Christine Cushing is a Canadian

celebrity chef A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become a celebrity. Today, chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations, usually through the media of television and radio, or in Books, printed publications. While telev ...

and television program host. Her television debut took place in May 1998 when she was working at a small food company and a TV producer approached her, asking her to audition for one of his new shows. She hosted ''Christine Cushing Live'' and ''Dish It Out'' on

Food Network Canada Food Network is a Canadian exempt discretionary specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. Based on the U.S. cable network of the same name, It broadcasts programming related to food, cooking, cuisine, and the food industry. History ...

, and ''Fearless in the Kitchen'' on the Oprah Winfrey network in Canada. She is the resident chef on CTV's ''

The Marilyn Denis Show ''The Marilyn Denis Show'' is a Canadian daytime television talk show which debuted on January 10, 2011, on CTV and CTV 2 (formerly A-Channel). Hosted by Marilyn Denis, the show airs weekdays at 10 a.m. on CTV and 11 a.m. ET on CTV 2 (timeslot ...

'' in Canada. Cushing has teamed up with food brand Furlani and demonstrated how to use their products in different recipes, such as Pulled Pork on Furlani Garlic Texas Toast.

Biography

Born in

Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...

, Greece, Cushing moved to Canada with her family when she was one. Interested in cooking at a very young age, Cushing practiced cooking and baking as a child. She studied linguistics at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

and graduated from the Food and Beverage Management program at

George Brown College The George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology is a public, fully accredited college (Canada), college of applied arts and technology with three campuses in downtown Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Like many other colleges in Ontario, George ...

in 1986.Alumni listing from George brown College
Cushing graduated top of her class in the ''Grand Diplôme'' program at the École de Cuisine La Varenne in Paris. She has worked at Four Seasons Hotels, Magna International, the King Ranch Health Spa, and Toronto's Scaramouche restaurant, as a pastry chef. She was a teacher at the Kitchen Studio, had her own cooking school, and created recipes for places such as ''Gusto'' magazine, Starbucks, and Ace Bakery. Cushing has also performed food demonstrations for KitchenAid Canada, Northern Telecom, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. She has spoken at the Cook for the Cure breast cancer campaign, was thought to be a superhero at Starbright Foundation for sick kids hospital, and is now a judge for the Gold Medal Plate annual fundraiser for the Olympic committee as well as an advocate of the Children's Breakfast Clubs. She has written three cookbooks and has a line of artisan food products: extra virgin olive oil from Greece, tomato sauces handmade in Canada, and roasted red pepper spreads.

TV appearances

* 1998–2001: ''Dish It Out'' (

Life Network Slice is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel primarily broadcasts programming targeting young adult women, including comedy, reality, lifestyle, and true crime programming. It was launched on J ...

, three seasons) * 2001–2005: ''Christine Cushing Live'' (

, four seasons) * 2005–2006: ''Cook with Me'' (Food Network Canada, one season) * 2009–present: ''Fearless in the Kitchen'' (W and Viva Networks, Canada) * 2017–present: ''Confucius Was a Foodie'' ( NTD Canada/

WNED-TV WNED-TV (channel 17), branded BTPM PBS, is a PBS member television station in Buffalo, New York, United States. It is owned by the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association (doing business as Buffalo Toronto Public Media) alongside NPR m ...

)"Confucius & the art of Chinese Food". ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. ...

'', January 28, 2017. * 2020–present: '' Wall of Chefs'' (Food Network Canada, two seasons to date) * 2022–present: ''Wall of Bakers'' (Food Network Canada, one season to date)

Books

* ''Dish It Out: Simple Recipes That Inspire'' (2000) * ''Fearless in the Kitchen: Innovative Recipes for the Uninhibited Cook'' (2002) * ''Pure Food: How to Shop, Cook and Have Fun in Your Kitchen Every Day'' (2007)

References

External links

* *
Christine Cushing photo page

Christine Cushing
at the Chef and Restaurant Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Cushing, Christine Canadian cookbook writers Canadian television chefs Canadian women non-fiction writers George Brown College alumni Greek emigrants to Canada Living people Naturalized citizens of Canada Canadian women food writers Writers from Toronto Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian women chefs