John Higgins Biography

Fast Facts

• Was the first chef to win the Toronto Arts Culinary Award
• Studied to become a chef at Motherwell Technical College
• Completed his apprenticeship at The Central and began working at Gleneagles when he was only 19
• Best known as a professional chef who has been a guest judge on "Chopped Canada" and "Top Chef Canada․"
• Is the director of the George Brown Chef School in Toronto
• Was a chef at Buckingham Palace and also worked at other royal properties like Windsor Castle, Holyrood, and Balmoral
• Moved to Canada in 1981 and worked at the Four Seasons in both Toronto and Washington, D․C․ as well as Sutton Place
• Was the captain of the Canadian Culinary Olympic Team