The last episode of Ricardo aired Wednesday 19. In the interview at Everyone talks about it, he explained that he will continue to publish his magazine and feed his website with recipes and tips. He says he made this decision of his own free will. You have to leave when the time is righthe clarifies.

Alongside his daily life, Ricardo Larrivee has also developed his eponymous brand which includes a magazine, recipe books, a range of electrical appliances and kitchen tools, groceries and three cafés in Quebec.

Mr. Larrivee also announced on Sunday the release of an application called Ricardo + that proposes weekly menus.

” I would like to continue doing television, but I would also like to get involved in other projects and encourage young people. There are talented people around me and I love helping them grow. »

The chef began hosting his show on Radio-Canada in 2002 at the age of 35. His intention to showcase simple and accessible cuisine has propelled him to the rank of one of the most influential figures in culinary culture, not just in Quebec but throughout Canada and internationally.

The Radio-Canada archives dedicated an article full of interviews and excerpts to him last year(New window) each tastier than the other.

In an interview with host Guy A. Lepage, Ricardo Larrivee spoke about the depression he experienced during the pandemic. Laying off a hundred people… it still touches me to see the needhe says.

Big shoes to wear

Isabelle Deschamps Plante takes over with a cooking show that airs three times a week on the public broadcaster’s channel. Trained as a pastry chef and chef from the Ricardo company, Ms. Deschamps Plante was distinguished in the 2013 and 2014 seasons of the television competition The leaders!before returning to him as judge.

Her cooking show will be broadcast from autumn 2023. Isabelle Deschamps Plante prepares simple, comforting and accessible recipesaccording to a press release published by ICI Télé.