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Move over, Gordon Ramsay.
Australian-born, English-educated, French-trained, Thai-massaged and American-based, Gavin Canardeaux is a passionate executive icon über power chef de chef, deeply committed to his art. For him, overseeing via video-link his sous chefs placing slices of ochre truffle over a freshly muddled carpaccio of Cape Barren goose egg is a life-and-death struggle.
Gavin Canardeaux, the creation of Ben Canaider, is a biting (pun intended) satire on the recent rise of celebrity chef culture. Canaider provides a direct expose on what the current crop of celebrity chefs are getting away with, and how.
In Conversation
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Food & Drink, Fiction, Life Writing
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Participants
Ben Canaider, Sandra Yates AO (facilitator)
When
Friday, May 22 2009
17:30 - 18:30
Where
Heritage Pier, Cafe Stage
Pier 2/3, Hickson Road
Walsh Bay
 Venue and Transport Info
Cost
Free
Schedule
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BEN CANAIDER (INTERSTATE)
BEN CANAIDER is a well-known wine writer, or as he likes to put it, a typist who drinks. His latest book is Cuisine du Moi, which tells the story of Gavin Canardeaux, one of the world's most popular and inspirational power-chefs. His New York restaurant, Cuisine du Moi, sets standards in cuisine couture previously thought impossible. It has quickly become the destination dining venue of both the USA and Europe - and Russia. Friendly and passionate, Gavin Canardeaux is helping global-fusion food find a new and authentically traditional voice. Canardeaux is Australian-born, English-educated, French-trained, Thai-massaged and American-based.
gavincanardeaux.com
also appearing at...
100: Irreverence
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SANDRA YATES AO (LOCAL)
Sandra Yates AO joined the board of Sydney Writers’ Festival in 1999 and has been Chair since 2000. She is a former chair of Saatchi & Saatchi Australia and the NSW TAFE Commission Board, and is currently Chair of Books Alive.
also appearing at...
65: Opening Address presented by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
117: Sonya Hartnett in Conversation with Sandra Yates
203: Nocturnes: Kazuo Ishiguro in Conversation via video link
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