Roger Mooking
Toronto-based chef; host of the Food Network series, Everyday Exotic; musician.
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Contributor Biography
Mr. Mooking has developed a culinary philosophy built on the perfect execution of globally inspired culinary traditions. As Executive Chef, he has been the subject of numerous international television and print features including spots on The Food Network, HGTV, and in the New York Times, Wallpaper Magazine, and Toronto Life.
As a third generation restaurateur and chef, he began his formal training at the George Brown Culinary Management Program, where he earned a Top Student Honours diploma and is now the Chair of the Professional Advisory Committee. He continued his training at Epic Dining Room in Toronto’s world renowned Royal York Hotel before consulting on several food and beverage openings.
He is currently Executive Chef and Co-owner of Kultura Social Dining and Nyood Restaurant in downtown Toronto, where he has earned a reputation as one of the city’s premier Chefs.
He is the Host and Co-Creator of his Food Network series Everyday Exotic. He is also the recording artist and creator of Soul Food; a unique food and music project released by Warner Music.
To him, music and the epicurean world are seamless. One feeds the body, the other the soul; it is all food in all its various forms.
You can follow him on Twitter.
