First Winter Menu release is live
Owner and Chef, Derek Perry, along with wife, Natasha, and daughter Madelyn are thrilled to be opening Dreadnaught Eatery in the Spring of 2024.
The food trailer will be located on the community limits of Morell at 14 Coffin Road. Our menu will feature seasonal, locally sourced ingredients with a focus on simple and relatable dishes. Enjoy your meal to go or take advantage of the outdoor seating area.
Like most chefs, Derek began his kitchen career in his teenage years working as a dishwasher. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of Canada in 2004, he worked through the kitchen ranks to become an Executive Chef. During his development in the culinary world he had the opportunity to work all over Canada, learning from many well-known Canadian Chefs such as; Takashi Murakami, Gordon Baily, and Stephen Treadwell. In 2013 Derek took a break from professional kitchens to explore other opportunities in life and support his family. During that time Derek continued to showcase his passion of cooking at large family events and encouraging their daughter's interest and creativity in cooking through family competitions with Natasha and Madelyn. He is now very excited to be returning to his roots and opening his own kitchen.
"Dreadnaught" comes from two origins for us; community connection and culinary inspiration. Primarily, we wanted a name significant to the community of Morell. After considering a variety of options and nothing feeling just right, our research of Morell lead us to 'it' — the perfect name and community link. The first hockey rink in Morell was built in 1914 and the original community team was known as "The Dreadnoughts". More information can be found on the Morell Community website.
Secondly, one of our favorite chefs, Anthony Bourdain used the name in his New York Times best-selling book Kitchen Confidential. Not wanting to name his former employer, Bourdain used the name "Dreadnaught" as his fictitious restaurant. It had been a few years since either of us had read the book but once the association was made we knew that we had finally found our name.
As we embraced the name and continued our research, we discovered that "Dreadnaught" is the name of a British battle ship that launched in 1906; which likely played a part in the original hockey team getting its name. The nautical connection is why we have incorporated an anchor in our logo.
We look forward to being an addition to the amazing community of Morell and we cannot wait to meet you all!!
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