food & Beverage Manager
1958 - 1966	George Bigliardi	Server
1957 - 1963	John Arena The Oak Room, The Victoria Room	Captain Maitre d' Waiter/Waitress
[1957 - 1962]	Gordon Cardy	General Manager
--	Leo Boaglio	Waiter/Waitress
[1948]	Richard H. Nash	Manager
--	Sante (Sam) Bianchi	Waiter/Waitress

Last updated: 2023-06-13

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