Mary Berg (chef)

Mary Berg is a Canadian television host, author, and chef. She won MasterChef Canada season 3 and hosts Mary's Kitchen Crush on CTV.

This article is about Canadian chef and television host Mary Berg. For the diarist and Holocaust survivor, see Mary Berg.
Mary Berg
Mary Berg at the 2019 CFC Garden Party
BornDecember 1990 (age 30)
Pickering, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater
Occupation
Known for
Websitewww.asmallstove.com

Early life

Berg was born in Pickering, Ontario.[1] When she was four years old, Berg was in a car accident in which her father died.[2][3] Berg helped out preparing meals for her family from about age 7 and by age 13 was cooking dinner for her family on her own.[4]

Berg obtained her bachelor's degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, double majoring in history and English.[5] She then pursued a master's degree in information science at the University of Toronto.[1]

Career

After university, Berg became an insurance broker. She left her job to compete in MasterChef Canada in 2016.[6][7] Berg was the winner of season 3 of MasterChef Canada and the first ever female winner of the show.[8][4]

Since winning MasterChef Canada, Berg has appeared as a regular food expert on television shows like Your Morning and The Marilyn Denis Show.[9] In 2017, Berg starred in an eight-episode cooking show on Gusto called Mary's Big Kitchen Party.[4][10]

Berg is the first MasterChef Canada winner to host her own cooking show, Mary's Kitchen Crush. The show premiered on CTV in April 2019.[11] Mary's Kitchen Crush won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lifestyle Series, and Berg won for Best Lifestyle Host, at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[12]

Berg's first cookbook, Kitchen Party, was published in September 2019.[2]

Bibliography
  • Kitchen Party: Effortless Recipes for Every Occasion (2019)[13]

Personal life

Berg lives in Toronto, Ontario. She has been a lacto-ovo pescatarian for more than 15 years, though she cooks meat on her show.[14][15]

References
  1. Fillatrau, Shana (May 7, 2018). "Pickering TV chef Mary Berg will debut her first cookbook next year". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. Huras, Jessica (March 31, 2020). "MasterChef winner Mary Berg on becoming a better home cook". TRNTO.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. "Masterchef Canada winner Mary Berg's recipe for stress-free cooking". CBC Radio. December 6, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  4. Yeo, Debra (April 24, 2019). "MasterChef Canada winner Mary Berg warms up the TV screen with her own show". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. "The Winner of MasterChef Canada Explains How a Terrible Accident Made Her a Pathological Saver". Magazine. November 16, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. "Saying Farewell to Mary Berg". Cade Associates Insurance Brokers Limited. March 16, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. Borowiecki, Anna (April 21, 2018). "Celebrity chef Mary Berg cooks with love". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. Van Rosendaal, Julie (September 25, 2019). "MasterChef Canada winner and author Mary Berg on how to plan a dinner party and what she's reading now". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  9. Buchar, Lara (March 27, 2020). "Mary Berg's Super Versatile White Beans on Toast". The Kit. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  10. Frayn, Mallory (November 11, 2017). "From home kitchen to cooking show: hosting a kitchen party with Mary Berg". Eat North. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  11. Ball, Daniel (November 5, 2019). "One Day in Toronto: Masterchef Canada winner Mary Berg". Eat North. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  12. Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Revealed In Lifestyle And Reality, Children's And Youth Categories". ET Canada, May 26, 2020.
  13. "Eight delicious recipes from Mary Berg's first-ever cookbook". The Loop. September 11, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  14. Slotek, Jim (June 20, 2016). "'MasterChef Canada' winner Mary Berg show's first female champ". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  15. Easton, Megan (November 23, 2016). "Profiles of U of T alumni: hail to the chef!". University of Toronto News. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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