Mark visits acclaimed Toronto-based chef Grant van Gameren at his restaurant, Bar Isabel, where the chefs sit down for an honest and real discussion on what it took to open five restaurants before the age of 35. Grant takes Mark on his journey as a chef and entrepreneur, describing his early life, his tough decisions on the road to success and the importance of the right team.

Chef Mark McEwan visits featured Chef Antonio Park, The Tradionalist, at his newly opened restaurant Pick 6IX, who he’s partnered with Drake and OVO on his first Toronto establishment. With 10 Montreal businesses operating under the culinary umbrella, his unique and creative background inspired him to highlight and create food that’s humble, family orientated, celebratory and traditional.

Chef Mark travels to Manhattan to meet with award-winning chef/owner Amanda Cohen at her celebrated restaurant, ‘Dirt Candy’. With her first decade of restaurant ownership behind her, she invites us to share in her adventures of beating the odds through sheer will, determination and work ethic. Chef Cohen’s vegetable-focused restaurant is constantly turning heads.