Chef Paul has shaped his craft through diverse kitchens at home and abroad, gaining broad experience and forming meaningful ties in the culinary world.
As a passionate culinary artist, Paul continues to be inspired by locally-sourced ingredients in his community.
His culinary career has taken him to Singapore, Malaysia, Grand Cayman, Scotland, the United States and all across Canada, where he has amassed deep culinary experiences and great relationships. Among his many adventures, Paul is the Culinary Director & Co-Owner of Rouge Restaurant, Calgary where he led the vision and kitchen team to achieve the prestigious ranking as one of the San Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
With his inner-city garden inspired restaurant, Paul helped define farm to table in Calgary and beyond, focusing on creating exceptional culinary experiences using fresh, garden and local, ingredients. Today, Rouge remains atop ranked Canadian restaurant and Chef Paul remains a culinary adventurer at home and abroad.
Paul’s passion for sustainability and the natural environment has kept him busy as a speaker and guest chef locally and internationally at Cook it Raw, Terroir Symposium and The Cayman Cookout.
Most recently, Chef Paul can be seen starring in Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest, a television series that explores the natural landscapes across North America with Survivorman’s Les Stroud. In each location, Les forages up native ingredients that Chef Paul must turn into culinary delights using his creativity and mastery of cooking. With each location comes new ingredients, breathtaking scenery, and a deep appreciation of the natural environment.
Chef Paul’s Food
His freestyle approach, unexpected ingredients and culinary techniques grounded in his French, North American and international experience are all part of every dish Paul creates. His recipes include quality and often simple ingredients and focus on delivering a balanced flavour profile and an exceptional culinary experience.
Chef Paul’s Favourites
Stock your kitchen like a pro with all Chef Paul’s Favourite Things!
From apparel to dishware, gift ideas to cookbooks, Chef Paul has you covered. Check back regularly to see new products and recommendations.
Wild Harvest Recipe Book & Merchandise
Find the perfect gift for any outdoor enthusiast, or add Season 1 on DVD to your collection. Don’t forget to grab your copy of the official Season 1 cookbook, Wild Harvest Recipes!
Medium Rare Chef Apparel
This chef gear is killer!
Tired of the standard fare, Medium Rare Chef Apparel set out to create a line of culinary apparel chefs actually wanted to wear— durable, high-quality gear with a streetwear aesthetic. Pieces that made chefs look good and feel good, whether they were in the kitchen, on the floor or at home.
Today, the gear is worn in kitchens, behind the bar, serving food and hosting guests. They’ve outfitted Iron Chefs, Top Chefs, Wall of Chefs and home chefs. You can find them in chain and family-owned restaurants, in storefronts and online. Hell, they’re even in gardens and soap factories. Wherever hard-working industry folks are, you’ll find Medium Rare Chef Apparel.
SPIRIT Wares
Amazing plates!
Beautiful, artisanal, hand crafted tableware collections. As a team of chefs & restaurateurs, they were always searching for beautiful plates to complement the food coming out of the kitchen. The passion for finding just the right plate, lead them to push their creativity outside of the kitchen and to develop a new brand of restaurant & hospitality focused ceramic wares. They are now excited to offer Spirit Wares for Home, making the chef driven designs accessible to home cooks, food lovers and those who appreciate the beauty of a well-set dining table.
They have two distinct lines – Earthen Spirit and Reactive Spirit. The reactive wares undergo a chemical reaction during the firing process that results in each piece being subtly unique. The earthen wares feature unrefined natural edges combined with new style colours and finishes.
Use some of Chef Paul’s Favourite Things when you’re in the kitchen whipping up one of his restaurant-quality recipes!