Jamie Drummond (born November 7, 1971) is a Canadian sommelier, wine consultant, and writer who acts as Senior Editor and Director of Programs for Toronto not-for-profit Good Food Revolution.[1] Drummond was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is a former pupil of George Watson's College.[2] Following this Drummond went on to read Cultural Studies at the University of East London, UK.[citation needed]
Drummond began working as a sommelier for UK Chef Andrew Radford's Michelin Guide recognised Atrium restaurant in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4] During this time he studied with the United Kingdom's Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET).[5][6] In 1997 Drummond emigrated to Canada and began working as Sommelier at Toronto's Granite Club.[7] In 2004 he was hired by Jamie Kennedy and was in control of the selection and purchasing of wines for Kennedy's restaurants[8][9] until late 2009.[1] For some time it was rumoured that he was the chef behind Charlie's Burgers in Toronto,[10][11] which was not the case.[12] Drummond has served as a wine judge for Intervin, BioVino, Ontario Wine Awards, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.[6][13][14] He also occasionally DJs in Toronto as DJ Non Doctor.[4][15]
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