Stéphanie Audet

Owner, Senhor Uva; Lisbon, Portugal

Stéphanie Audet is chef-owner of Senhor Uva, a natural food, wine bar, and boutique in Lisbon, Portugal. She is also the author of Cuisine Botanique, and was formerly the executive chef of LOV restaurant in Toronto, Canada. Stéphanie travels the globe sharing her culinary creations and teaching the food ethics of her generation. After opening her first restaurant in 2007 in Hawaii—where she worked exclusively with local and organic produce—she was recruited back to her homeland of Quebec and soon became a leader of the first raw food movement as well as one of the founders and directors for l’Academie Culinaire Crudessence. An expert in plant-based cuisine, her kitchen celebrates the use of seasonal, local, and organic food from the earth where freshness is one of the key pillars. Stéphanie’s inspiration begins long before she picks up a knife. Whether it be traveling to new countries to discover the culture and native food each has to offer or what is growing in her neighbor’s garden, Stéphanie is constantly searching for innovative ways to highlight vegetables on her menus. She embraces the use of natural foods by presenting vegetables as the star of her dishes. Elevating what are typically second-tier elements in most dishes, she excels at bringing finesse and elegance to her tasty and colorful plates without altering the initial produce, but instead shining a bright light on them. (Lisbon, Portugal) @stephaudet (Instagram) 

Stéphanie will be presenting as part of the “Of Ingredients, Story Telling, and Menu Crafting: How to Showcase Value Around Plants” session on May 20 (Week Two).