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Host: Robert

Montreal, Canada

USD
$139-$159 per person

Small Group Montreal Supper Club + Old Port Dinner by Michelin-Trained Chef

Host offerings
  • Cooking studio
  • Professional cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Robert

Robert has been cooking professionally for over 30+ years. For almost three decades, food has been the center of his life. He has worked as a food critic and editor, restaurant designer, hotel operator, and Chef. He launched his first restaurant pop-up as a high school junior and began traveling the world in search of flavor by 19. As a food writer, he was nominated as World’s Best Food Journalist and won numerous global accolades as a correspondent for Travel+Leisure, Gourmet, Boston Globe, and Slow Food. As a Doctoral scholar, he has lectured at food conferences and universities on four continents. As a culinary consultant, he has worked with generational talents like Michelin 3-star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Sydney’s top toque Neil Perry, and Top Chef winner Harold Dieterle. As a culinary and operations director, he has developed 50+ restaurants and luxury hotels in the US, UK, and Asia, including some of the world’s top brands (W Bangkok and Seoul, Fullerton Bay Singapore, Corinthia UK). He believes that food has a unique ability to connect people, transcend culture, and create lasting memories. He is so excited to share his passion and hopes his cooking can bring a few dollops (or more) of joy into your life!

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (1-20 guests) Located in an 1800's loft and private kitchen in the historic Old Port of Montreal, Chef Robert hosts this Montreal supper club devoted to exploring the global flavors and culinary communities of this delicious city and province. This 2-hour, unique, small-group dining experience is a 5-course tasting menu of dishes inspired by the tastes of Montreal's emerging immigrant cultures - a market mix of Asian, Caribbean, Italian, Portuguese, or Persian - created by a Michelin star-trained Chef. Unlike restaurants, the Chef cooks every single dish personally and narrates the origins and inspiration of each course. An emphasis is placed on gastronomic storytelling, Canadian foodways, local community and culinary roots. Your menu varies based on the season. If you choose the optional alcohol add-on, Robert offers a matching flight of tasting portions of 5 unique wines and craft ferments or, for the non-drinker, an original flight of craft mocktails and single-garden and vintage teas from collector-level producers from 1990’s and 200’s. The wines have been curated by a trained sommelier.

Notes:
1. Please note that unlike most Traveling Spoon experiences this is a shared, small-group experience - this experience is NOT private.
2. For groups larger than 10, Robert brings in additional wait staff and applies a service surcharge.
3. Robert has two hypoallergenic cats; they can be placed in a different room during your experience.
4. Children above the age of 4 will be charged the price of an adult. The website defaults to charging 50% but since our host prices children and adults the same, please add children as adults while booking this experience.

Languages spoken: English

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Salmon Crudo (Caribbean) - smoky cucumber, mango, sherry, chives
  • Scallop (Korea) - kimchi-cherry tomato, sesame, lime (Korea)
  • Monkfish (Southern Thai) - green curry, bamboo shoot, holy basil
  • Duck (Persia) - saffron, chickpeas, oregano, almonds
  • Grey Owl (Quebec) - mache, figs, 25-year balsamic, blood orange

