Prior to joining SAIT as a Culinary Instructor, Chef Allemeier ran some of Western Canada's most exciting kitchens.
One of his highest-profile meals was cooking for Presidents Clinton and Yeltsin during their Vancouver Summit Meeting.
He has received many awards and accolades, the most notable occurring while he was Executive Winery Chef at Mission Hill Family Estate, where he was awarded the honour of leading one of the "Top Five Winery Restaurants in the World" by Travel and Leisure Magazine.
As a proven communicator and charismatic personality, he has had many opportunities to be on television and is also a published author.
Chef Allemeier completed his Certified Master Chef (CMC) in June 2017, becoming Canada's third Chef to achieve this designation.
Fast facts about Chef Allemeier
- Michael Allemeier was born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Certified Master Chef Designation. Third Chef in Canada to achieve this designation – 2017
- Cooked for Presidents Clinton and Yeltsin Vancouver Summit – April 1993
- Michael set up The Taste of Canada promotion at The Royal Garden Hotel in London, England
- Host of Cook Like a Chef on the Food Network Canada – 2000 – 2003
- Travel and Leisure Magazine – One of the Top Five Winery Restaurants in the World, Mission Hill Winery – 2008
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.