Meet: Eric Pateman

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Eric Pateman is President and Founder of Edible Canada, a leading ambassador of Canadian cuisine and storyteller for hundreds of small companies. A Vancouver native with a lifelong passion for food and wine, Eric has worked in the hospitality industry for over two decades as a chef, hotel consultant, restaurateur and entrepreneur as well as having the opportunity to rate restaurants for the Mobil Travel Guide.

Eric is regularly sought as an expert on Canadian food and wine. He was named as the recipient of the Mayor of Vancouver’s Art Award for Culinary Arts in 2013, one of Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 Business People in 2007, and to Western Living Magazine’s list of the Top 40 Foodies Under 40 in Western Canada in 2008. When Eric isn’t eating, travelling or leading his team at Edible Canada, he’s home in the mountain town of Squamish or hanging out in Whistler, his favourite place to relax and unwind.

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What excites you about your company?

I love that I have the most amazing team which allows me to diversify and work on projects that are helping to elevate and define the Canadian culinary scene. Edible Canada is always at the forefront of the industry and I am a typical entrepreneur - always chasing the next shiny object and I can only do that because of the amazing people I have around me!

What do you want your legacy to be?

I live by three things - to be impactful, to be accepting and to be free. I hope that at the end of it all, I have created a measurable impact in the lives of my three girls and the Canadian culinary scene, I hope that I have become less type A and have come to peace with the things I cannot change and have accepted them. And, that I have been afforded the opportunity to be free to explore the world and learn from other people and cultures of the world!

Satisfy Your Inner Foodie!

From celebrity guest chef dinners to cooking demos and whisky dinners, Edible Canada’s culinary events and adventures will suit any wellness traveller’s palate. They’ve cooked up an appetizing list of culinary tours, events and adventures for 2018 and Wander highly recommends BOURBON, BBQ & BLUES: A SOUTHERN ROAD TRIP.

Join Eric Pateman on this luxury road trip food tour across the southern United States this April, tasting the best of what Louisville, Nashville, Birmingham and New Orleans have to offer at unique and exclusive tours and tastings. This weeklong adventure of a lifetime includes seven nights accommodation in 4-5 star hotels. For more details and to book visit ediblecanada.com.