Christine Cushing

{{short description|Canadian celebrity chef}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2015}} {{Use Canadian English|date=October 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox chef | name = Christine Cushing | image = Christine Cushing in the Sweet Flour Kitchen (3733933330).jpg | image_size = | alt = Christine Cushing standing in a commercial kitchen holding a baking tray, speaking | caption = Cushing in 2009 | birth_name = | birth_date =  | birth_place = Athens, Greece | education = École de Cuisine La Varenne | home_town = | spouse = | style = | ratings =  | restaurants =  | prevrests =  | television = {{plainlist| * ''Dish It Out'' (1998–2001) * ''Christine Cushing Live'' (2001–2005) * ''Cook with Me'' (2005–2006) * ''Fearless in the Kitchen'' }} | awards =  | website = {{URL|christinecushing.com}} | module = }}

'''Christine Cushing''' is a Canadian celebrity chef and television program host. Her television debut took place in May 1998 when she was working at a small food company and a TV producer approached her, asking her to audition for one of his new shows.<ref name="Cinderella">{{cite web|title=Christine Cushing Kitchen Cinderella |url=http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/cushing.html |website=januarymagazine.com |date= |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="January Magazine">{{cite web|last1=Richards|first1=Linda|title=Christine Cushing Kitchen Cinderella|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/202/300/january/2000/00-10-10/cushing.html|website=Collections Canada|publisher=January Magazine|accessdate=March 30, 2016}}</ref> She hosted ''Christine Cushing Live'' and ''Dish It Out'' on Food Network Canada,<ref name="Cinderella" /> and ''Fearless in the Kitchen'' on the Oprah Winfrey network in Canada.

She is the resident chef on CTV's ''The Marilyn Denis Show'' in Canada. Cushing has teamed up with food brand Furlani and demonstrated how to use their products in different recipes, such as Pulled Pork on Furlani Garlic Texas Toast.<ref>{{cite web|author=Marisa|title=Pulled Pork on Furlani Garlic Texas Toast|url=http://furlanis.com/pulled-pork-on-furlani-garlic-texas-toast/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118074919/http://furlanis.com/pulled-pork-on-furlani-garlic-texas-toast/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2016|website=Our Recipes and Blogs|publisher=Furlani|accessdate=March 30, 2016}}</ref>

==Biography== Born in Athens, Greece, Cushing moved to Canada with her family when she was one.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Christine Cushing|url=http://christinecushing.com/#home|accessdate=March 30, 2016|website=Christine Cushing Blog|publisher=Christine Cushing}}</ref> Interested in cooking at a very young age, Cushing practiced cooking and baking as a child.<ref name="January Magazine"/> She studied linguistics at the University of Toronto and graduated from the Food and Beverage Management program at George Brown College in 1986.<ref name="GeorgeBrown">[http://www.georgebrown.ca/alumni/pawards/pa-nom_cushing.aspx Alumni listing from George brown College] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311042224/http://www.georgebrown.ca/alumni/pawards/pa-nom_cushing.aspx |date=March 11, 2007 }}</ref>

Cushing graduated top of her class in the ''Grand Diplôme'' program at the École de Cuisine La Varenne in Paris.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Christine Cushing Bio|url=http://www.chef-opedia.com/Christine_Cushing/bio|website=Chef-opedia|accessdate=March 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Cinderella" /> She has worked at Four Seasons Hotels, Magna International, the King Ranch Health Spa, and Toronto's Scaramouche restaurant, as a pastry chef.<ref name="auto1"/> She was a teacher at the Kitchen Studio, had her own cooking school, and created recipes for places such as ''Gusto'' magazine, Starbucks, and Ace Bakery. Cushing has also performed food demonstrations for KitchenAid Canada, Northern Telecom, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.<ref name="auto1"/> She has spoken at the Cook for the Cure breast cancer campaign, was thought to be a superhero at Starbright Foundation for sick kids hospital, and is now a judge for the Gold Medal Plate annual fundraiser for the Olympic committee as well as an advocate of the Children's Breakfast Clubs.<ref name="auto"/>

She has written three cookbooks and has a line of artisan food products: extra virgin olive oil from Greece, tomato sauces handmade in Canada, and roasted red pepper spreads.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

==TV appearances== * 1998–2001: ''Dish It Out'' (Life Network, three seasons)<ref name="Cinderella" /> * 2001–2005: ''Christine Cushing Live'' (Food Network Canada, four seasons) * 2005–2006: ''Cook with Me'' (Food Network Canada, one season) * 2009–present: ''Fearless in the Kitchen'' (W and Viva Networks, Canada) * 2017–present: ''Confucius Was a Foodie'' (NTD Canada/WNED-TV)<ref name=confucius>"Confucius & the art of Chinese Food". ''Toronto Star'', January 28, 2017.</ref> * 2020–present: ''Wall of Chefs'' (Food Network Canada, two seasons to date) * 2022–present: ''Wall of Bakers'' (Food Network Canada, one season to date)

==Books== * ''Dish It Out: Simple Recipes That Inspire'' (2000) * ''Fearless in the Kitchen: Innovative Recipes for the Uninhibited Cook'' (2002) * ''Pure Food: How to Shop, Cook and Have Fun in Your Kitchen Every Day'' (2007)

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==External links== * {{official website|christinecushing.com}} * {{IMDb name | id=2003679 | name=Christine Cushing }} * [http://www.rickstv.com/tvphotos/christine.html Christine Cushing photo page] * [http://www.chefdb.com/nm/9877/ Christine Cushing] at the Chef and Restaurant Database

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