But Of Course, What's A Roast Chicken Dinner Without A Salad? And Since I Went #Thai, I Continued The

But of course, what's a roast chicken dinner without a salad? And since I went #Thai, I continued the theme with a cool, tart & refreshing som tum (green papaya salad.) My mom isn't a spice water so I kept the spicy peanuts and the dried chilies on the side...plus loads of holy basil & cherry tomatoes with dried shrimp on top. Served with piping hot coconut-lemongrass rice, and it could be a meal unto itself without the chicken. And you know what? My dad loved it. Score!! #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #yyc #yycliving #yycfood #AsianStyle #ThaiFood #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #chefsofinstagram #gastropostYYC #gardemanger #salad #somtum #fathersday

3 stations, 1 daily catch. Chargrilled red Chimichurri octopus, grapefruit-lentil sprout spring salad, herbed potatoes. So glad I actually had the patience to wait to get this snap before absolutely demolishing it AND a bowl of cheesy fried broccoli. #SorryNotSorry! #BoysWhoEat #ChefApprenticeLife #DailyCatch #octopus #chargrilled #seafood #potato #salad #chimichurri #yycfood #yyc #evliving #yycliving #theartofplating (at charbar)

A sweet Spring. (@sidewalkcitizen caramel/chocolate cheesecake, dulce de leche, flash candied citrus peel and wheel.) #ChefApprenticeLife #yycfood #yyc #yyceats #yycliving #evliving #spring #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #GardeManger #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #gastropostYYC #huffposttaste #theartofplating #dessert (at charbar)

Incredible the art you can create with just a little fruit coulis & dulce de leche. Brownie, Maldon salt, #DulceDeLeche, two fruit coulis & fresh fruit. #ChefApprenticeLife #TheArtofPlating #dessert #brownie #chocolate #fruit #coulis (at charbar)

"No, Mr. Gai Yang, I expect you to roast." This was my first attempt at making a Thai style charcoal roast chicken. Apparently it's so popular in Bangkok and other Thai cities you can throw a chicken bone at any direction and you'd hit a Gai yang joint. #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #charcoal #fire #yyc #yycliving #yycfood #AsianStyle #ThaiFood #grill #BBQ #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #chefsofinstagram #gastropostYYC

Goofing off with my @masterchefcda Season 1 fam, @tammarabehl and @foodbybram. It's been years since I've seen anyone from my season outside of Alberta, and #MasterchefCanada was for the longest time not something I felt comfortable talking about. But now at this point in my career, with good friends like this, I feel more open. I may not have come in where I want to on the show, but I am on the right path to where I want to be. Now that's a prize I could use! #ChefApprenticeLife #yycfood #yyceats #yycliving #yyc #evliving #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #instachef #instafood #truecooks (at charbar)