Jamie Drummond (born November 7, 1971) is a Canadian sommelier, wine consultant, and writer who acts as Senior Editor and Director of Programs for Toronto not-for-profit Good Food Revolution.[1] Drummond was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is a former pupil of George Watson's College.[2] Following this Drummond went on to read Cultural Studies at the University of East London, UK.

Drummond began working as a sommelier for UK Chef Andrew Radford's Michelin Guide recognised Atrium restaurant in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4] During this time he studied with the United Kingdom's Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET).[5][6] In 1997 Drummond emigrated to Canada and began working as Sommelier at Toronto's Granite Club.[7] In 2004 he was hired by Jamie Kennedy and was in control of the selection and purchasing of wines for Kennedy's restaurants[8][9] until late 2009.[1] For some time it was rumoured that he was the chef behind Charlie's Burgers in Toronto,[10][11] which was not the case.[12] Drummond has served as a wine judge for Intervin, BioVino, Ontario Wine Awards, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.[6][13][14] He also occasionally DJs in Toronto as DJ Non Doctor.[4][15]

References

  1. 1 2 Aronovitch, Davida (September 21, 2009). "Closing in on the sale of the Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar | Rumours & Rumblings". torontolife.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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  3. ↑ Photo by Chloé Dulude (March 1, 2009). "enRoute | Spin the Bottle". Enroute.aircanada.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Sommelier Service". Sommelier Service. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Nose Job". torontolife.com. March 30, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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  9. ↑ "CityBItes TEMP (Page 1)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  10. ↑ Susan Sampson Food Writer (March 27, 2009). "Delicious, mysterious, covert cuisine". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Charlie's Burgers – Topics". Macleans.ca. March 30, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  12. ↑ james chatto. "Revealed: Charlie Burger's true identity". Globe and Mail. Canada. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Intervin". Intervin.ca. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Taste! A Celebration of Regional Cuisine – Prince Edward County, Ontario". Tastecelebration.ca. June 28, 2008. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  15. ↑ Signe Langford Special to the Star (July 20, 2010). "Wine, women and the glass ceiling". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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