Chuck's Day Off

 

What does the owner and head chef of Montreal's hottest restaurant do on his only day off every week? If you're Chuck Hughes, you cook.

Chuck serves up rustic dishes for his family, friends and business partners, or in his own words, "all the people that make this restaurant a success." A passionate cook and rising star in the Canadian food scene, Chuck opened his first restaurant, Garde-Manger, in the heart of Old Montreal in 2006. It soon became his playground - a vintage crab-shack cum underground club where he could put his magical spin on comfort food and indulge his fantasy of creating decadent meals served up to his favourite rocking soundtracks. From making hangover cures for his friends to conducting "research" on what his female customers want in a meal, Chuck's Day Off has it all.