Meet Chef Heidi Fink

Heidi Fink, a Red Seal Chef and an award-winning cooking instructor, has been teaching cooking classes in Victoria, BC, since 1999.

Previously Executive Chef of the renowned ReBar Modern Food restaurant in Victoria, and a Culinary Instructor at Camosun College, Heidi now shares her cooking knowledge and enthusiasm through her classes, culinary tours, and food articles. Her cooking classes and blog have both won multiple local awards for her contribution to culinary education on Vancouver Island.

When not working on her business, Heidi is spending time with friends & family, often in the beautiful Vancouver Island outdoors.

More About Me

I am a mother and a step-mother of four wonderful grown children, who still love my cooking.

I enjoy food of all kinds and have spent the last 30 years following my passion in a quest to deeply understand food science and cooking techniques.

My cooking classes and recipes reflect my two biggest food loves: local seasonal ingredients with international flavours.

I adore living on the west coast of British Columbia. The beauty of this place, our home, hits me bone-deep. To soak it up, I can be found in the woods, mountains, and oceans (hiking or camping), or visiting farms and shopping at farmers’ markets.

I regularly struggle with too-much-produce-itis: I get so excited at farm stands, especially in the late summer, that I buy so much of everything and then have too much produce to deal with. Still, it’s a problem I love to have.

Food security, agricultural sustainability, and cultural food access are as important to me as professional cooking and recipe development. My less public face is where you find me putting money or time to further these important causes.

My favourite kitchen tool, after my chef’s knives, is my 27-year-old Classic Cuisinart food processor.

Mission Statement

My mission can be summed up in three words: engage, inspire, and empower. Whether through my cooking classes, my TV show, or my online recipes, I help you gain the confidence and enthusiasm you need to cook delicious food at home!

I keep the handouts from Heidi’s classes in my recipe stand and refer to them often. In her classes, I really appreciated the excellent organization, the jokes, the tasting and the tidbits of information about local shops and cooking techniques. I always check the new list to see which courses might work for me. I thoroughly recommend these classes.

Leona B. Victoria, BC

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