Canadian Guest Chefs Series

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Culinary Inspiration

Our Canadian Guest Chefs Dinner Series is officially underway! Every February at the School, prestigious Chefs from around the province, and from our own backyard, are invited to bring their cuisine to Stratford Chefs School. This unique Program is a valuable feature of Stratford Chefs School’s professional cookery curriculum. Each School year, a diverse group of Guest Chefs, many of whom are Graduates of the School, are invited to lead Student Chef Dinner Labs, working with our Level 2 students to prepare and serve exceptional, multi-course, prix fixe dinner menus for the public.

Hospitality Professionals

Guest Chefs are experts working in the hospitality industry who come from varied cultural and culinary backgrounds, and share real-world experience while working alongside our student chefs.

Valuable Mentorship

The Program provides once-in-a lifetime opportunities for students to experience a mentor’s cuisine while working and learning alongside them. The mentor relationships that are forged during the Program can also lead directly to internships, employment, and other invaluable networking opportunities for our students.

2025 Guest Chefs

Guest Chef Dinner Labs

The fantastic Guest Chefs who are bringing their menus to the School in February 2025 and inspiring our student chefs are (above starting at top row, left to right) Jonathan Gushue (The Gate), Aldous Cheung (Richmond Station), Jack Beers (The Bruce Hotel), Alumnus Eli Silverthorne (Stratford Chefs School), Alumnus Mike Booth (The Prune & Stratford Chefs School), Alumna Randi Rudner (The Prune & Stratford Chefs School), Rafael Covarrubias (Hexagon), Alumna Yva Santini (The Starlight), Hani Firin (Cambridge Mill), Dacha Markovic (Elora Mill Hotel & Spa), and Alumnus Matt Sullivan (Corporate Brand Chef - Recipe Unlimited).

Learn More | Reserve a Guest Chef Dinner: https://www.exploretock.com/stratfordchefsschool/

Special Thanks to Maureen & Bill Henderson, 2025 Canadian Guest Chef Dinner Series Partner

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Established in 1983, Stratford Chefs School has set the standard of excellence for culinary training in Canada, graduating nearly 900 alumni who contribute to a distinctive Canadian cuisine. The unique Apprenticeship program provides students with a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of classical cuisines and the business elements of operating successful restaurants in today’s market. Stratford Chefs School is one of Canada’s most successful and respected culinary institutions and is continually evolving to meet the needs of its students and the culinary community.

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