Kim Cosgrove
Executive Director
Originally from Stratford, Kim received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Queen’s University before returning to Stratford to attend the Stratford Chefs School, graduating with honours in 2003. Kim has worked at a number of restaurants including The Green Room at the Stratford Festival; York Street Kitchen, Rundles and Bijou in Stratford; and Vinehaven Bakery in Niagara. As well she has staged in California at Oliveto in Oakland and Terra in St. Helena, Napa Valley; and at Avalon in Toronto. Before accepting her current position, Kim spent three years at the Stratford Chefs School as a cookery instructor where she taught Level 1 Cookery, Commodities, Larder, Level 2 Restaurant Labs and then worked six years as Executive Assistant with a focus on cookery curriculum development.