To encourage the use of Newfoundland and Labrador agricultural ingredients in every day use, our Marketing staff with the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture will be working with renowned chefs from this province to provide some new and exciting recipes.

Meet Our Chefs 

Mark McCrowe is a chef and cookbook author from St. John’s, NL. Growing up around simple Newfoundland dishes using fresh seafood and wild game inspired an appreciation in Mark for local food at a very young age. After studying at The Pacific Institute of Culinary arts in Vancouver, British Columbia and working in some of the city’s finest kitchen’s Mark returned home to further his own individual style as a Chef.

He had went on to run two highly successful restaurants Aqua and The Club in St. John’s that have been featured in such shows at Food Network Canada’s “You Gotta Eat Here” and Cooking Channel’s “Chuck Eats The Street”.

Apart from running restaurants Mark has competed against Canada’s best chefs at the Canadian Culinary Championships and was crowned Newfoundland’s first Chopped champion in the first season of the Food Networks hit show. His award winning cookbook Island Kitchen features his life as a chef in Atlantic Canada and highlights his passion for indigenous ingredients. He has consulted on several local restaurants and pubs bringing forth new and exciting food menus and operations programs. He is cooking the food he loves for the people that means so much to him and looks forward to furthering the future of Newfoundland and Labrador cuisine for many years to come.

Happy Cooking!