Darron Kloster, Times Colonist

Published: Saturday, December 01, 2007

Ken Hueston, whose Smoken Bones Cook Shack in Langford recently made the top-20 list of best new restaurants in Canada, has been named president of the Island Chef's Collaborative. He replaces David Mincey of Bastion Square's Camille's at the helm of the group promoting Vancouver Island's organic, seasonal and locally farmed food sector. En Route magazine, the in-flight publication of Air Canada, had Smoken Bones 12th on its list of best new restaurants in Canada in October and its been a boon for Hueston, who said he's served more than 8,000 diners in a one-month span. "It's all about standing out and I guess that's what we've done with our little barbecue house," says Hueston, who estimated he's served 150,000 people in his 74-seat place since opening in April 2006. Joining Hueston on Island Chef's executive are vice-president Jeff Keenliside of Oak Bay Marina, Paige Robertson of Camille's and Jacques Forest.