Chris Jerome Food is a lot more than just sustenance – it’s a way of life. Just ask Chris Jerome, founder of Hawkers Market and soon-to-be Hawkers Wharf in North Vancouver. Hawkers Market is a traveling, underground food market that acts as a launchpad for foodpreneurs in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary. As a true foodie and businessman, Chris is usually busy tasting his foodpreneur’s creations when he’s not mentoring them or coveting the most mouth-​watering spots on the West Coast. Check out our full interview with Chris below: OUR INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS What’s it like to be a foodpreneur, mentoring other foodpreneurs? Food Entrepreneurs are a sensitive bunch. They do what they do generally to make people happy because in turn it makes them happy. They don’t really work a day in their lives if that’s true. They generally have different motivations in business than money and are heavily influenced by art, music and people. Food Entrepreneurs are a unique bunch, like sensitive artists. What is it about noodles, oysters, and beer that gets you most excited? Individuality. These things touch all our senses and when you eat or drink something that has been