New Food Network Canada TV Show

Posted by Mary Luz Mejia Sep 17, 2007

Over the last eight months or so, yours truly has kicked it into high gear working on a brand new biographical documentary series for the Food Network Canada entitled “At the Table With…” We’ll be featuring 13 top chefs and food personalities from around the globe that happen to live around North America for Season I.

If you think you’ve seen this before (i.e. the Food Network USA’s Chefography), you’re dead wrong. This show is a thoughtful half hour that takes a look into the lives of some of most fascinating food industry pros around- many of which are not the usual, hyper-exposed suspects. From New York City’s Daniel Boulud and Marcus Samuelsson to our own Susur Lee and Key West’s Norman Van Aken, the stories are as varied as each individual is unique.

As the show’s Associate Producer/Interviewer and on one episode, director, I had the good fortune of researching, meeting and interviewing Madhur Jaffrey, Marcella Hazan (for the Biba Caggiano epsiode), Susur Lee, Rob Feenie, Martin Picard and Norman Van Aken; superlative individuals who rose to the top of their game in VERY different ways.

Check back this week for a fly-on-the-wall look into what some of these folks are like and to read about some of the meals I got to share with some of them! For a food enthusiast like me, this was like winning the lottery six times over!

Oh and if you live in Canada, the show starts airing on the Food Network Canada on October 1st at 9:30pm!