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Ron Kalenuik, born Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, November 29, 1953 Affectionately known as Chef K (by those who couldn’t pronounce his last name) began his culinary career in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada. Since then he had gone on to establish himself as an award-winning Chef de Cuisine in many fine restaurants and Executive Chef in various hotels in Canada and the USA, before he owned and operated several national award-winning restaurants of his own. He is a teacher and consultant to the hospitality industry as well as a television host & author of 18 differing cookery books to date, which have been released in as many as 19 languages and sold in 64 countries worldwide.

Ron is the original Chef K, a title (nickname) given to him and used by him since 1986. Others have used the pseudonym, but Ron is the first and the original.

Culinary Books By Ron Kalenuik, Chef K: Simply Delicious Cooking 1 & 2, Dining In, Edmonton Eskimos Championship Cooking, Fresh Idea's Cooking Series (8 titles), International Family Favorites, The Original Pizza & Pasta Cookbook, The Right Spice, Loving The Love Apple, Cuisine Extraordinaire, The Fundamentals of Taste.

Awards, The Great Canadian Cheese Festival, 1986, (Kraft Foods) Okanagan Life Best Restaurants, 2004, 2005 (Various Categories including Best of the Best), Penticton Peach Festival, 2004, Best Dessert, Restaurant of the year, 2004 (finalist).