Peter Keith

Peter Keith began his cooking career at the age of 14, and has since worked in some of Canada’s top restaurants, won international cooking competitions, and earned degrees in culinary arts and business. Today, Pete’s work is at the intersection of food, entrepreneurship, community building, and education. He co-owns Meuwly’s (a smoked meats & charcuterie company,) The Hub (a restaurant incubator,) and Beb’s Bagels (a start-up bagel brand.) He also serves as director of eHUB entrepreneurship centre, and teaches at the University of Alberta School of Business. Outside of work, Pete supports a number of non-profit initiatives, serving as chair for In The Weeds (a hospitality mental health organization) and as a board member for the Canadian Culinary Fund and Skills Alberta. For his culinary and community efforts, he was awarded “Canadian Chef of the Year” in 2020 and Edmonton’s 40 under 40 in 2022. In 2024, Peter was the youngest-ever chef inducted into the Culinary Federation's Honour Society - one of Canada's highest accolades for culinary arts.