黑马磁力 chef Wassef Khouri has been cooking healthy vegan and vegetarian dishes for more than 30 years.
Born in Lebanon, Khouri got his start as a chef in Prince Edward Island, where he landed in 1978 after war broke out in his home country while he was away visiting relatives in Brazil.
Khouri went on to run a restaurant and catering business in Vancouver鈥檚 Kitsilano neighbourhood. It was called the 鈥淓legant Gourmet.鈥�
After that, Khouri became a personal chef, preparing meals for clients in their kitchens.
鈥淚 use my tools, I go to your home,鈥� he said.
Some of his clients told him he should get back into catering, Khouri said.
鈥淪o then I said, OK.鈥�
His new venture is 鈥淢CC Meals.鈥�
The 鈥淢CC鈥� stands for 鈥淢editerranean Culinary Cuisine鈥� featuring classic dishes from Lebanon, where, Khouri said, healthy vegetarian cooking has been going on for a very long time.
At the official opening of the Salt Lane business last Saturday (Nov. 28), Khouri explained how healthy traditional Mediterranean cooking is, and how tasty vegetarian and vegan dishes are when they have been properly prepared.
鈥淚f you make it fresh, from scratch, it鈥檚 the best,鈥� he said.
鈥淣othing from a can.鈥�
The MCC menu includes vegetarian dishes like baba ghannouge and non-vegetarian dining like lamb, beef and chicken shawarma.
In addition to catering events, MCC Meals will offer a daily chef鈥檚 special takeout for lunch each Tuesday to Saturday.
Orders can be placed at www.mcccatering.com.
