Your Hosts
General Manager: Sue Carlile
Manager: Larry Walker
Manager: Kenny Foufas
Event Coordinator: Rita Holmberg
Executive Chef: Buddy Wolfe
Sous Chef: Karel Rodriguez
Sous Chef: Ryan Callaghan
Executive Chef - Buddy Wolfe
Born and raised in Vancouver, Buddy began cooking at a young age.
After completing high school on Vancouver Island, Buddy sought to
further his culinary knowledge south of the border. At a variety of
west coast eateries, he cooked his way through a Bachelor's Degree in
English Literature at the University of Oregon, in Eugene.
Seeking
more of a challenge, Buddy opted to follow his family roots back to the
beautiful islands of Hawaii. Studying at Kapio'lani College in the
Pacific Islands, he embraced his heritage by cooking with all of the
fresh and wonderful ingredients that Hawaii has to offer. Working
alongside chefs such as Frank Leake, Hiroshi Fukui, and Roy Yamaguchi,
Buddy honed his skills and knowledge of Asian cuisines from around the
Pacific Rim.
Moving on to New York City, he took a Sous Chef
position at Le Pere Pinard, a French bistro in the Lower East Side of
Manhattan, then became Head Chef at Yamato, a Japanese restaurant in
the ritzy Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, operated by the same
people behind Robert DeNiro and Nobu Matsuhisa's "Nobu" in Manhattan.
Yearning
for home, Buddy returned to Canada where he worked at Painter's Lodge
in Campbell River, and then as Sous Chef at Coco Pazzo in Kerrisdale.
Buddy
was introduced to the Sequoia Company of Restaurants and began working
at the Cardero's Restaurant in Coal Harbour, and soon became Sous Chef
under Jason Kleinfeld at the Sandbar where he worked for over two years.
In
May of 2007 Buddy accepted the offer to become the Executive Chef at
Season's in the Park Restaurant, overlooking the vast expanse of
Vancouver from atop Queen Elizabeth Park. Here he resides as the newest
and youngest of the Sequoia Company of Restaurants' Chefs, bringing
with him all of the knowledge and culinary skills that he has amassed
along the way.