
black tartan
kitchen

Ian Carswell
Chef - Owner

Ryan Girgrah
Cook
Location
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Hours
132 Bridge St.
Carleton Place, ON
K7C 2V5
The restaurant will be closed from Aug 24 - Sep 03 for Summer Holidays
Ian's path to becoming Chef/Owner of black tartan kitchen started in a family diner in North Bay and took him as far as Helsinki, Finland where he worked at the 2 Michelin Starred "Chez Dominique" ranked 21st in the World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2009.
Ian studied Culinary at George Brown College and worked in Toronto at Fare Bistro. He traveled to Europe and worked at Brasserie Paardenburg in Amsterdam with a stage at Ron Blaauw. In France Ian worked at Domaine de la Grezille, a vineyard in the Loire Valley. Ian's European experience culminated at Chez Dominique where he worked for 10 months, developing his skill with modern cooking techniques and appreciation for Finnish minimalism and simplicity.
On his return to Canada Ian worked at Absinthe Café and part-time as a Culinary Instructor with Algonquin College while working from Sous Chef to Executive Chef of KW Catering at the National Gallery of Canada. Ian assumes Chef/Owner responsibility with undying love and support of family: wife Tessa, daughter Faye, son Alistair, and dog Noma.
Team

Antonio Mirizzi
First Cook

April Wood
Barback
Carly England
Server

Christian Lessard
Sous Chef


Joshua Eyamie
Cook

Riley Legacy
Kitchen Assistant
Sylvia Lewis-Havard
Server

Sylvie Burdairon
Server

Brittany O'Brien
Barback

Josée Witherow
Cook
Lorelei Baker
Cook

Katie Foran
Server

Ron Wicharuk
Grandpa