Andrea Carlson is a Canadian chef and restaurateur whose restaurant, Burdock & Co., was awarded a Michelin Star in October 2022. It is the first restaurant owned and operated by a female chef to receive a Michelin Star in Canada. Based in

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, British Columbia, she is known for her practice of a

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and incorporation of local, organic ingredients. Born in

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, Carlson grew up in a household with two working parents. As a result, she was often left to fend for herself to create meals. Carlson purchased a ''

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'' cookbook at the age of 13, and was immediately interested in pursuing a career in the culinary arts. She attended the Dubrulle Culinary Arts School (now the

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Career

Carlson started her cooking career at Star Anise restaurant (now closed), as a

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. She followed her time at Star Anise working at other Vancouver area restaurants that included Raincity Grill, C Restaurant, and, on Vancouver Island,

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. From 2007 to 2012, Carlson worked at Vancouver'
Bishop's Restaurant
where she served as Executive Chef.

Burdock & Co. / Harvest Community Foods / Bar Gobo

In 2012, Carlson opened Harvest Community Foods - a local foods grocer and

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bar that focuses on transparency and sustainability. In April 2013, Andrea opened Burdock & Co. - a restaurant that continues Chef Andrea's theme of using fresh, local, organic ingredients to create polished, original dishes available at a medium price point. In August 2020, Carlson opened her third venture, Bar Gobo, a wine bar, in the Chinatown neighbourhood of Vancouver.

T.V. appearances

* http://globalnews.ca/news/2325455/recipe-harvest-squash-ramen/ * http://www.btvancouver.ca/videos/4630067757001/ * http://globalnews.ca/video/2262148/burdock-and-co-chickpea-chanterelle-and-falafel-salad * http://www.btvancouver.ca/videos/4447216932001/

References

* http://www.ravenoustraveler.com/2015/08/interview-with-andrea-carlson-executive.html * http://www.burdockandco.com/#about * http://foodtalks.ca/ * http://harvestunion.ca/#team * https://web.archive.org/web/20151210224141/http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2013/04/17/i-review-harvest-community-foods/ * https://thetyee.ca/Life/2006/11/30/100MileChef/ * http://vancouverisawesome.com/2015/12/09/8-vancouver-chefs-you-should-know-about/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlson, Andrea Living people Businesspeople from Toronto Canadian women chefs Canadian restaurateurs Canadian women restaurateurs Year of birth missing (living people) Chefs from Toronto Chefs from Vancouver