Traveler reviews

4.94 (17)
It IS really an experience to have if you are ready to discover the real food experience: cooking, sauces, Michelin stars, asian cooking... and: if you REALLY want to eat great food made by a connoisseur, that's the place (local food, great ecologic values...). The Chef is very routined at explaining you the real thing and, in a more intimate way: in letting you taste the outcome... Great experience. Really worth it.
- elke April 11, 2026
I highly recommend booking a private dinner with Michelin trained Chef Rob. We joined his supper club of 12 people, located on a back street behind a paint peeling blue steel door with a security lock, up 3 flights of seedy service entrance stairs where you think you're being led to have your kidneys removed - it adds to the air of adventure of rooting out some of the best food in Montreal. "Knock loudly when you arrive." You hear the laughter behind an apartment door, aromas wafting into the hallway, and know you've reached the right spot- opening to a warm and welcoming scene of chatter and smiling faces of new friends. Chef Robs incredible wealth of knowledge about food, wine, and culture weaves between the 5 courses effortlessly. You're in his kitchen, at his table set for 12 and conversing with 10 strangers. Casual and comfortable, shoes off and coats tossed on the couch, yet the food remarkable and plated meticulously, his 30 years of travel and training highlighted as you travel with him through food and wine to Thailand, Persian, Korea and other areas of the world where he has spent months or years at a time immersing himself with street cooks. Truly an experience not to be missed.
- Jennifer March 23, 2026
We loved it!! I will recommend it to clients coming to Montreal for sure and can't wait to use Traveling Spoon again.
- Wendy, Signature travel advisor February 25, 2026
Great time Chef was super and the food amazing. We learned a lot about chopping and sauces and how to cook and clean as you go
- Fern September 17, 2025
Rob shared so many great techniques in much more depth than any other cooking class we have had. I feel like we can really take these things back to our own kitchen. Spectacular flavor combinations that can be easily modified. Knife skills, mixing skills, proper plating.
- Renne August 30, 2025
Chef Robert was an outstanding guide. This tour will be best for those who truly appreciate the information being shared not just the tastes of the food. He has so much knowledge and shares it in an excellent way. The food selection was outstanding and I learned so much!
- Melissa July 01, 2025
Great experience in Montreal! This cooking class and experience are amazing. Completely worth the money. Chef Rob really knows how to cook, and how to make people feel comfortable. We had delicious food, delicious wine, and fantastic company. I would recommend this to anyone visiting Montreal.
- Stephen June 25, 2025
Learn from a master! This was a fabulous experience from a top rated chef. He gave us a brief knife skill demo, Prep set up (mise en place) and more kitchen tips. He educated us on sauces to make a perfect meal. Delicious food and paired wines. Highly recommend while in Montreal.
- Angela June 12, 2025
Great experience! Learnt a lot about sauces and cooking techniques. Delicious meal. Thank you Chef Rob!!
- Caroline April 23, 2025
Chef Rob was outstanding! He covered some intermediate to advanced skills for prep and plating. He discussed the finer details of 'high-end' restaurants vs other restaurants for noise level, efficiency of movement, pre-planning for meals, etc. Everything was valuable!! And, Chef Rob made it FUN!!! We then enjoyed a wonderful meal (that we had helped prepare). Chef Rob offers paired wine and cider with each course (for an additional fee). Finally, we also met two other couples who were a pleasure to meet and spend time with. All in all, a wonderful experience!!
- Tom April 08, 2025
Excellent and unique fine dining. Special event. Great fun. We were treated a great many course dinner in a private home . Also meals were paired with many wine beers and teas as I preferred. He also recommended other places to eat which were also great places
- Q2525S December 03, 2024
Seeing the amazing markets and hearing about the history and different cultures. Our guide was very knowledgeable and had a chef’s perspective of the unusual foods and how to use them in cooking.
- Sam_S August 20, 2024
It was fun, educational and without a doubt the most organized class I have ever taken. took this class with a girlfriend and I finally learned the proper way to hold a knife. We also learned about the myriad of cultures adding to the Montreal food scene. Thank you chef Rob.
- Ruth_A July 12, 2024
It was a wonderful experience. The class was informative and the food was exquisite. We highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys cooking, learning techniques, and fine dining.
- travelon1 July 03, 2024
Perfection in plating your food and tips on how to do so was nice to learn from a trained chef. Great tips on making sauces to elevate a dish without overpowering it as well. Great dinner company and wine pairing as well. Thanks Robert!
- Tricia_W June 17, 2024
Perfection in plating your food and tips on how to do so was nice to learn from a trained chef. Great tips on making sauces to elevate a dish without overpowering it as well. Great dinner company and wine pairing as well. Thanks Robert!
- Tricia_W June 17, 2024
Robert is a great chef and teacher. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of food, and a great deal of love for Montreal’s ethnic diversity and foodways. The fusion creations we created in homage to La Cité’s immigrant populations were delicious and original. We learned not just about ingredients, but also about techniques and equipment. The selection of wines, beers, and ciders served with the meal were wonderful, too. Highly recommended.
- vt_travel February 13, 2024
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Robert

