Ricardo (born Ricardo Larrivée on March 12, 1967) is a television host and a food writer who lives in

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, Canada. He hosts the television show ''

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'' on

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and previously hosted '' Ricardo and Friends'' on

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Early life and education

In the 1980s, Larrivée enrolled in the Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ), a hospitality institute in Quebec, where he studied hotel management. He studied communications in

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Career

Larrivée moved to

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, and accepted a job as a technician at Radio-Canada. He created both simple and elaborate dishes in his spare time and gained a reputation as a good cook. He was hired to present a food show on Radio-Canada. The

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was experiencing lay-offs, however, and Larrivée was one of those let go. Larrivée moved back to

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and had the opportunity to share his recipes while working as a food reporter for television, radio and newspapers. At Radio-Canada, he contributed to several television shows, including ''Menu à la carte'', ''Pêché mignon'', ''Secrets de famille'', ''Indicatif présent'', ''Christiane Charrette'' and ''Beau temps pour s'étendre'', in addition to appearing on ''Saisons de Clodine'' on the TVA television network. He also wrote a column in the lifestyle section of the daily newspaper ''La Presse'' and he continues to be a regular collaborator in the Saturday edition. In 2002, Larrivée created a new TV show, ''Ricardo'', which is shot in his home kitchen in Chambly, Quebec. He also begun to publish a magazine at the same time. This show became the longest-running cooking show in Canada. In 2006, ''Ricardo and Friends'' began to run on Food Network and lasted to three years. His cooking show employs about 125 people and is shown in about 160 countries. Larrivée and his wife, Brigitte Coutu, operate a company headquartered in Saint-Lambert where recipes are tested and the magazines are created. Over the years, he published many books. Since 2009, he also has his own website. In 2014, Larrivée was named a Member of the

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. The same year, Ricardo opened a new headquarters in a Montreal suburb. He has operated a restaurant in the greater Montreal area since 2016, named Café Ricardo, which will later expands to three cafés.

Television shows

Books

*''Ma cuisine weekend'' (La Presse August 5, 2004 , ) *''La chimie des desserts: 60 recettes de Ricardo PER Christina Blais'' (La Presse, 2007, , ) *''Ricardo - Parce qu'on a tous de la visite'' (La Presse, October 2008, , ) *''Weekend Cooking'' co-written with Christian LaCroix (Whitecap Books April 5, 2006 , ) *''Meals for every occasion'' (2009) *''La mijoteuse - de la lasagne à la crème brûlée'' (2012) *''Slow Cooker Favourites'' (2013) *''La Mijoteuse 2'' (2015) *''Un Québécois dans votre cuisine,'' in France (2016) *''Mon premier livre de recettes'' (La Presse, 2015, ) *''Slower is Better'', (HarperCollins, 2016) *''Plus de légumes'' (2018) *''Ultimate Slow Cooker'' (2018) *''Le Quiz des aliments'' (2019) *''Vegetable First'' (2019) *''À la plaque'' (2020) *''Sheet Pan Everything'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official websiteRicardo on Radio-Canada.ca
{{DEFAULTSORT:Larrivee, Ricardo 1967 births Living people Canadian male chefs Canadian restaurateurs Canadian television chefs French Quebecers Members of the Order of Canada People from Chambly, Quebec Television personalities from Montreal