About Us

"Vagabond is an adventurous pop-up dining group led by chefs Christine Sandford and Roger Letourneau. Always on the move, the duo brings their extensive culinary experience to unique venues, highlighting the local flavours and seasonal ingredients from that area. Each event is thoughtfully planned around a unique theme, drawn from distinct moments of their travels".

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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 Europe, including Senderens in Paris, De Superette in Ghent, In de Wulf in Dranouter, La Buvette & Cafe des Spores in Brussels,  Relae in Copenhagen and most recently, Les 9 Caves in Southwest France.

In 2021, they founded Lessig Ferments, a fermentation company utilizing low intervention methods to produce unique products sourced from local farmers in Canada. In 2023, 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 producers, 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.