About Cuisine Culture

Passion, dedication and an undeniable love for food best describe me, Aurelio Gualtieri ... owner, operator and executive chef of Cuisine Culture.

Born and raised in Montreal in an Italian household where all of the family members have a passion for food, most of my childhood years were spent canning home made tomato sauce with mom, crushing grapes for the family wine, packaging wild mushrooms picked by dad, drying herbs from the garden (being from an Italian family meant we had no room for a yard!) and watching cooking shows and testing new recipes with my sister, it seemed only natural that my destiny in life was to become a chef. I was fortunate to grow up in city where restaurants are a way of life, from small neighbourhood mom-and-pop operations to upscale fine dinning establishments and hotels, all I had to do was pick and hope that someone would give me a chance to pursue my passion for food.

Many years were spent working in French, Italian, Lebanese, Spanish and Greek restaurants yet I still wanted more. I enrolled in the Chef the Cuisine program at L’institute de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Quebec (ITHQ) and spent 7 years perfecting my trade in baking, fine cuisine and hotel management.

In 1997 I took a major step and packed my bags for destination Calgary. I was fortunate enough to find employment after only 48 hours of my arrival in a small Italian restaurant “Il Girasole”. An open kitchen atmosphere, romantic setting and carte blanche from the owner ensured that I could experiment and “play” with my food. Six months later I was awarded the executive chef position. I can truly say that working for this Calgary restaurant was one of the most rewarding experiences in my chef life.

In the summer of 1999 I moved on to become Executive sous chef at "La Caille on the Bow" one of Calgary’s most renowned restaurants. I learned a lot from La Caille on the Bow and am truly fortunate to have worked in such a fine establishment.

A quick change of careers took place with the birth of my first child and then my second but I felt that something was missing (don’t get me wrong family come first and foremost). I missed discovering, creating, tasting and playing with food. I took what was to become a monumental task and created Cuisine Culture. A “playground” for a food lover like myself.

If it has to do with food, Cuisine Culture is behind it. From private romantic dinners at home, to larger get together's, BBQ’s, company events, client banquettes, team building events, personal meals, or even if you just want to have a private cooking lesson, Cuisine Culture is there to help and make the moment memorable. My passion in life is to cook great food, I can finally say that I love what I do and I do what I love.

Chef Aurelio Gualtieri

Cuisine Culture

Eat Well, Live Well.

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