Ron Kalenuik, affectionately known as Chef K (by those who couldn't pronounce his last name), began his culinary career in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada. Since then he has gone on to establish himself as Chef de Cuisine in many of the finer restaurants in North America before he owned and operated several national award winning restaurants of his own. He is a teacher and consultant to the hospitality industry as well as a television host & author of 18 differing cookery books to date, which have been released in as many as 19 languages and sold in 64 countries world wide.

His international best sellers include, Simply Delicious Cooking & Simply Delicious Cooking 2, which have sold more than 2.5 million copies. Other titles by Chef K; International Family Favourites, The Original Pizza & Pasta Book, Fundamentals of Taste, Cuisine Extraordinaire, Fresh Ideas, The Right Spice and Championship Cooking.

Chef K hosted televisions Divine Cuisine (which aired on 140 stations). Seen on Sky Angel Satelite network throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Africa.