Mark McEwan
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Mark McEwan is a Canadian celebrity chef
Celebrity chef
A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Historically, celebrity chefs have included Antoine Carême and Martino da Como.-External...

 based in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

. He is currently the host of Fine Living Network's The Heat with Mark McEwan
The Heat with Mark McEwan
The Heat with Mark McEwan is a Canadian food and catering show produced by General Purpose Pictures which airs on Food Network in Canada. It is hosted by Mark McEwan, a Celebrity chef based in Toronto...

, a judge on Superstar Chef Challenge, and head judge on Food Network Canada
Food Network Canada
Food Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel with programming related to food, cooking, cuisine, and the food industry. Food Network is a joint venture between Shaw Media, Corus Entertainment, and Scripps Networks Interactive....

's Top Chef Canada
Top Chef Canada
Top Chef Canada is a reality competition show. The first season premiered on April 11, 2011 on Food Network Canada. The first season consisted of 13 episodes, with 16 contestants vying for a grand prize of $100,000 and a GE Monogram kitchen valued at $30,000. Contestants will shop at Loblaws...

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Career

In 1981, McEwan was hired by the Sutton Place Hotel
Sutton Place Hotel
The Sutton Place Hotels are a collection of sophisticated properties in North America. Each hotel is distinctly different in style, yet all offer timeless elegance, consistent product and dependable service...

 in Toronto as executive sous chef. Two years later he was promoted to chef
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...

. He opened his first restaurant, North 44, in 1990. In August 2007, McEwan opened ONE at The Hazelton Hotel, Toronto's only 5-star hotel. In June 2009, McEwan opened his first grocery store at the Shops at Don Mills. "McEwan" is promoted as an upscale grocery store
Grocery store
A grocery store is a store that retails food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells these "groceries" to customers. Large grocery stores that stock products other than food, such as clothing or household items, are...

. McEwan's first book, Great Food at Home, was published in early 2011. Since 1990, Mark has been an Ambassador for Second Harvest
Second Harvest
Second Harvest Toronto is a food rescue and redistribution charitable organization that strives to decrease hunger in the city of Toronto. The organization is based on the principle that fresh and prepared food should not be going to waste while in the same city people are hungry...

 in Toronto, helping to spread the word about food rescue and hunger relief.

TV appearances

  • The Heat with Mark McEwan
    The Heat with Mark McEwan
    The Heat with Mark McEwan is a Canadian food and catering show produced by General Purpose Pictures which airs on Food Network in Canada. It is hosted by Mark McEwan, a Celebrity chef based in Toronto...

    - Host
  • Superstar Chef Challenge - Judge
  • Top Chef Canada
    Top Chef Canada
    Top Chef Canada is a reality competition show. The first season premiered on April 11, 2011 on Food Network Canada. The first season consisted of 13 episodes, with 16 contestants vying for a grand prize of $100,000 and a GE Monogram kitchen valued at $30,000. Contestants will shop at Loblaws...

    - Head Judge

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