Opening: Bestellen on Asian Food Channel

Opening: Bestellen on Asian Food Channel

Up-and-coming chef, Rob Rossi, is opening his first restaurant. Bestellen, situated in Toronto, Ontario, is the ideal space where he hones the art of cooking his signature dishes. Inspired by his love for meat, music and all things hip, Chef Rob is pulling out all stops to achieve his dream restaurant that he hopes will win the hearts and recognition of food lovers everywhere! From menu design and construction to the grand opening, we are given an all-access pass to all the drama and excitement!

10 things you should know about Chef Rob Rossi:

1. As a child, Chef Rob already aspired to be a chef. His mother’s Italian-inspired cooking and visiting his uncle’s restaurant were his driving forces.

1. Did you know Chef Rob came out of the first season of Top Chef Canada as a finalist? He was a fan favourite, winning 4 challenges in total.

1. A milestone in every chef’s career is opening a restaurant that they can call their own. For Chef Rob, he named it Bestellen, which means ‘to order’ in German! You can catch all the nitty and gritty action in Opening: Bestellen on the Asian Food Channel!

1. Chef Rob has listed Chef Daniel Boulud, another fellow celebrity chef who has appears on the Asian Food Channel’s original production, One Night in Singapore – Daniel Boulud, as one of his culinary idols. What a small world!

1. His cooking philosophy is to use the best ingredients and apply complementary techniques that will make inspiring dishes.

1. Everything he serves up at his restaurant is made there. ‘If I can’t make it, then I’m not putting it on the menu.’

1. Chef Rob started working in the culinary industry at the age of 15 with a less-than-glamorous job; washing dishes at Pizza Hut. Everybody has to start somewhere!

1. Chef Rob became a chef the old fashion way: by learning the ropes through hard work and determination in restaurants and slowly climbing up the ranks.

1. Chef Rob lives by the motto: “Always happy; never satisfied!’

10. What does Chef Rob love to do as much as cooking? Fly-fishing! He also wonders why so many chefs love to fish and hunt, perhaps, it is so they can get in touch with and better understand their ingredients!

Rob Rossi Biography

 Rob Rossi is a fresh and promising young chef who captured the adoration of fans everywhere after appearing on Canada’s Top Chef. Now managing his very own eatery, catch Chef Rob on the Asian Food Channel in Opening: Bestellen.

Chef Rob grew up in an Italian household where food was abundant and his mother was always busy with food preparation. They would often visit his uncle’s restaurant, which was one of his favourite restaurants to visit as a child, for Sunday brunch. He knew, even at a young age, that he wanted to be a chef.

Chef Rob first plunged into the cooking world at the tender age of 15 working at various restaurants and training his way to becoming a master chef. He eventually became the Executive Chef of the Mercatto group of restaurants in Toronto. Shortly after this, he became the co-owner and Head Chef of Bestellen.

 Bestellen first opened its doors in February 2012, and was a collaborative project with a friend and colleague he met while working at Mercatto. Chef Rob prides himself on making sure that everything served is made in-house.

To capture his commitment to opening a quality restaurant, the process of opening his restaurant was captured on camera and made into the series, Opening: Bestellen.

When Chef Rob isn’t in his restaurant cooking, you can find him at the market scoping out the freshest produce and ingredients, spending time with his family and friends or engaging in his favourite hobby, fly-fishing!

Exclusive Premiere 19 March 2013, Tuesday at 9.30 pm (SG, MY, PH & TH)