Vagabond Pop-ups

About

About VagabondChristine and Roger are the chefs behind the travelling pop-up group, Vagabond. They are well-known in Edmonton, where Christine was the executive chef of Biera for 7 years, and Roger was the executive chef of Bar Clementine. They also worked and staged in many notable restaurants in Belgium and France, including Senderens in Paris, De Superette in Gent, Relae in Copenhagen, and most recently Les 9 Caves in Banyuls sur Mer.In 2021, Roger founded Lessig Ferments, a fermentation company utilizing low intervention methods to produce unique products sourced from local farmers in Alberta and Canada. Christine Joined Lessig in 2023, and the pair travelled to southern France to do R&D. Residing in an agricultural area of French Catalonia, they explored and learned from natural wine makers, vinegar producers, anchovy factories, local chefs and artisans alike. This experience led them to doing the first Vagabond pop up in a small French Mediterranean town called Banyuls-Sur-Mer.Their love of travel, sourcing ingredients and sharing experiences with others is what fuels these two Vagabonds! Returning to Canada, Vagabond pop-ups and Lessig Ferments work as joint ventures exploring Canadian terroir wherever it takes them.