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Capers Brasserie New chef right where he wants to be
After five years training and working at many of the top restaurants in the Niagara-on-the Lake region, Chef Jeffrey Camacho has brought his culinary expertise to Belleville. This fall Camacho took on the role of Executive Chef at Capers Brasserie, a mainstay in downtown Belleville for nine years. Prior to his first visit to the restaurant Camacho had little knowledge of Belleville and area except that it was quickly becoming known as a region with exceptional cuisine, agricultural products and of course emerging wineries.
It didn’t take long for Camacho to feel at home. “Right when we walked in the door it was like, ‘This is it. This is where we want to be,’” he says, referring to himself and his fiancée Jiening Lei, who joined him at Capers in a supervisor capacity. Capers owner Colette Hilmi provided Camacho the opportunity to do what he does best and with this creative freedom he has compiled a completely new menu that he describes as, “contemporary Canadian cuisine.” Camacho’s vision of Canadian gastronomy reflects the country’s multicultural make-up and contains a bit of everything.
Camacho is both a graduate of the culinary school at George Brown College and a valedictorian and honours graduate of the acclaimed Niagara-on-the-Lake Culinary School. He started his apprenticeship at Auberge du Pommier in Toronto, has worked at Oliver & Bonacini Cafe and Grill, and Hillebrand Estates Winery. He joins the Capers team following three years as a Sous Chef at Zees Patio & Grill in the Shaw Club Hotel a Four-Diamond CAA Award Niagara-on-the-Lake property.
Camacho feels blessed to have learned from the best and brings his expertise, enthusiasm and passion to the Belleville food scene.
Courtesy of, Country Roads Magazine