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Stelio Perombelon x Beyond the Plate: Fresh market cooking with a revered Montreal chef

by Heidi Small

I joined Perombelon for a produce run at Jean-Talon Market, got a cooking lesson and heard his highs and lows of working in Montreal’s finest restaurants for 25 years.

I’ve been wanting to interview revered Montreal chef, cookbook author and teacher Stelio Perombelon for seven years. Finally I had my moment, and let me say this: It was well worth the wait.

Perombelon, who’s just launched a new cookbook, has a standout pedigree amongst his chef peers (having worked at Toqué, Leméac, les Caprices de Nicolas, etc) and a teaching position at ITHQ that gives our future chefs not just an education for their kitchen careers, but a true and honest curriculum to follow for life.

In this episode, we shopped for produce at Jean-Talon Market and I watched and listened as he prepared a beautiful dish and told his story of working in the Montreal restaurant scene for 25 years — from the highs to the lows.

Stelio Perombelon x Beyond the Plate: Fresh market cooking with a revered Montreal chef

Produced and Hosted by Heidi Small

Filmed, Directed and Shot by Ezra Soiferman

Edited by Teagan Lance

Graphic Design & Logo by Alex Chocron

Beyond the Plate by Heidi Small is an experience brought to you by Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove.

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by Heidi Small

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Born and raised in Montreal, Heidi is a champion of the local restaurant scene with a background working in the film industry, in politics and in fundraising for brain cancer research. Heidi spent a year and a half as columnist at the Gazette writing and hosting her popular “Beyond the Plate” column and 15-episode YouTube series. The culinary aficionado later served up her scrumptious, up-close-and-personal monthly portraits to the delight of tens of thousands of hungry Montrealers as well as foodies far afield on the website of celebrated magazine Canada’s 100 Best. Next, Small was part of our city’s CTV television lineup where her beloved Beyond the Plate chef series was seen monthly, giving our Montreal chefs much needed love and shine during and after the harrowing COVID period. With some 35 episodes already out in the world, in 2024 Beyond the Plate has begun a brand new chapter in collaboration with Montreal media outlet Cult MTL and numerous prestigious corporate sponsors. With the thriving series Heidi continues her role as a spokesperson and passionate leader in the city's celebrated restaurant community.