$139-$159 USD

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  • Private experience
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $159 $149 $139
Alcohol
 $64 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $159 $149 $139
Alcohol
 $64 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 5:00pm-7:00pm

Meet Robert

Robert has been cooking professionally for over 30+ years. For almost three decades, food has been the center of his life. He has worked as a food critic and editor, restaurant designer, hotel operator, and Chef. He launched his first restaurant pop-up as a high school junior and began traveling the world in search of flavor by 19. As a food writer, he was nominated as World’s Best Food Journalist and won numerous global accolades as a correspondent for Travel+Leisure, Gourmet, Boston Globe, and Slow Food. As a Doctoral scholar, he has lectured at food conferences and universities on four continents. As a culinary consultant, he has worked with generational talents like Michelin 3-star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Sydney’s top toque Neil Perry, and Top Chef winner Harold Dieterle. As a culinary and operations director, he has developed 50+ restaurants and luxury hotels in the US, UK, and Asia, including some of the world’s top brands (W Bangkok and Seoul, Fullerton Bay Singapore, Corinthia UK). He believes that food has a unique ability to connect people, transcend culture, and create lasting memories. He is so excited to share his passion and hopes his cooking can bring a few dollops (or more) of joy into your life!

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (1-20 guests) Located in an 1800's loft and private kitchen in the historic Old Port of Montreal, Chef Robert hosts this Montreal supper club devoted to exploring the global flavors and culinary communities of this delicious city and province. This 2-hour, unique, small-group dining experience is a 5-course tasting menu of dishes inspired by the tastes of Montreal's emerging immigrant cultures - a market mix of Asian, Caribbean, Italian, Portuguese, or Persian - created by a Michelin star-trained Chef. Unlike restaurants, the Chef cooks every single dish personally and narrates the origins and inspiration of each course. An emphasis is placed on gastronomic storytelling, Canadian foodways, local community and culinary roots. Your menu varies based on the season. If you choose the optional alcohol add-on, Robert offers a matching flight of tasting portions of 5 unique wines and craft ferments or, for the non-drinker, an original flight of craft mocktails and single-garden and vintage teas from collector-level producers from 1990’s and 200’s. The wines have been curated by a trained sommelier.

Notes:
1. Please note that unlike most Traveling Spoon experiences this is a shared, small-group experience - this experience is NOT private.
2. For groups larger than 10, Robert brings in additional wait staff and applies a service surcharge.
3. Robert has two hypoallergenic cats; they can be placed in a different room during your experience.
4. Children above the age of 4 will be charged the price of an adult. The website defaults to charging 50% but since our host prices children and adults the same, please add children as adults while booking this experience.

Languages spoken: English

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Salmon Crudo (Caribbean) - smoky cucumber, mango, sherry, chives
  • Scallop (Korea) - kimchi-cherry tomato, sesame, lime (Korea)
  • Monkfish (Southern Thai) - green curry, bamboo shoot, holy basil
  • Duck (Persia) - saffron, chickpeas, oregano, almonds
  • Grey Owl (Quebec) - mache, figs, 25-year balsamic, blood orange

