The gourmet chef who used to beg for food
Sash Simpson’s early memories are of begging on the street in Chennai, but a chance encounter brought him a new family and the opportunity to cook in Toronto’s finest restaurants.
Food has always been crucial in Sash Simpson’s life. Growing up alone on the streets of Chennai in India, it was the lack of food that he remembers. But after a chance encounter at a bus station his life was set on a different path which brought him a new family of over 30 adoptive siblings and the opportunity to prove himself in some of the finest kitchens in Toronto. He now has his own restaurant called Sash.
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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producers: Troy Holmes and Harry Graham
Picture: Sash Simpson with his adoptive mother in India
Credit: Courtesy of Sash Simpson
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