Date: September 17, 2026 – 7:30 PM ET / 4:30 AM PT
Title:
A Taste of the Big Easy
A Special CSNM Member Experience – FREE to Attend!Forget the flight, Chef Joey is taking us to New Orleans!As a special CSNM member benefit, join us for a fun and flavour-filled virtual culinary journey through the heart of the Big Easy.Chef Joey will bring the spirit of New Orleans right to your kitchen, sharing iconic dishes, bold flavours, Southern traditions and a little Cajun magic along the way. Cook along, kick back, or simply come hungry!
Expect great food, fun stories and a taste of New Orleans.
No passport required. No cost to attend. Just bring your appetite!
FREE for CSNM members – another great benefit of membership!
A Taste of the Big Easy
Let the good times roll!
Presenters:
 Chef Joey |
Joseph Bagnerise — better known as Chef Joey — grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, where food isn’t just something you eat, it’s something you live. The sights, sounds, and smells of one of the world’s most celebrated food cultures shaped everything about how he cooks and how he teaches. Raised by his Aunty “Ma” and his father, a librarian, he became a lifelong learner — and that’s exactly how he built his career. By doing. His brother Charles carries the family calling a a chef with Amtrak, cooking his way across the country on the rails. His career took him across North America, managing and cooking at restaurants and bistros in the U.S. and Canada, until a pivotal meeting changed everything. In 2005, he was hand-picked by Peter Boyd, CEO of Arcis, off a salmon seeker in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Boyd wanted to build a Google-like culture at his company and believed food was the way to do it. Joseph came to Calgary and built exactly that — a café woven into the fabric of the company. They won Calgary Inc.’s Best Place to Work award. Peter became a mentor and a friend, and Joseph feels his influence to this day. In 2015, Joseph moved to Matrix Environmental Solutions, cooking daily for 150 employees. When COVID sent everyone home and closed the bistro, he didn’t sit still. He set up a studio in his own kitchen, got the word out with help from family and friends, and Chef Joey was born. The response was immediate. Five-star reviews. A write-up in Avenue Magazine. A feature by Food Network Canada. Named one of the best culinary experiences in Calgary by The Best Calgary. Joseph currently lives in Calgary with his pn — in Amsterdam, California, and Calgary — and is now a proud grandpa. He’s a practicing Buddhist, a lifelong reader and picks up his guitar whenever the day allows. |