Ravine Vineyard’s Chef Proprietor Paul Harber is excited to announce that Nathan Young will be joining him in the kitchen beginning Tuesday, May 1, 2012. With the addition of Chef Young Ravine looks to elevate an already celebrated food program that was ranked by WineAccess Magazine as one of the, “World’s 20 Best Winery Restaurants,” in 2011.

 Chef Young’s interest in food began at a young age when he used to watch his mother and grandmothers cook. Before settling in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Chef Young’s career began at Walper Terrace Hotel in Kitchener, ON. He also received detail-oriented culinary instruction from European Chefs at Langdon Hall in Cambridge, ON. Considered by many to be Canada’s premier Relais Chateaux property. Drawn to the discipline, Chef Young went to Europe working with Chef Michael Caines, a two star Michelin Chef at Gidleigh Park Hotel in Devon, England. Chef Young returned to Toronto’s Canoe Restaurant under the leadership of Chef Anthony Walsh before setting up roots in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Nathan joined Ravine in 2012.

“Cooking is an art. The lessons taught to me over the years, and my own passion will be reflecting onto the canvas that is Ravine.”

– Chef Nathan Young.