{"id":19274,"date":"2013-02-02T21:10:21","date_gmt":"2013-02-03T04:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=19274"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:19:34","slug":"chef-darren-craddock-riverside-country-club-saskatoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-darren-craddock-riverside-country-club-saskatoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Darren Craddock Riverside Country Club Saskatoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/chef-darren-craddock-riverside-country-club-saskatoon\/saskatoon-sk-july182011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chef-Darren.jpg?fit=2848%2C4288&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2848,4288\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Saskatoon Star Phoenix&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D2Xs&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1310984685&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Saskatoon Star Phoenix&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SASKATOON, SK--\/July18\/2011--&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SASKATOON, SK&amp;#8211;\/July18\/2011&amp;#8211;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chef-Darren.jpg?fit=680%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19275\" alt=\"SASKATOON, SK--\/July18\/2011--\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chef-Darren-199x300.jpg?resize=199%2C300\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chef-Darren.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chef-Darren.jpg?resize=680%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chef-Darren.jpg?w=1576&amp;ssl=1 1576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chef-Darren.jpg?w=2364&amp;ssl=1 2364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>#ccc2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/@goldmedalplates\">@goldmedalplates<\/a>\u00a0Chefs from Canada will meet in Kelowna from February 7-9, 2013 to compete in the\u00a0Gold Medal Plates\u00a0Canadian Culinary Championships. \u00a0I sent them some questions prior to the challenge. \u00a0Chef Craddock reports in below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>What was your first food memory?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cooking breakfast with my dad on Sunday mornings<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">What was in your elementary school lunch kit?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Peanut butter and jam sandwich<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Where did you first learn to cook?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>My dad showed me a few things, he trained as a chef in England at the Dorchester hotel in London<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you attend culinary school &#8211; if so, where?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, in England @ Milton Keynes College<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Where has been your favourite place to work to date and why?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>So far it is my current place, Riverside CC,\u00a0 as it gives me so much freedom and the members are great, but I have enjoyed all of the places I have worked.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Who in the industry taught you the most?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I have learned so much from all of my past chefs, but the ones that stick out are Chef Martin Patten from my time at Parkside Hotel in England and Chef Michael Mandato from my time at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodg<b style=\"font-size: 13px; 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line-height: 19px;\">How do you unwind after service?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Drive home, then a cold beer on the deck<b><\/p>\n<p><\/b><b>Most overrated food trend?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>tapas<b><\/p>\n<p><\/b><b>Favourite culinary destination?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>London, England<b><\/p>\n<p><\/b><b>Most memorable meal last year?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The chefs pre competition dinner cooked by Chef Bernard Casavant<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">If you weren&#8217;t a chef what career would you have pursued?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I always thought if it didn\u2019t work out I would have liked to have been a carpenter<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">What would you eat at your last meal?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Might as well go for the double big mac and extra large fries &amp; try to go out quick!<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Who are you dream dinner companions?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If I could have all of my family together for a meal in one spot at the same time, that would have to be it&#8230;plus could I bring Britney?<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 13px; 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