With twelve Red Seal chefs and an in-house pastry shop, you can trust our Food & Beverage team to deliver an unforgettable culinary experience with a focus on fresh, local ingredients and customized menus.
We proudly support Alberta farms. In 2023, the Edmonton EXPO Centre sourced nearly $500,000 of purchases regionally from Alberta producers and growers.
We’re proud to put Edmonton on your plate. More than 35% of our food suppliers are local producers and growers within 100 miles of Edmonton, allowing us to use the freshest in-season ingredients while injecting more than $500,000 into our local economy.
The honey produced by our rooftop beehives has its own unique flavour that, once harvested, adds a special touch to our Food & Beverage program.
Guests on the go can visit our informal food court and market place, where tasty and meals are prepared from a wide variety of fast-serve kiosks that include (selections may vary):
Executive Chef Jiju Paul, CCC strengthens the Edmonton EXPO Centre culinary team with his established leadership in the culinary industry and over 21 years of experience. Chef Jiju has worked in 5-star hotels across Canada, India and United Arab Emirates where he was part of the Emirates Culinary Guild and led the Fairmont Ajman culinary team in the international culinary competition. He is currently the Vice Conseiller for Chaine des Rotisseurs. As an examiner and external judge for the Chef de Cuisine program, Chef Jiju brings passion to his craft with ingredients and culinary techniques that reflect ethnic and regional cuisines and his passion for organic gardening. His commitment to investing in his community has been reflected through his work with the Canadian Culinary Federation Edmonton Chapter, Northern Alberta Institue of Technology (NAIT) and numerous high schools across our city. He has played an important role in developing the next generation of young chefs in Edmonton.
Executive Pastry Chef Arthur Chen is an award-winning Pastry Chef with more than 25 years of experience and multiple accolades and awards in the pastry kitchen. Influenced by French and American pastry chefs, Chef Chen quickly developed his talent and distinguished himself by creating masterful designs.
As a multi-medal winner and coach of Culinary Team Canada over the last decade, he continues to push for excellence and give back to the culinary community with his time and mentorship.
Executive Sous Chef Rajika Sanjeewa comes to the Edmonton EXPO Centre as a seasoned culinary professional with over two decades of experience in luxury fine dining. As a certified Red Seal chef, Rajika has studied the culinary arts in Ceylon hotel school in Sri Lanka before working in exclusive 5-star hotels in Canada and the United Arab Emirates for Marriot hotels, Raffles hotel and Jumeirah International. His strengths specialize in pastry, leading kitchen teams and he is skilled with preparing fine dining meals for large-scale major events.
522,000 square feet of flexible event space. More than 20 expert event planners on staff. Just imagine the possibilities.
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