Today we have Chef Chad Stewart on the podcast!

Chef Stewart is the owner and founder of Field to Truck Mobile Eatery and Field to Fork Catering. Chef Stewart runs the full-service catering & food truck operation in London, Ontario with his team.

Recently Field to Truck was recognized by the Consumer Choice Awards as the 2025 winner in the category of Food Truck Catering in London

We talk to Chef Stewart about how he started his culinary entrepreneurial journey by making and selling beef jerky out of his high school locker, to working at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, London Hunt & Country Club and Garlics of London.

We talk about the importance of surrounding yourself with a team you can trust, and how important it is in any business to pay attention to details.

Chef Chad Stewart was also an instrumental part of developing the Award Winning Forest City Cookbook, a 504-page tribute to the people and flavours of London, Ontario, featuring recipes from local chefs and farmers' stories to help the city rekindle its pride in its culinary community. The project was awarded Gourmand Third Best in the World under “Best Digital Book” and Canadian Winner under “Best Self-published Cookbook” in English in Canada 2019. Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold medal under “General Cookbooks,” and International Book Awards Winner under “International Cookbooks in 2019.”

Find it here: https://hamakamakes.com/forestcitycookbook

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