Andrew George Jr. is a Canadian chef and writer.

Biography

George was born in

Smithers, British Columbia Smithers is a town in northwestern British Columbia, approximately halfway between Prince George, British Columbia, Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Prince Rupert. With a population of 5,378 in 2021, Smithers provides service cove ...

and grew up in Telkwa, British Columbia. George attended Smithers Senior Secondary School and graduated in the 1980s. In the 1980s George trained in catering at Vancouver Vocational Institute and

British Columbia Institute of Technology The British Columbia Institute of Technology (also referred to as BCIT), is a public polytechnic institute in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The technical institute has five campuses located in the Metro Vancouver region, with its main cam ...

. In the fall of 1991 George was a representative for the First Nations of Canada with four other chefs to participate in the World Culinary Olympics held in

Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake Main, it forms a contin ...

in October 1992. The team was known as the Native Canadian Haute Cuisine Team, the other members being David Wolfman, Bertha Skye, Arnold Olson and Brian Sappier. In 1997 George co-authored a cookbook called ''FEAST - Canadian Native Cuisine for all Seasons''. The book was designed around the Wet'suwet'en people and George's traditions. On September 28, 1998, George started work at the Office of the Wet'suwet'en (Treaty Office) in

in Forestry related matters. He remained in this position until 2005. George was head chef at the Four Host First Nations pavilion at the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

Personal life

George is of

Wetʼsuwetʼen The Wetʼsuwetʼen are a First Nations in Canada, First Nation who live on the Bulkley River and around Burns Lake, Broman Lake, and François Lake in the northwestern British Columbia Interior, Central Interior of British Columbia. The We ...

descent belonging to the Bear clan (Gitdumden) and Grizzly house (Cas yex).

Books

* George Jr., Andrew Feast! : Canadian native cuisine for all seasons (1997) * George Jr., Andrew A Feast for All Seasons: Traditional Native Peoples' Cuisine (2010) * George Jr., Andrew Modern Native Feasts: Healthy, Innovative, Sustainable Cuisine (2013)

References

Sources

''Montreal Gazette'' article on George and his writings
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