After a high-flying career as a Michelin-starred chef that took him from France to New Zealand, via Russia and Mauritius, Marc de Passorio has settled in Canada, where he is now FNB Director for the Fairmont Group. It was an assignment at the Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations’ La Traite restaurant that brought him to Quebec two years ago. He began by setting up a trailer to criss-cross the region, immersing himself in First Nations culture and reaching out. He was keen to integrate young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into his kitchens, helping to restore their hope and pride. As a result, the restaurant has made an impressive qualitative leap forward in promoting First Nations products and culinary traditions. Despite his new role, he remains deeply attached to them and supports the Nouveaux Sentiers Foundation.
Foundation
New Trails
First Nations face unsustainable social problems. At the start of the chain, there’s poverty, food insecurity, disease and lack of access to quality education. In the end, there are such dramatic realities as violence, alcohol and gambling addiction. The Nouveaux Sentiers Foundation tackles the problems of poverty and social exclusion by supporting First Nations youth in Quebec in their well-being, individual and collective development, and personal growth.
