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Meet the 2026 Western Living Design Icons
These storytellers, bartenders, brewers, chefs and do-gooders are raising the bar for all the foodies across the West.
From the streets of Winnipeg, to the bike drive-throughs of Victoria, to the Albertan wilderness—here are the storytellers, bartenders, brewers, do-gooders, chefs and more that are raising the bar for all foodies across the West.
From top to bottom, left to right:
THE ARCHITECTKunal GhoseChef and Owner of Fishhook, Fishhook at Mermaid Wharf and Dobosala Cantina and Ride-Thru, Victoria
THE DREAM TEAMJoseph Chaeban & Zaenab AliOwners, Chaeban Ice Cream, Manitoba
THE WORLD CHAMPKaitlyn StewartBartender, Royal Dinette, Vancouver
THE TRAILBLAZERMalorie AubeFarmer & Owner, Country Accent Heritage Breeds, Bawif, Alberta
THE BRAND GURUSAren Fieldwalker & Phoebe GlasfurdFounders, Glasfurd and Walker, Vancouver
THE FOOD FIGHTERLourdes JuanFounder, Leftovers Foundation, Calgary
THE CONSTANT GARDENERJC PoirierChef & Owner, St. Lawrence, Vancouver
THE GROUND-BREAKERChristine ColettaOwner, Okanagan Crush Pad, Kelowna
THE STORYTELLERKevin KossowanWriter/Filmmaker, From the Wild, Edmonton
THE CHILL AF DUDESMatt Kohlen & Adam HendersonOwners, Superflux Beer Company
The editorial team at Western Living loves nothing more than a perfectly designed space, place or thing: and we’re here to tell you about it. Email us your pitches at [email protected].
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