Cooking Classes: Teacher Bios

Caren McSherry

Caren McSherry, owner of the Gourmet Warehouse was born and raised in Vancouver. With her world-wide culinary education, successful cooking school, unique wholesale foods business, and exuberant personality Caren McSherry is one of the best known names in the Canadian culinary industry. Her well-rounded education includes training at the distinguished Cordon Bleu in London, England; The Oriental Hotel, Bangkok; the Culinary Institute of America, New York; the list goes on.

Caren's Cooking School is the longest running private school in Canada. She also owns the successful Gourmet Warehouse, offering specialty foods at wholesale prices to the public-the first of its type in Canada.

A regular guest chef with Crystal Cruise Lines, Caren has participated in large special events such as a 12-day eastern Mediterranean cruise which involved creating dishes indigenous to each country visited. Caren hosted CKNW's Food and Wine Show for two years. She is also one of Global TV's resident chefs on Saturday morning news. She can be heard weekly on The Bill Good Show, CKNW/98, discussing the latest food trends and recipes.

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