Marc Thuet (born 1963) is a
chef
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based in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada, who most recently appeared in his second season of a docu-reality TV series called ''
Conviction Kitchen'' in which he trains 12 ex-cons to run a restaurant in Toronto.
Life and career
Born in
Alsace
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, France, Thuet is a fourth-generation chef who began his apprenticeship in his uncle's restaurant at age twelve. He received his formal training at the Lycée Hotelier in
Strasbourg
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, France.
During his early professional years, Thuet worked in two and three star Michelin restaurants and hotels across Europe, including London's Dorchester under the tutelage of chef
Anton Mosimann
Anton Mosimann (born 23 February 1947) is a Swiss chef and restaurateur who was ''Maitre Chef des Cuisines'' at the Dorchester Hotel for thirteen years, during which time its restaurant achieved a rating of two stars in the ''Michelin Guide''. A ...
.
Thuet has headed the kitchen of many Toronto restaurants. In addition to being the executive chef of Petite Thuet, Atelier Thuet, and Bite Me!, he also opened a series of retail shops and a wholesale bakery.
Known for his use of locally grown produce purchased at local farmers markets, Thuet also travels to local Mennonite farms to purchase and butcher naturally-raised animals.
A cookbook by Thuet entitled ''French Food My Way'' was published in October 2010 by Penguin Publishing.
Work history
*2008 – Present: Petite Thuet – Toronto, Chef
*2009–2010: Conviction Restaurant – Toronto, Chef
*2007–2009: Atelier Thuet – Toronto, Chef
*2008–2009: Bite Me! – Toronto, Chef
*2005–2008: Bistro & Bakery Thuet – Toronto, Chef
*2004–2004: Rosewater Supper Club – Toronto, Consulting Chef
*2002–2004: The Fifth – Toronto, Executive Chef
*1993–2002: Centro – Toronto, Co-owner, Executive Chef
*1989–1993: Centro – Toronto, Sous Chef
*1986–1989: Windsor Arms Hotel Courtyard Café; Three Small Rooms – Toronto, Executive Sous Chef
*1984–1985: Harbour Castle Hilton – Toronto, Chef de Partie
*1982–1983: The Dorchester Terrace Dining Room – London (England), Apprentice/Commis
Education
*Restaurant Management, École Hôtelière, Strasbourg (France) (1980)
See also
*
Cuisine of Toronto
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*
King Street (Toronto)
King Street is a major east–west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was one of the first streets laid out in the 1793 plan of the town of York, Upper Canada, York, which became Toronto in 1834.
After the construction ...
References
External links
Main Business WebsitePetite Thuet WebsiteMarc Thuetat the Chef and Restaurant Database
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1963 births
French chefs
Living people
People from Alsace
Participants in Canadian reality television series
Canadian television chefs
Canadian restaurateurs
Canadian chefs