Daniel Ross

Daniel started his training in Winnipeg where he enrolled in a 3-year food service program in high school.  There he had the chance to compete in various competitions and work with Team Manitoba prior to and during the 1998 world culinary Olympics in Frankfurt Germany. Through his high school years Daniel worked at the Old Swiss, Werner’s Restaurant and the Winnipeg Convention Centre. Following graduation, he spent a year working at Chateau Lake Louise and then one year at HY’S Steakhouse in Ottawa before moving to Calgary, where he landed an apprenticeship at the Westin Hotel in Calgary with renowned chef Fred Zimmerman, former Team Canada captain and Manager. Moving west in 2000, he worked in the film industry and later started his own film catering business before moving to Nanaimo, where he took on the Executive Chef role at Berwick Retirement Community. Daniel recently started teaching at VIU in 2021 and loves sharing his knowledge and working with students.