Person Category: Past Canadian Guest Chefs
Ashley Stock
January 24, 2022
Chef Ashley Stock is a native of Stratford, Ontario and a Stratford Chefs School Alumna (Class of 2020). Her path started in hospitality, stopping to pursue a career in the financial sector before returning to hospitality and attending the Stratford Chefs School. Upon graduation, she relocated to Toronto, quickly advancing from entry level sweet and savoury positions for some of… Read moreRead moreAshley Stock
Rafael Covarrubias
January 21, 2022
Born in Querétaro, Mexico, Rafael Covarrubias left at age 17 to pursue a culinary career that brought him to Canada. Covarrubias joined Hexagon Restaurant and 7 Enoteca by way of MARKET Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta as part of the opening team for Hexagon Restaurant in February of 2017. Covarrubias was the Winner of the North American San Pellegrino Young Chef… Read moreRead moreRafael Covarrubias
Shu Zhang
January 20, 2022
Chef Shu Zhang (Class of 2011) is a Chinese-Canadian who was born in Shanghai and moved to Toronto with her family at a young age. She always had a love for food (mainly eating it), and decided to pursue a career in the culinary arts, discovering that she was actually kind of good at it! She got her official start at Stratford… Read moreRead moreShu Zhang
Rich Francis
February 17, 2021
Rich Francis is a Gwich’in / Haudenosaunee Chef who cooks modern Indigenous cuisine. He is Chef and Founder of Seventh Fire Hospitality Group, an Alumnus of Stratford Chefs School (Class of 2008), the co-producer of ‘Red Chef Revival’ and ‘Wild Game’ on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), and was a Top Chef Canada Finalist. Chef Rich Francis combines his knowledge,… Read moreRead moreRich Francis
Andrew Mavor
January 20, 2020
Originally from Stratford, Andrew Mavor’s culinary style is one that playfully presents the best ingredients without pretension. Informed by a life spent travelling, his food is best thought of as what you’d love to cook at home if you had the time (plus a pretty big pantry and an encyclopedic knowledge of strange ingredients). His resumé is long and bizarre,… Read moreRead moreAndrew Mavor
Stev George
January 14, 2020
Chef and restaurateur Stev George is a Kingston, Ontario native. After completing a degree at McGill University, Stev attended the Stratford Chefs School where his focus on locally sourced ingredients began. From his first job as a dishwasher at Chez Piggy to his latest accomplishments as Chef-Owner of Olivea Restaurant in Kingston and Riva Restaurant in Gananoque, he has been… Read moreRead moreStev George
Frank Parhizgar
January 2, 2020
After a two year apprenticeship at a 2 Michelin Star restaurant in Lyons, France, Frank Parhizgar returned to Toronto and worked at some of the city’s finest restaurants. He then completed a stage under the critically acclaimed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten in New York City. Later, he served as Head Chef of Toronto institution, Centro for five years and then as… Read moreRead moreFrank Parhizgar
Ryan Crawford
January 2, 2020
Ryan Crawford has been involved in the kitchen his entire life. He studied at Stratford Chefs School (Class of 1999) and then became an instructor at the School for four years. He has travelled extensively, staging at The French Laundry and Terra Grill in Napa Valley; l’Orangerie, Lucques and Patina in Los Angeles, and Jardinière in San Francisco. Closer to… Read moreRead moreRyan Crawford
Jamie Crosby
January 16, 2019
Jamie Crosby grew up in Huron County, working in kitchens there from a young age. Jamie was previously the Chef de Cuisine at The Little Inn of Bayfield and The Prune, Stratford. He has also worked at Grey Gardens in Toronto, for Michael Stadtlander at Eigensinn Farm, and staged in Copenhagen and Paris. He operated a pop-up pizza joint in… Read moreRead moreJamie Crosby
Eric Robertson
December 19, 2018
Eric Robertson, an Alumnus of the Stratford Chefs School (Class of 2011), is an Ontario native and has cooked in some of Europe’s best kitchens before finding his way home. Robertson spent most of his time abroad cooking in Belgium, first at the now-shuttered Michelin-starred tasting menu destination In de Wulf in rural Dranouter, and then running the kitchen at its more… Read moreRead moreEric Robertson
Nuit Regular
January 20, 2018
Chef Nuit Regular is the Executive Chef and Co-Owner of PAI, Kiin, By Chef Nuit, and Sukhothai, as well as the Executive Chef of Selva. Chef Nuit has transformed the Thai food scene in Toronto through the distinct flavours of Northern Thai cuisine and hospitality. It all began when Chef Nuit opened the humble Curry Shack in the small… Read moreRead moreNuit Regular
Carl Heinrich
January 12, 2017
Carl Heinrich | Co-owner, Richmond Station, Toronto | Stratford Chefs School Class of 2005 | Top Chef Canada 2012 “When I decided to be a chef, I made it a goal to pick the best culinary school in the country to build a solid foundation. I chose the Stratford Chefs School, mostly for its reputation for producing talent, for its intense training… Read moreRead moreCarl Heinrich