Traveler reviews

4.94 (17)
It IS really an experience to have if you are ready to discover the real food experience: cooking, sauces, Michelin stars, asian cooking... and: if you REALLY want to eat great food made by a connoisseur, that's the place (local food, great ecologic values...). The Chef is very routined at explaining you the real thing and, in a more intimate way: in letting you taste the outcome... Great experience. Really worth it.
- elke April 11, 2026
I highly recommend booking a private dinner with Michelin trained Chef Rob. We joined his supper club of 12 people, located on a back street behind a paint peeling blue steel door with a security lock, up 3 flights of seedy service entrance stairs where you think you're being led to have your kidneys removed - it adds to the air of adventure of rooting out some of the best food in Montreal. "Knock loudly when you arrive." You hear the laughter behind an apartment door, aromas wafting into the hallway, and know you've reached the right spot- opening to a warm and welcoming scene of chatter and smiling faces of new friends. Chef Robs incredible wealth of knowledge about food, wine, and culture weaves between the 5 courses effortlessly. You're in his kitchen, at his table set for 12 and conversing with 10 strangers. Casual and comfortable, shoes off and coats tossed on the couch, yet the food remarkable and plated meticulously, his 30 years of travel and training highlighted as you travel with him through food and wine to Thailand, Persian, Korea and other areas of the world where he has spent months or years at a time immersing himself with street cooks. Truly an experience not to be missed.
- Jennifer March 23, 2026
We loved it!! I will recommend it to clients coming to Montreal for sure and can't wait to use Traveling Spoon again.
- Wendy, Signature travel advisor February 25, 2026
Great time Chef was super and the food amazing. We learned a lot about chopping and sauces and how to cook and clean as you go
- Fern September 17, 2025
Rob shared so many great techniques in much more depth than any other cooking class we have had. I feel like we can really take these things back to our own kitchen. Spectacular flavor combinations that can be easily modified. Knife skills, mixing skills, proper plating.
- Renne August 30, 2025
Chef Robert was an outstanding guide. This tour will be best for those who truly appreciate the information being shared not just the tastes of the food. He has so much knowledge and shares it in an excellent way. The food selection was outstanding and I learned so much!
- Melissa July 01, 2025
Great experience in Montreal! This cooking class and experience are amazing. Completely worth the money. Chef Rob really knows how to cook, and how to make people feel comfortable. We had delicious food, delicious wine, and fantastic company. I would recommend this to anyone visiting Montreal.
- Stephen June 25, 2025
Learn from a master! This was a fabulous experience from a top rated chef. He gave us a brief knife skill demo, Prep set up (mise en place) and more kitchen tips. He educated us on sauces to make a perfect meal. Delicious food and paired wines. Highly recommend while in Montreal.
- Angela June 12, 2025
Great experience! Learnt a lot about sauces and cooking techniques. Delicious meal. Thank you Chef Rob!!
- Caroline April 23, 2025
Chef Rob was outstanding! He covered some intermediate to advanced skills for prep and plating. He discussed the finer details of 'high-end' restaurants vs other restaurants for noise level, efficiency of movement, pre-planning for meals, etc. Everything was valuable!! And, Chef Rob made it FUN!!! We then enjoyed a wonderful meal (that we had helped prepare). Chef Rob offers paired wine and cider with each course (for an additional fee). Finally, we also met two other couples who were a pleasure to meet and spend time with. All in all, a wonderful experience!!
- Tom April 08, 2025
Excellent and unique fine dining. Special event. Great fun. We were treated a great many course dinner in a private home . Also meals were paired with many wine beers and teas as I preferred. He also recommended other places to eat which were also great places
- Q2525S December 03, 2024
Seeing the amazing markets and hearing about the history and different cultures. Our guide was very knowledgeable and had a chef’s perspective of the unusual foods and how to use them in cooking.
- Sam_S August 20, 2024
It was fun, educational and without a doubt the most organized class I have ever taken. took this class with a girlfriend and I finally learned the proper way to hold a knife. We also learned about the myriad of cultures adding to the Montreal food scene. Thank you chef Rob.
- Ruth_A July 12, 2024
It was a wonderful experience. The class was informative and the food was exquisite. We highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys cooking, learning techniques, and fine dining.
- travelon1 July 03, 2024
Perfection in plating your food and tips on how to do so was nice to learn from a trained chef. Great tips on making sauces to elevate a dish without overpowering it as well. Great dinner company and wine pairing as well. Thanks Robert!
- Tricia_W June 17, 2024
Perfection in plating your food and tips on how to do so was nice to learn from a trained chef. Great tips on making sauces to elevate a dish without overpowering it as well. Great dinner company and wine pairing as well. Thanks Robert!
- Tricia_W June 17, 2024
Robert is a great chef and teacher. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of food, and a great deal of love for Montreal’s ethnic diversity and foodways. The fusion creations we created in homage to La Cité’s immigrant populations were delicious and original. We learned not just about ingredients, but also about techniques and equipment. The selection of wines, beers, and ciders served with the meal were wonderful, too. Highly recommended.
- vt_travel February 13, 2024
Read More
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $159 $149 $139
Alcohol
 $64 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $159 $149 $139
Alcohol
 $64 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 5:00pm-7:00pm
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