Chef  Todd Bright

From: Australia

 

Restaurant: Wild Rice Modern Chinese Cuisine

Address: 117 West Pender Street

Tel: (604) 642-2882

Website: www.wildricevancouver.com

 

Background:

Born and raised in Australia, Todd Bright began his career at age 17 as an apprentice at Ming Jade Restaurant under Cantonese Chef, Kevin Lowe. Having traveled through Europe at age 22, his valuable experience overseas led to a position at Vino’s, the largest, and multi-award winning, fine-dining restaurant in Queensland, Australia. In 2007 he ventured to Vancouver, Canada. His talents were immediately discovered by Wild Rice where, after one year, he rose to the position of Restaurant Chef. He has since become Executive Chef.

 

Number of Years working in BC: Five

 

Philosophy:

Chef Bright describes his cuisine as being modern, fun and fresh. The menus that he creates reflect his passionate commitment to creating local and sustainable dishes while never compromising on flavour or creativity.

 

Signature Dish: Chinese BBQ Pork

 

Tip:

“Heat control. Don’t use your cook top at full power all the time. Adjust your temperature accordingly: you can never un-burn something.”

 

 

For more about Vancouver’s thriving Asian food scene pick up East Meets West: Traditional and Contemporary Asian Dishes from Acclaimed Vancouver Restaurants by Stephanie Yuen. Yuen was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Vancouver for more than thirty years. She speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English and worked as a journalist for Sing Tao, and CBC Radio. She now writes for Edible Canada and What’s On magazine, contributes to the Vancouver Sun and appears frequently on radio and TV. You can also follow her blog about Asian food, www.beyondchopsticks.com.