Christine Cushing is a Canadian

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and television program host. Her television debut took place in May 1998 when she was working at a small food company and a TV producer approached her, asking her to audition for one of his new shows. She hosted ''Christine Cushing Live'' and ''Dish It Out'' on

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, and ''Fearless in the Kitchen'' on the Oprah Winfrey network in Canada. She is the resident chef on CTV's ''

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'' in Canada. Cushing has teamed up with food brand Furlani and demonstrated how to use their products in different recipes, such as Pulled Pork on Furlani Garlic Texas Toast.

Biography

Born in

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, Greece, Cushing moved to Canada with her family when she was one. Interested in cooking at a very young age, Cushing practiced cooking and baking as a child. She studied linguistics at the

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and graduated from the Food and Beverage Management program at

George Brown College George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three campuses in downtown Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Like many other colleges in Ontario, GBC was chartered in 1966 by the government of Ontario and ...

in 1986.Alumni listing from George brown College
Cushing graduated top of her class in the ''Grand Diplôme'' program at the École de Cuisine La Varenne in Paris. She has worked at Four Seasons Hotels, Magna International, the King Ranch Health Spa, and Toronto's Scaramouche restaurant, as a pastry chef. She was a teacher at the Kitchen Studio, had her own cooking school, and created recipes for places such as ''Gusto'' magazine, Starbucks, and Ace Bakery. Cushing has also performed food demonstrations for KitchenAid Canada, Northern Telecom, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. She has spoken at the Cook for the Cure breast cancer campaign, was thought to be a superhero at Starbright Foundation for sick kids hospital, and is now a judge for the Gold Medal Plate annual fundraiser for the Olympic committee as well as an advocate of the Children's Breakfast Clubs. She has written three cookbooks and has a line of artisan food products: extra virgin olive oil from Greece, tomato sauces handmade in Canada, and roasted red pepper spreads.

TV appearances

* 1998–2001: ''Dish It Out'' (

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, three seasons) * 2001–2005: ''Christine Cushing Live'' (

, four seasons) * 2005–2006: ''Cook with Me'' (

, one season) * 2009–present: ''Fearless in the Kitchen'' (W and Viva Networks, Canada) * 2017–present: ''Confucius Was a Foodie'' ( NTD Canada/

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)"Confucius & the art of Chinese Food". ''

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'', January 28, 2017. * 2020–present: ''

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'' (

, two seasons to date) * 2022–present: ''Wall of Bakers'' (

, one season to date)

Books

* ''Dish It Out: Simple Recipes That Inspire'' (2000) * ''Fearless in the Kitchen: Innovative Recipes for the Uninhibited Cook'' (2002) * ''Pure Food: How to Shop, Cook and Have Fun in Your Kitchen Every Day'' (2007)

References

External links

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Christine Cushing photo page

Christine Cushing
at the Chef and Restaurant Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Cushing, Christine Canadian food writers Canadian television chefs Canadian women non-fiction writers George Brown College alumni Greek emigrants to Canada Living people Naturalized citizens of Canada Women food writers Women cookbook writers Writers from Toronto Year of birth missing (living people) Women chefs Canadian women chefs