Chan, Leo
Born in Macau and raised in Hong Kong, Professor Chef Leo Chan immigrated to Canada in 1966, where he pursued a BA in Political Science at York University in Toronto, Ontario. He then went on to explore a career in the hospitality and food sector through further education at Ryerson and the Cornell School of Hospitality.
Chef Chan has worked in various restaurants and hospitality companies. In particular, he has held senior management roles with Mandarin Restaurant and Sarki Japan Restaurant. In 1988 he co-founded the Cambridge Food & Wine Society, a hospitality consulting firm with Professor Gian Paolo (J.P.) Michelini.
He also taught at both George Brown Hospitality Centre and Humber Polytechnic.
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Collection consists of menus collected by Professor Chef Leo Chan, primarily from various Chinese restaurants around the Greater Toronto Area (includes restaurants from Scarborough, North York, Markham, Toronto's Chinatown, and other areas). Some of the menus contain handwritten annotations.
Material arrived without organization. Alphabetical arrangement of menus imposed by Archivist.
Material transferred to the Archives by Professor Jeffrey Pilcher, who received it from Chef Leo Chan.
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Series consists of menus from restaurants with names beginning with "A". Includes a menu from Asian Legand, a chain of Northern Chinese restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area.
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File consists of menus from Chinese restaurants whose names begin with "B". File consists of one menu from "Buffet Deluxe" at 45 Overlea Boulevard in East York.
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File consists of menus from Chinese restaurants whose names begin with "C". Includes a menu from Centura (with dishes named in both Simplified Chinese and English) and a takeout menu from China Village (located at 2578 Birchmount in Scarborough).
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File consist of two menus from restaurants with names beginning with 'D'. Includes takeout menus from: Dragon Delight (825 St. Clair Avenue West), which specialized in Szechuan and Cantonese dishes (the menu also contains Polynesian Drink recipes), and a takeout menu from Dragon Wok (located at Jane and Finch in North York).
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File consists of a takeout menu from Fon San Jin Jiang restaurant, which specialized in Szechaun Style Chinese food. The restaurant was located at 356 Eglinton Avenue West (at Avenue Road). The menu includes names of dishes in both English and Chinese.