EDMONTON’S ONLY BLACK FEMALE EXECUTIVE CHEF — HER KITCHEN, HER RULES
CHEF FELICIA WATSON By Tamia Algeo
Chef Felicia, the Executive Chef behind a
family has always been big on food. My
well-known Edmonton eatery The River
mom runs her own cooking website, and
City Revival House, has been making
my grandmother’s kitchen was always
waves in the local culinary scene for years.
full.” She started her culinary education in
Known for her expertise in smoked meats
Winnipeg, attending culinary school for a
and hearty comfort food, Felicia’s journey
year before taking an unexpected turn. “I
into the kitchen began long before she
went to culinary school, but when I moved
donned a chef’s coat.
out here, they didn’t accept that. So, I went
When asked about her culinary origins, Felicia explains, “I grew up cooking. My
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the apprenticeship route and got my red seal through NAIT,” she recalls, laughing at the twist in her career.