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Diamante Restaurant has secured popular Yellowknife restaurateur Kaven Paradis as the Italian eatery's new executive chef.

Diamante Restaurant owner and manager Steve Dinham, left, is excited to have new executive chef Kaven Paradis on board at the restaurant. - Thandiwe Vela/NNSL photo

Paradis, who has owned and operated several kitchens across town for more than 10 years, has revamped the Range Lake Mall restaurant's menu, and introduced new items to the Sam's Monkey Tree Pub menu next door.

"I can take anything off the menu and say it's awesome," said Diamante owner and manger Steve Dinham, following the launch of the new dinner menu last Monday. "As far as quality in the kitchen goes, I knew what to expect with Kaven.

"He's got a following in town," Dinham said, adding that even prior to advertising the restaurant's new executive chef, people were calling and coming in to the establishment because they knew he was there.

Paradis has known Dinham and Diamante owner/operator Harvey Bourgeois for several years, he said, and although he has owned a number of restaurants and businesses in the city in the past, Paradis is looking forward to focusing on his culinary passion as executive chef of Diamante Restaurant.

"I'm here for passion, to work with two of my good friends, Steve and Harvey, and see where this new challenge takes me," he said. "I wanted to concentrate on my cooking as much as possible."

Diamante Restaurant, which opened in 2005, aims to offer "traditional Italian cuisine with a modern flair."

Items on Paradis' new menu include Sambucca-flambéed shrimp, chicken tetrazzini, and Marsala pork medallion.

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