Garde Manger: A Cookbook

CHUCK HUGHES is the co-owner and executive chef of Montréal hot-spot Garde Manger. He is the bestselling author of Chuck's Home Cooking, Garde Manger, and Chuck's Day Off, and the host of several television shows including Chuck's Day Off, Chuck's Week Off, Chuck's Eat the Street, À couteaux tirés, Le monde selon Chuck, Chuck & Danny's Road Trip, Bienvenue chez Chuck, and most recently, Chuck and The First Peoples' Kitchen. Chuck defeated Iron Chef Bobby Flay in the battle of Canadian lobster and starred in The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs. He lives in Montréal with his partner, Sabrina, and two sons, Charlie and Henri.

CHRISTOPHER MERRICK grew up in Sudbury, Ontario before moving to Vancouver to cook at the infamous Chambar restaurant. He is now chef and co-owner of Garde Manger in Montréal where he lives with his wife Holly, their cat Garfield, and dog Maybelline.