Bruce is a Chef: his professional background includes three decades as a published, televised and awarded chef in Texas, San Francisco and Ontario; a decade as a successful restaurateur; a long-time local and organic foods advocate and activist as a founding director of the Kemptville Farmers’ Market and as the General Manager of Two Rivers Food Hub. And recently (2019-2023) he was sharing the knowledge and skills gained from this life-long vocation as a writer/researcher for Gusto TV, a food and lifestyle network based in Ottawa with world-wide distribution. Currently, Bruce still infrequently offers brisket to friends and customers through Bruce’s BBQ and volunteers as the Acting Head Chef for the North Grenville Community Meals Association.
Bruce is a Musician: he is a singer-songwriter and front-man for Kemptville, Ontario’s LARGEST band, The Burning Sensations. As a musician he has shared a core member with Austin’s infamous …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, he has written, performed and released more than 3 full albums of original material. He has shared stages with folk legends Garnet Rogers and Dave Gunning and opened for Canada’s favourite alt-country combo Blue Rodeo at the 2015 Kemptville Live Music Festival. Recently he is teaching Campfire Guitar group lessons at Tempo Drive Music Studio and performing both solo and with the folk-rock foursome Schenzellich!
Bruce is an Author: in addition to writing songs and recipes, Bruce studied with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Charles Gordone (at Texas A&M as a young, eager theatre major…) and has published or produced numerous stories, blogs, essays, news articles, and newsletters for fun, for his own businesses, organizations, and more. Follow this link or click on ‘Author’ in the top menu to read his unpublished story collection/memoir about his many years on the way to becoming a chef and local foods activist.
Bruce is a Community Builder
The common thread running through Bruce’s varied career has always been people.
From restaurants and farmers’ markets to music venues, food networks, and community tables, Bruce has spent his life creating places where people can connect, share stories, and feel like they belong.
As a founding director of the Kemptville Farmers’ Market, General Manager of the Two Rivers Food Hub, and now through his role as an assistant to the mayor of of his community, Bruce has gained a unique perspective on communities – from the grassroots level, from local businesses and producers, and from within the workings of municipal government.
In 2026, Bruce joined a team that launched the North Grenville Community Meals Association, bringing together his lifelong passions for food, service, and community. As Acting Head Chef and a volunteer leader, he works alongside an incredible team to provide meals, build connections, and create a place where everyone has a seat at the table.
Whether through a song, a meal, a story, or public service, Bruce believes strong communities are built the same way great meals are: with good ingredients, a little creativity, and a lot of people willing to show up and contribute.
He has spent a lifetime bringing people together.
And he’s just getting started.Bruce has had a varied and interesting life – from his early days in the Austin music scene, to travels and a career of cooking for celebrities and heads of state, (and mostly for lots and lots of ‘regular’ people…), to local food and sustainable food activism… to writing… to song…
He has lived…
and has stories to tell…
Contact Bruce at bruce.eric.enloe@gmail.com, for music booking contact bruceenloemusic@gmail.com. The North Grenville Community Association can be reached at NGCMAssociation@gmail.com. Contribute to Bruce’s art directly at paypal.me/bruceenloe
Bruce Enloe 