BIO
Brandon Olsen is a chef, chocolatier and co-owner and creator of Toronto’s Restaurant La Banane, CXBO Chocolates and Brando’s Fried Chicken.
Before opening La Banane in 2017, he spent two decades training under some of the world’s leading chefs, including two years with Thomas Keller at The French Laundry and Ad Hoc. In Toronto, he became chef de cuisine at Black Hoof and later Bar Isabel Isabel — two of the city’s most celebrated restaurants.
Inspired by the chocolatiers at French Laundry, Olsen launched CXBO Chocolates in 2015, earning a Wallpaper Magazine Design Award and two Canadian International Chocolate Awards. In 2021, he and his wife Brittany created Le Melon, one of Toronto’s most sought-after in-home dining experiences. He is now preparing to launch As We Do Chocolates, a chef-driven chocolate manufacturing company, in summer 2026.
Brandon's Impact
1,250+
Total meals provided
4,225
Lbs. of GHGs averted from the atmosphere
809,250
Litres of water prevented from going to waste
My Achievements
Fundraising Page
Updated Profile Pic
Added a Blog Post
Received First Donation
Halfway to Goal
Reached Goal
Our Team
Bob Blumer
Raised so far:
$290.38
Brandon Olsen
Raised so far:
$250.00
Chris Irving
Coulson Armstrong
Craig Wong
Danvee Kwok
Raised so far:
$40.00
David Schwartz
Raised so far:
$674.13
Eric Robertson
Raised so far:
$1,768.43
Eva Chin
Raised so far:
$105.42
Heidi Fink
Raised so far:
$247.57
Kenta Takahashi
Raised so far:
$111.32
Kevin Shawcross
Mark McCrowe
Mark McEwan
Raised so far:
$575.66
Marvin Palomo
Raised so far:
$250.00
Matt Basile
Raised so far:
$591.42
Michael Angeloni
Raised so far:
$55.66
Michelle Moraes
Raised so far:
$82.89
Miriam Echeverria
Raised so far:
$633.85
Ned Bell
Nuit Regular
Raised so far:
$1,000.00
Rob Thomas
Shane Chartrand
Raised so far:
$33.65
Shauna Godfrey
Raised so far:
$275.19
Steven Molnar
Raised so far:
$55.66
Vikram Vij
Raised so far:
$313.94
