Ricardo Larrivée
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Ricardo Larrivée, often simply known as Ricardo, is a trained hotel management graduate, TV host, and food writer. He currently hosts Ricardo
on Radio-Canada and Ricardo and Friends
which airs on Food Network Canada.
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Larrivée then moved to Regina, Saskatchewan
when a Radio-Canada job in radio opened up. While creating dishes both simple and elaborate in his spare time, he gained a reputation as a good cook and landed his first food show on Radio-Canada. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
was experiencing lay-offs, however, and Larrivée was one of the laid off employees.
It was from there that he moved back to Montreal
and continued to share his enthusiasm and his recipes while working as a food reporter for television, radio, and newspapers. A long-time favourite on Radio-Canada, he left his unique mark on such television shows as Menu a la carte, Pêché mignon, Secrets de famille, Indicatif présent, Christiane Charrette, and Beau temps pour s’étendre, in addition to appearing on Saisons de Clodine on the TVA television network. He also writes a column in the lifestyle section the daily newspaper La Presse.
During the past twelve years, Larrivée has become a household name in Quebec
. In 2002, Larrivée created a new TV show, with an accompanying magazine. The show and magazine are simply titled Ricardo
. Once again Larrivée found success with the third season of Ricardo. It enjoyed the highest ratings of all TV morning shows on Radio-Canada. while his magazine is published five times a year in a print run of over 80,000 copies for each issue.
Ma cuisine week-end, in the autumn of 2004, which went into a second printing for a total of 65,000 copies.
Ricardo (TV series)
Ricardo is a daily French-language cooking show that airs weekdays on Radio-Canada and is hosted by Ricardo Larrivée. He presents accessible recipes alone or accompanied by a guest or a member of his rotating panel of contributors: nutritionists Hélène Laurendeau and Christina Blais, gardener...
on Radio-Canada and Ricardo and Friends
Ricardo and Friends
Ricardo and Friends is an English language cooking show by Montreal based host Ricardo Larrivée. It is broadcast by Food Network.After achieving success in the French language market of Canada with Ricardo, plans were underway to have Larrivée create an English speaking cooking show. Thus Ricardo...
which airs on Food Network Canada.
Career
In the 1980's, Ricardo enrolled in the Institut de tourisme et d'hotellerie du Quebec (ITHQ), Quebec's top hospitality institute. This is where his passion for all things culinary began. The restaurant life did not satisfy his culinary inventiveness and personality, so he turned to communications, which he studied in OttawaOttawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
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Larrivée then moved to Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
when a Radio-Canada job in radio opened up. While creating dishes both simple and elaborate in his spare time, he gained a reputation as a good cook and landed his first food show on Radio-Canada. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
was experiencing lay-offs, however, and Larrivée was one of the laid off employees.
It was from there that he moved back to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and continued to share his enthusiasm and his recipes while working as a food reporter for television, radio, and newspapers. A long-time favourite on Radio-Canada, he left his unique mark on such television shows as Menu a la carte, Pêché mignon, Secrets de famille, Indicatif présent, Christiane Charrette, and Beau temps pour s’étendre, in addition to appearing on Saisons de Clodine on the TVA television network. He also writes a column in the lifestyle section the daily newspaper La Presse.
During the past twelve years, Larrivée has become a household name in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. In 2002, Larrivée created a new TV show, with an accompanying magazine. The show and magazine are simply titled Ricardo
Ricardo (TV series)
Ricardo is a daily French-language cooking show that airs weekdays on Radio-Canada and is hosted by Ricardo Larrivée. He presents accessible recipes alone or accompanied by a guest or a member of his rotating panel of contributors: nutritionists Hélène Laurendeau and Christina Blais, gardener...
. Once again Larrivée found success with the third season of Ricardo. It enjoyed the highest ratings of all TV morning shows on Radio-Canada. while his magazine is published five times a year in a print run of over 80,000 copies for each issue.
Ma cuisine week-end, in the autumn of 2004, which went into a second printing for a total of 65,000 copies.
Filmography
| Television | |||
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| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 2002–Present | Ricardo Ricardo (TV series) Ricardo is a daily French-language cooking show that airs weekdays on Radio-Canada and is hosted by Ricardo Larrivée. He presents accessible recipes alone or accompanied by a guest or a member of his rotating panel of contributors: nutritionists Hélène Laurendeau and Christina Blais, gardener... |
Host | |
| ???-Present | Ricardo and Friends Ricardo and Friends Ricardo and Friends is an English language cooking show by Montreal based host Ricardo Larrivée. It is broadcast by Food Network.After achieving success in the French language market of Canada with Ricardo, plans were underway to have Larrivée create an English speaking cooking show. Thus Ricardo... |
Host | |
| 2008 | Twas the Night Before Dinner Christmas Special | Himself | Christmas Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days... special with Bob Blumer Bob Blumer Bob Blumer is the host of Food Network's The Surreal Gourmet and Glutton for Punishment. He is also a cook book author and illustrator. Blumer was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, but now calls Los Angeles, California his home... , Anthony Sedlak Anthony Sedlak Anthony L. Sedlak is a Canadian chef, and the host of Food Network Canada's The Main. He was born in Prince George, British Columbia and grew up in North Vancouver.... , Laura Calder Laura Calder Laura Calder vthe host of the James Beard Award-winning series French Food at Home, airing on Food Network Canada, Cooking Channel U.S.A. and internationally. She is also a judge on Recipe to Riches, airing fall 2011 on Food Network Canada, and has been a guest judge on both Top Chef Canada and... , and Anna Olson Anna Olson Anna Olson is a professionally trained pastry chef. She currently resides in the city of Welland, Ontario in the Niagara region of Ontario. She is the host of Fresh with Anna Olson on Food Network Canada. She was previously the host of Food Network Canada's Sugar and Kitchen... |
| 2009 | The Great Food Revolution | Himself | Episode: "The Great Food Revolution" |
Books
- Ricardo - Parce qu'on a tous de la visite (La Presse, October 2008, ISBN 2923194969, ISBN 978-292319467)
- La chimie des desserts: 60 recettes de Ricardo PER Christina Blais (La Presse, 2007, ISBN 2923194365, ISBN 978-2923194363)
- Ma cuisine weekend (La Presse August 5, 2004 ISBN 2923194055, ISBN 978-2923194059)
- Weekend Cooking co-wrote with Christian LaCroix (Whitecap Books April 5, 2006 ISBN 1552857875, ISBN 978-1552857878)