Education
Born in Athens, Greece, she studied linguistics at the University of Toronto, graduating from the Food and Beverage Management program at George Brown College in Toronto in 1986.
Born in Athens, Greece, she studied linguistics at the University of Toronto, graduating from the Food and Beverage Management program at George Brown College in Toronto in 1986.
She hosted Christine Cushing Live and Dish it Out on Food Network Canada, and Fearless in the Kitchen on the Opray Winfrey network in Canada. She is shooting a food documentary series called Confucius was a Foodie with Mark Media currently in Asia and Europe. She is the resident chef on CTV"s the Marilyn Denis show in Canada.
She graduated top of her class at the Ecole de Cuisine Louisiana Varenne in Paris.
She has written three cookbooks and has a line of artisan food products: extra virgin olive oil from Greece, tomato sauces hand made in Canada and roasted red pepper spreads. Cushing has said that the kitchen tool she could not live without was a mandolin.
Christine has endorsed Cook for the Cure, a charity which supports breast cancer research. 1998–2001: Dish lieutenant Out (Life Network, 3 seasons)
2001–2005: Christine Cushing Live (Food Network Canada, 4 seasons)
2005–2006: Cook With Maine (Food Network Canada, 1 season)
2009–present: Fearless in the Kitchen (West and Viva Networks, Canada).