Chuck Hughes (born December 31, 1976) is a Canadian chef, television personality, and restaurateur. He is the chef and co-owner of Garde Manger and Le Bremner, located in Old Montréal, with partners Tim Rozon and Kyle Marshall Nares. Hughes fluently speaks both English and French.
Biography He became a celebrity chef as the host of the English-language cooking series Chuck's Day Off on the Food Network in Canada and on Cooking Channel in the United States. Since then, he has hosted a travel and cooking show called Chuck's Week Off: Mexico, and Chuck's Eat The Street, where he explores foods along a street in cities around the United States.
Hughes competed on the American cooking show Iron Chef America, defeating Iron Chef Bobby Flay, becoming the youngest Canadian chef to win, and only the third to do so. He was a competitor on Food Network's The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs competition.
In 2014, Hughes was a recurring judge on season one of Chopped Canada. He is also the co-host of Casas À couteaux tirés, a French-language cooking competition show, based somewhat on the American series Knife Fight.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Ace of Cakes Himself Season 1 episode 5: "Duff Goes Hollywood" 2009–2011 Chuck's Day Off Himself/host 2010 The Best Thing I Ever Ate Himself Season 4 episode 5 and 6: "Under Wraps" and "Cake Walk" 2010–2012 Unique Eats Himself 25 episodes2011 Iron Chef America Himself Season 9 episode 2: "Flay vs. Hughes: Battle Canadian Lobster" Chuck's Week Off Himself Chefography Himself Season 7 episode 1: "Chuck Hughes" Secrets of Montréal: Cultural Gems Himself The Next Iron Chef Himself Contestant Season 4: "Super Chefs" 2011–2012 The Perfect 3 Himself Season 1 episodes: 9 and 12: "Potato" and "Pies" Season 2 episode 18: "Fish" 2011–2014 Top Chef Canada Himself Guest judge Season 1 episode 6: "The French Feast" Season 3 episode 1: "My First Dish" Season 4 episode 8: "School's Out for the Chefs" 2012–2014 Chuck's Eat the Street Himself/host2013 Chopped Himself Competitor Season 15 episode 4: "Chopped All-Stars: Mega Chefs" Food Network's 20th Birthday Party Himself 2014 Chopped Canada Himself Recurring judge on season 1 2014 À couteaux tirés! Himself 2015 Man Fire Food Himself Season 4 episode 13: "Puerto Rican Grilling" 2017 Chuck & Danny's Road Trip Himself2020Chuck et la Cuisine des Premiers PeuplesHimself/host
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External links
Chuck and the First Peoples' Kitchen