Calgary’s Michael Allemeier one of only three Master Chefs in Canada

​A Calgary man is one of only three people in Canada to be certified as a master chef.

​A Calgary man is one of only three people in Canada to be certified as a master chef.

​Michael Allemeier, who is an instructor at Calgary’s Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), received the prestigious certified master chef (CMC) designation over the weekend.

​“Let me tell you, the examination process is extremely rigorous,” Allemeier said about the program, which is offered by the Canadian Culinary Federation through Humber College.

​“It really pushes you. Not only is it a test of the craft and the discipline, but it’s very much a test of the individual as well,” he added.

​It took Allemeier four years to complete the intensive program, which was first rolled out in 2011.

​He completed it while continuing to teach classes at SAIT’s culinary institute.

​The only other Canadians to have received the designation are Judson Simpson, executive chef of food services at the House of Commons, and Tobias MacDonald, an instructor at Vancouver Community College.
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