Bill Jones Bio
Bill Jones is a chef and author based on Deerholme Farm in the Cowichan Valley. He is a French-trained chef, author of 9 cookbooks, winner of 2 world cookbook awards and busy journalist, food consultant and community builder.
Bill and wife Lynn, garden year round on the property which they style as an edible landscape. He is an acknowledged local expert on wild foods and foraging with a passion for wild mushrooms and a keen respect of local first nations ethnobotany and culture.
Jones is a passionate supporter of local food communities, a founding member of FarmFolk/CityFolk, on the board of SlowFood Vancouver Island and a key organizer in the upcoming Canadian Chefs Congress, to be held on Providence Farm, Duncan, BC, September 10-12, 2010.
His consulting company Magnetic North Cuisine, is active in all areas of local food production, marketing and development.
Key past clients have included, Granville Island Public Market, King Pacific Lodge, Seafood BC, The Wine Islands Vintners Association and VanDusen Public Gardens. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Gourmet, Bon Apetite, Saveur, Harrowsmith and many prominent publications.
Contact:
1 250 748 7450
