Goodness Me! Natural Food Market” added a valuable asset to their team. Goodness Me! is excited to welcome Pekka Woods as their Director of Culinary Experience and Prepared Foods.
Pekka Woods was raised in Toronto where his love for the culinary arts blossomed. Once Pekka knew that he belonged in the culinary world, he began to pave the way for his future success. Pekka attended the Stratford Chefs School where he graduated with honours and earned the ethnic cooking award. From there, he worked in the food service industry for over 28 years, with 20 of those years being designated as a Red Sealed Chef.
Pekka has worked with notable figures in the culinary world such as Mark McEwan of North 44, Norman Laprise of Toque, Lee Parsons of Escabeche, and Neil Baxtor of Rundles. Pekka was also the head chef of The Epicurean (Located in Niagara on the Lake) and Alice’s Restaurant (Formerly located in Toronto). Before joining the Goodness Me! Team, he was the Culinary Director for HMSHost who are leaders of culinary innovation for airport dining.
variety of classes including how to make the delicious butter chicken offered in our eateries, pickling local produce for the winter, and how to make the perfect pie for the fall season!
Goodness Me! is excited to bring on an innovative mind who understands the core values that Goodness Me! was founded on. Pekka and Goodness Me! share the same standards – they both want their customer to enjoy a sustainable and healthy meal made with ingredients you can trust. Goodness Me! looks forward to refining and reinforcing that their eatery is authentically local, made with fresh ingredients, and served up with care for customers.
brock.ingham@goodnessme.ca
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