Chef George

George Rivera is the owner and head chef of Chef
George Manileneos Cuisine, but before he had finally
built his own business, he had gone through a lot and
gained many experiences. His experiences make it better
for you to have the best service and great delicious food
you can get.

Born in Philippines in 1961, George grew up in a family
that was very much influenced with food. He shared his
father’s passion in cooking. Julio Rivera was a wonderful
chef in many different places in Philippines, and George
easily grew up learning his father’s way of cooking. With all
of his knowledge and passion, he had quickly earned the
job of being the Chief Cook of De Los Santos Medical
Centre and Villalydia Inn in Ilocos Norte, by the age of
18. He had so much help and inspiration from his father.

Throughout the years, he worked very hard and, it was

all worthwhile. At the age of 23, he started his journey in the food industry outside of
Philippines. He worked in many different companies in many different countries. Here
are among some of the places he worked at:

Riyadh Military Hospital (Saudi Arabia)
Cater Service International (Brunei)
Seafront Club (Us Embassy Manila)
Lady Moura [most expensive yacht in the world in the 90's]

(Palma de Mallorca, Spain)

He was gaining more experiences and started being very successful and well known.
Some of the prominent people that he prepared food personally were:

Rafik Hariri (former Prime Minister of Lebanon)
Prince Rainier of Monaco
Sydney Pointier (famous actor)
Nasser Al-Rashid (billionaire, owner of Lady Moura)
Queen Elizabeth of England
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Philippine President)

During 1988, he got married with Mariam (Me-ann) Moris and now he has three kids,
Kris, Ken and Kevin. He’s a very loving father and has a family that supports him all the
way. It was hard for him to be working abroad while his family was at home in
Philippines. So when he had the opportunity to immigrate to Canada and have his family
immigrate too, he quickly grabbed it.

During 1998, he arrived in Canada and immediately started work at Max's Restaurant
and Rainforest Cafe as a Line Cook. He landed a job at Royal York Hotel in
downtown Toronto. His family immigrated a year after. With his family together and
work going well, he started catering for events while still working at Royal York. After a
couple of caterings, he became well known for his excellent presentation and delicious
tasty food. A couple of years passed, he finally decided to quit his job and start his own
restaurant. And that’s exactly what he did!
He opened up a restaurant that offers, caterings, party trays and take-out.

As of April 23, 2005, Chef George is in service for everyone!