Sophisticated Comfort Cooking

We made it! Year one under my belt. Brighter horizons and year two to come! . . . #wegotthis #culinary #culinaryschool #nait #yegchefs #chef #chefs #cheflife #education #foodie #edmontonfood #edmontonfoodie #yeg #yeggers #supportlocal #foodislife #teamwork #classmates (at NAIT)

Nothing beats a homemade burger . . . #yegchefs #nait #edmontonfoodie #foodie #foodgasm #yeg #yegfood #yeggers #delicious #tasty #yummy #burger #dinner #albertabeef #localchef #cheflypko

Nothing beats fresh bread! I wish you all could smell and taste this amazing fluffy piece of heaven . . . #yegchefs #nait #culinary #edmontonfoodie #yeg #yeggers #food #foodie #foodgasm #bageutte #bread #freshbread #eatyeg #eat #delicious #cheflypko #cheflife #chefs #talent (at NAIT)

Fresh made focaccia bread - garlicky salty deliciousness . . . #cheflypko #edmontonfoodie #foodgasm #cheflife #focaccia #bread #food #foodpics #foodporn #nait #culinary #cooking #school #foodstagram #yegfood #yegfood #yeggers #yegger #eat #foodieofedmonton (at NAIT)

Dungeness Crap with garlic butter - a good alternative to overfished species (as per Seafood Watch) has an amazing salty-sweet taste. . . . #cheflypko #edmontonfoodie #foodgasm #foodgasm #seafood #crab #dungenesscrab #cooking #deliciousfood #chef #yegfood #food #foodie #eatyeg #yegchefs #nait #culinary (at NAIT)

Mussels, tomatoes, white wine, shallots, garlic, salt and pepper - who doesn’t love clean fresh simple seafood? . . . #yeg #yegfood #yegfoodies #yeggers #cheflife #cheflypko #edmontonfoodie #foodgasm #food #foodblogger #nait #delicious #seafood #yeglife #culinary (at NAIT)

Good food is the ingredient that binds us together . . . #foodporn #food #foodie #foodphotography #yeg #yeggers #eatyeg #yegfood #yegfoodies #nait #culinary #culinaryschool #cheflife #cheflypko #chef #delicious #foodgasm #foods #foodstagram #chefs #tasty #tastyfood #fish #plating #platingfood #yegfood #edmontonfood #edmontonfoodie (at NAIT)

Love long weekends - perfect time for #bbq . . . #steak #steakdinner #bbq #bbqaddiction #longweekend #may24 #cheflife #foodporn #food #foodphotography #foodstagram #foodie #yegbbq #yeggers #yeg #yegchef #eatyeg #yegfood #delicious #tasty (at Edmonton, Alberta)

The art of butchery . . . #skills #cheflife #cheflypko #nait #culinary #meat #butcher #student #foodporn #food #foodphotography #farmtotable #culinaryschool #culinary (at NAIT)

Wagyu Ginger Beef - the flavours of this dish are amazing. It’s like a song in your mouth. Every flavour is a different beat and a different voice, coming together to form a melodious mixture of food. . . . #wagyu #wagyubeef #wagyusteak #beef #gingerbeef #culinary #foodporn #food #foodie #foodphotography #foodgasm #delicious #cheflife #cheflypko #nait #culinaryschool #chefsdream #happy #foodbaby #tendermeat (at NAIT)

My personal favourite - nothing beats a perfectly cooked steak . . . #albertachef #albertabeef #cheflife #cheflypko #culinary #culinaryschool #naitinstructors #nait #delicious #foodporn #food #foodie #beef #steak #steakdinner #chef #grilled #foodgasm #foods #chefs (at NAIT)

Butchery class today! What an amazing looking beef quarter - it was awesome to watch the talented #naitinstructors break it down it various cuts . . . #nait #cheflife #cheflypko #butcher #beef #steak #foodporn #foodie #foodies #yegfood #localchef #yeggers #yeg #edmontonfood #delicious #chef #culinary #culinaryschool #butchershop #protein #student #foodgasm #basics #cooking #cookingfromscratch (at NAIT)

Pizza and calzones - I love making food that makes people smile and feel happy. “No one is born a great cook- one learns by doing” -Julia Child @nait #pizza #foodporn #food #foodie #yeg #juliachild #yeggers #cheflife #cheflypko #yegfood #yegfoodie #edmontonfood #mealoftheday #localchef #yegchefs #delicious #calzone #pizza🍕 #yummy #happyfood #picoftheday #culinary #naitculinary (at NAIT)

Pasta Salad made in class - pasta, squash, asparagus, heirloom tomatoes, celery, onions, chick peas dressed with Italian dressing. #yeg #yeggers #edmontonfood #foodporn #food #foodie #nait #yegfood #localchef #edmontonchefs #culinary #naitculinary #culinaryschool #basics (at NAIT)

Fresh plating concepts - it tastes as good as it looks! #yeg #yegger #culinary #nait #foodporn #food #foodie #plating #platingskills #yegfood #edmontonfood #localchef #yegchefs #delicious #cheflife #cheflypko (at NAIT)

Fresh mayo, 1000 island dressing, ranch and caesar dressing and my special tahini sauce with roasted red pepper, shallots and toasted spices. (at NAIT)

Plating practice #yeggers #yeg #culinaryschool #foodporn #food #foodie #localfood #nait #culinaryschool #platingskills #plating #platingfood #cheflife #cheflypko #yegfood #edmontonfood (at NAIT)