Michael Moffatt

Michael Moffatt | Executive Chef

An Ottawa native, Michael is the Executive Chef of two of Ottawa’s top restaurants, the critically acclaimed Beckta dining & wine and the recently opened Play food & wine.

Michael’s cuisine has been described as “consistently inventive and delicious” and of Beckta, “the inventive haute cuisine make a table at Beckta dining & wine the most sought after in town”.

Michael spent many years working in renowned kitchens including The River Café, one of New York’s most iconic restaurants as well as the CAA 5 Diamond Award winning kitchen at the Rimrock Resort in Banff, AB. Closer to home he has worked at the Rideau Club, and began his tenure at Beckta as Sous-Chef in 2003, before taking over the reins as Chef in 2006.