David Adjey
Birth Name:
David Adjey
Birth Place:
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Fast Facts
- Studied cooking at the Culinary Institute of America and was an apprentice to chef Guilliano Bugialli in Florence, Italy
- Started out in the restaurant business as a dishwasher at a Scarborough diner
- Best known as a chef who often appeared on the Food Network series "Restaurant Makeover․"
- Founded the company David Adjey Cuisine Inc․, his hospitality consulting company, to help developing restaurants
- Founder and Chef Proprietor of the restaurant Nectar in Toronto
- His roommate at culinary school was Michael Symon, whom he later battled on "Iron Chef America․"
- Was the personal chef for actor Dan Aykroyd and appeared on "The Jay Leno Show․"
- Wrote the book "Deconstructing the Dish: Inspirations for Modern-Day Cuisine․"