David Hawksworth
David
Hawksworth, who is the very creative and celebrated chef at the restaurant
bearing his name in Vancouver’s Hotel Georgia, is partnering with Air Canada to
design meals for the carrier’s International Business Class ex Canada as well
as Maple Leaf lounges.
As AC
focuses on their international route development, effective 01OCT their Biz
Class offerings will be highlighting exclusive seasonal selections created by
Chef Hawksworth.
The
setting to unveil Hawksworth’s special menu items was an elegant affair at Toronto’s
Royal Conservatory of Music. The A-list guests were tempted with a few of
Hawksworth’s exclusive creations for AC including smoked trout Niçoise salad
with roasted garlic aioli as well as yellowfin tuna tataki, scallion ginger
vinaigrette, passion fruit & puffed rice. Beautifully presented, the
intricate taste combinations leave no doubt that you are enjoying the product
of a very high end restaurant.
"We are thrilled
to partner with Chef Hawksworth to elevate our dining
experience," said Craig Landry, Vice President, Marketing at Air
Canada. "As a proud Canadian brand, we see the opportunity to
showcase the very best of Canadian-influenced
menus designed by one of Canada's most respected and award-winning
Chefs. We have a long history of showcasing the Canadian culinary scene
through the annual Air Canada enRoute Canada's Best New Restaurant Program. In
fact, Hawksworth was named one of the top 3 restaurants in the country in 2011.
We look forward to presenting Chef Hawksworth's innovative, sophisticated
dishes in our International Business Class cabins and
in our Maple Leaf Lounges. This culinary partnership complements
our investments in our state-of-the-art International Business Class
product and service enhancements being rolled out across our Boeing
777 and 787 Dreamliner fleets."
"My team and I are
relishing the unique challenge of developing dishes that can be enjoyed at
35,000 feet," said Chef Hawksworth. "It's an honour and a pleasure to
be invited by Air Canada to share my concept of Canadian cuisine and to create
compelling dishes for their passengers that will showcase the very best of our
region. I look forward to giving passengers a small taste of my retaurant in
Vancouver and taking my personal culinary philosophy to new heights with Air
Canada."
A native Vancouverite who
spent a decade honing his talents in Europe working in Michelin-starred
kitchens such as
Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, L'Escargot and The
Square
, David Hawksworth has emerged as one of Canada's leading culinary
talents. In 2008 David was named to Western Living's
'Top 40 under 40' and
became the youngest chef inductee in to the
BC Restaurant Hall of Fame. In
2013 he launched the
Hawksworth
Young Chef Scholarship Foundation
, which annually awards $10,000 to
boost the career of a young professional chef.
