Cory LeDrew

Cory LeDrew graduated from The Culinary Institute of Canada, Culinary Arts program in 2001 and after completing the program, began his career at Fairmont Hotels & Resort.

He quickly moved his way up the culinary ladder from restaurant chef to banquet chef to executive sous chef. He was also the head chef of the prestigious Banffshire Club Restaurant, a 5-diamond restaurant at the Fairmont, Banff Springs.

In 2011, Cory received the Alberta Best Dish Award for the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, and in 2013-2014, he held the position of assistant food and beverage director at the Fairmont Jasper Lodge. In 2014, Cory left Fairmont to pursue his dream of operating his own hotel, and is currently the general manager of the Overlander Lodge.

Chef LeDrew’s work has been profiled in numerous newspaper and magazine articles, and blogs. In addition to receiving many professional awards, he has embarked on culinary adventures around the globe, including cooking for the Canadian Ambassador in Singapore, and the opening of O-Bar in Cairo’s downtown core, which has already become the number one venue in Cairo.

Cory has a clear strategic vision about how food can be a vehicle to enhance culinary pleasure, enhance nutrition, increase environmental stewardship, and contribute to community building, all of which makes him a standout in the culinary world.

Cory received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2015.