Progressive Indigenous cuisine — for your table, your event, your stage.
I'm Shane M. Chartrand, a proud member of the Enoch Cree Nation. I grew up in Central Alberta learning to fish, hunt and live off the land, and that's still the foundation of everything I cook.
I trained at NAIT in Edmonton, earned my Red Seal, and went on to run kitchens including SC Restaurant in Enoch. You may have seen me on Top Chef Canada, Iron Chef Canada, Chopped Canada, Fridge Wars or Wall of Chefs, or read my award-winning cookbook, tawâw.
I've taken Indigenous cuisine from Toronto and Vancouver to New York City, Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh. If you've got a table, a crowd or a story to tell, let's cook.
Everything below is available on contract. Tell me what you're planning and I'll build the menu, the experience and the story around it.
An intimate multi-course tasting menu cooked in your home or a venue of your choice, built around Indigenous ingredients and the story behind each plate.
Galas, corporate events, weddings and community feasts, with food that gets people talking.
Storytelling dinners, land-based and foraged menus, demos and cultural food programming.
Menu development, pop-ups, residencies, kitchen consulting and brand collaborations.
Keynotes, panels, guest judging, TV and hosting on Indigenous food sovereignty and more.
If it involves food, culture or a crowd, ask me.
















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“Food is all I know, and I want to learn, see, know, cook, and eat… more!”— Chef Shane M. Chartrand
Land, water, fire and smoke. A few plates from dinners, events and TV kitchens.
















Where I've been, where I'm headed and what's cooking next.
Speaking on Indigenous food, culture and what comes next.
Talking Indigenous food sovereignty and bridging cultures through cuisine.

My cookbook, written with Jennifer Cockrall-King. It's my story and my food: recipes rooted in Indigenous ingredients and tradition, cooked the way I cook them today.
Opens the publisher's or retailer's site. ISBN 978-1-4870-0512-2
Recipes, classes and gift experiences, launching soon.
Coming soonSignature recipes from my kitchen, delivered straight to your inbox.
Coming soonOnline cooking classes you can follow at home, at your own pace.
Coming soonGive someone an evening they won't forget: a private dinner by Chef Shane.
Drop your email and I'll let you know when the shop opens.
Private dinners, events, speaking or contract work all start here. Tell me what you're planning and I'll get back to you personally.