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- [ca. 1980]-[ca. 2005?] (Creation)
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6.5 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
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.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Material transferred to the Archives by Professor Jeffrey Pilcher, who received it from Chef Leo Chan.
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Scope and content
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.
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Material arrived without organization. Alphabetical arrangement of menus imposed by Archivist.
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- English
- Chinese