Rodney Bowers

From a long line of professional cooks and bakers, Chef Rodney Bowers grew up in Windsor, Newfoundland, where he served his first-ever à la carte meal at age four, helped out in his family’s kitchens and businesses, and, by age 13, was working his first official job at the local pizza franchise. Expanding his culinary horizons, Rodney then hopped from one opportunity to another in Newfoundland, Connecticut and finally Toronto where he worked at the Homestead Inn and the Four Seasons Hotel before moving on to run the kitchen at Massimo Capra’s Mistura.

Rodney opened his first restaurant, The Rosebud, in 2004. And, featuring unpretentious service and great food at reasonable prices, followed that success with The Citizen in 2008, and later The Kane Social, a speakeasy style bar. He sold both restaurants in 2010 to go back to his roots — learning, inspiring and creating. The Delinquent Gourmet is the next adventure on Rodney’s amazing culinary journey.