Eric Pateman is a Canadian chef, and entrepreneur. Pateman owns and operates the Edible Canada brand of companies, which includes a restaurant, retail store and a culinary travel division. He is also the Executive Chef and President at Sea to Sky Seasonings, which produces the Amola salt line. Pateman is best known for his work in Canadian food and wine, including writing the framework for Canada’s national culinary tourism strategy, provincial culinary tourism strategies as well as conducting research projects, running culinary festivals, providing cooking demonstrations, as well as hosting events and doing public speaking engagements. When Pateman isn’t working, he’s home in the mountain town of Squamish or hanging out in Whistler, British Columbia.
Education
Pateman attended Dubrulle Culinary School, studying in the Hotel and Restaurant Management Program. He then completed his MBA in Hotel Finance at Oxford Brooks University, in Oxford, UK with his published thesis focusing on the impact of the Olympics on hotels and restaurants in host cities. Since that time he has worked as an Executive Chef and Hospitality Consultant in North America, the UK, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Africa.
Businesses
Edible Canada is a culinary tourism business founded in 2006 on Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded as Vancouver, the company soon became known as Edible British Columbia upon moving to Granville Island, and was then eventually renamed Edible Canada in 2010. The business includes a bistro and retail store on Granville Island, as well as multiple satellite stores including White Rock, Whistler, Kelowna and Oliver, BC, and offers tours and culinary events across Canada and around the world. Edible Canada was included at 183rd place in the 2014 PROFIT Top 500, which ranks Canada's fastest growing companies. Sea to Sky Seasonings is an artisan salt and seasoning company founded in 2010. Amola is the rebranded salt division and was established in 2013.
Culinary tourism projects
Pateman works on culinary tourism projects in Canada and other countries around the world. International clients include: Italy, Australia New Zealand, Turtle Island and more. He is currently working as the Yukon’s Culinary Brand Ambassador and Manager of the Tourism Conference and as well as the Developer of the Canadian Seafood Centre of Excellence and Innovation. Some of his other projects have included: Canada’s National Culinary Tourism Framework and .
Presentations
Pateman has spoken on topics concerning culinary tourism, food and beverage strategies and Canadian cuisine in general. In April 2018, Pateman took part in Australia's first tourism conference, presenting on How To Use Food To Drive Destination Visitation. Pateman spoke as an industry leader on the development of culinary tourism. Other speaking engagement include: · Pure Life Experiences Conference in Marrakech in Morocco in 2017 · United Nation’s World Travel Organization’s Forum on Gastronomy Tourism in San. Sebastian, Spain in 2017 Pateman has also presented as an Expert Guest Speaker on How Canadians Communicate About Food in Banff, AB.
Honors and awards
In 2013, Pateman was awarded the Mayor of Vancouver's Arts Awards for Culinary Arts. In 2018, Pateman was nominated by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society as its newest Fellow. Pateman is the first chef who has ever been nominated a Fellow of RGCS, the acknowledgement is awarded to distinguished individuals who not only excel in their fields but do so while promoting Canadian geographical and cultural knowledge to audiences throughout the globe. He has also received the following awards: • Tourism Association of Canada Culinary Tourism Award - Flight Across the Top of Canada • Mayor of Vancouver Art Awards - Culinary Arts • Top 40 Foodies Under 40 • Business in Vancouver Top 40 Under 40
Publications
• How Canadians Communicate VI: Food Promotion, Consumption, and Controversy • British Columbia Seasonal Cookbook 2nd Edition • British Columbia Seasonal Cookbook 1st Edition • Olympic Dreams: Assessing the Potential Impact of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games on Greater Vancouver's Hotel Industry
