Chef Michael Smith’s resume is impressive—restaurateur, innkeeper, author and Food Network host, but he’s best known, perhaps, as a passionate advocate for simple, sustainable home cooking. All ten of his cookbooks have been best sellers, and he regularly travels the globe for special culinary events. When he returns home to Canada’s Prince Edward Island, he hosts a steady stream of visitors, chefs and guests, saying “I’m blessed with a bounty of local seafood and fresh produce because of the many hardworking islanders.”