Adrian Forte, a contemporary Canadian chef who cooks Caribbean fusion, originally from Kingston, Jamaica. born on February 29th, a leap year and the year hurricane Gilbert slammed into Jamaica. His family realizing he had a limited future because of lack resources in Jamaica, at 12, he was sent to live with his grandmother, a chef, in New York City. Two years later, her sudden death would leave him with few options: go back to Jamaica or head north to his dad’s home in Ajax, Ontario. In Ontario he attended George Brown College and became a chef who developed and created The Dirty Bird, a flagship restaurant in Toronto’s trendy Kensington Market neighborhood.

The Dirty Bird

The Dirty Bird

The Dirty Bird

The Dirty Bird was voted NOW Magazine’s Toronto’s Best Fried Chicken, named Best Sandwich Shop in Toronto by Notable.ca, and chosen as Best New Restaurant for Fried Chicken in Toronto by blogTO! Adrian has appeared on Food Network Canada’s Chef in Your Ear, Season Two of Food Network Canada’s Chopped Canada, as well as several noted national television appearances demonstrating his skill and creativity. Find out about Adrian in this Q&A presented by TrepFuel.restaurant