Chef Kim Canteenwalla
Chef Kim Canteenwalla brings 25 years of culinary expertise as President of Blau and Associates, a highly successful restaurant consulting firm with a client list that includes top hospitality establishments.
Most recently, Canteenwalla joined forces with Steve Wynn to open Society Café Encore as Executive Chef/Partner at the new signature resort in the Wynn collection. The restaurant offers guests a classic American menu of old school favorites with a modern twist. Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night on weekends, Society Café Encore features enjoyable food in a casual, fun and dynamic atmosphere.
He began his culinary career in Montreal at the Institute of St. Denis. He continued to work in his native Canada as Sous Chef for the luxury five-star Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. He then went to serve in executive chef positions that took him all over the world, including Raffles International Hotel Group, Hotel Le Royal Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Grand Mirage Resort Bali, Indonesia.
Upon his return to North America, Chef Canteenwalla held the position of executive chef at Beau Rivage, where he met Elizabeth Blau. He was then recruited to serve as executive chef for the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Chef Canteenwalla enjoys participating in international culinary events, most recently Canteenwalla was the guest chef at the Hilton in Shanghai for the Formula One Races. Other events include the Bon Appétit Wine and Spirits focus in San Francisco and Las Vegas, the Grand Jury European and the Davidoff Gourmet Festival in Kitzbuhel, Austria. Canteenwalla was also invited to prepare a Guest Chef dinner and lecture to the graduate students at the internationally famed Swiss Ecole Hoteliere in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 2005, Canteenwalla teamed up with chef and partner Kerry Simon for Food Network’s “Iron Chef America Series,” and came home victorious.
In his down time, Canteenwalla enjoys golfing and visiting national parks with his wife, their son and two dogs. You can also find Canteenwalla cruising around Las Vegas in his classic 89’ Jaguar or 76’ Eldorado.
