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Alumni, Blog
Weekly Update | July 3-9, 2020
July 3, 2020
In our weekly update: Alumni Feature: Tom Giannakopoulos, Class of 2017 | Rave Reviews for Open Kitchen @Home | Program Updates, and more.
Stratford Admin
July 3, 2020
Alumni, Blog
Alumni Feature | Tom Giannakopoulos, Class of 2017
July 3, 2020
After his first year at the Stratford Chefs School, Tom Giannakopoulos (Class of 2017) said “I now know what I don’t know.”
Tom had cooking experience gained through his family’s restaurants in Stratford, the city in which he grew up. “From the time I was 13 years old, I’ve been working in restaurants,” Giannakopoulos says, adding that attending the School was a natural progression from what he’d already been doing.
Stratford Admin
July 3, 2020
Alumni, Blog
Weekly Update | June 26-July 2, 2020
June 26, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter | Alumni Feature: Adam Brenner, Class of 2006 | Learn with Open Kitchen @Home Meal Kits | Program Updates, and more.
Stratford Admin
June 26, 2020
Alumni, Blog
Alumni Feature | Adam Brenner, Class of 2006
June 25, 2020
When The Waterlot closed in 2016, I began renting the kitchen and building my catering business. Within a year, I began selling prepared foods out of the kitchen, and had the grand opening of The Garden Stand in 2018 in downtown New Hamburg, where I continue to work alongside my customized catering business…
Stratford Admin
June 25, 2020
Alumni, Blog
Alumni Feature | Tim Otsuki | Class of 2002
June 11, 2020
From the Stratford Chefs School, Tim Otsuki’s culinary career has taken him around the world, evolving with each dish and each cuisine, from Hong Kong, to the Caribbean to Toronto, and back to Stratford; Chef Otsuki is eager to share the cross cultural fusion of freely adapted recipes from his own experiences at his restaurant The Common, where the motto is: Eat Without Borders.
Stratford Admin
June 11, 2020
Alumni, Blog
Alumni Feature | Erik Cholod | Class of 2018
May 29, 2020
I wouldn’t say I followed the traditional “path of a Chef”… It was more of an evolution, starting as a way to pay university tuition, then developing into a passion for the industry as a whole…
Stratford Admin
May 29, 2020
Alumni, Blog, Open Kitchen, Recipe
Weekly Update | May 22-28, 2020
May 22, 2020
Launching Soon: Open Kitchen @ Home | Alumni Feature: Mike Lurz, The Local | A spring recipe from Chef Eli and more, in our weekly update!
Stratford Admin
May 22, 2020
Alumni, Blog
Alumni Feature | Mike Lurz | Class of 2009
May 20, 2020
Stratford Chefs School Alumnus Mike Lurz (Class of 2009) recently joined The Local Community Food Centre in Stratford as the new Community Chef and Volunteer Coordinator. After more than a decade working in restaurants and running his own food business in Kitchener-Waterloo, Mike now leads the community meals program…
Stratford Admin
May 20, 2020
Blog, Open Kitchen, Recipe
Chef Eli | Spring Vegetable Risotto
May 20, 2020
Risotto is a traditional Italian rice dish made from a short-grained, starchy variety of rice called arborio rice.
It’s the perfect time of year to try making Spring Vegetable Risotto!
Stratford Admin
May 20, 2020
Alumni, Blog
Alumni Feature | Terry Manzo | Class of 1985
May 7, 2020
As photographer for the Stratford Chefs School, Terry Manzo’s delectable food shots and vibrant event coverage contribute to our world class reputation. Terry is an SCS Alumna, graduating in our inaugural class of 1985…
Stratford Admin
May 7, 2020
Alumni, Blog, Open Kitchen, Recipe
Weekly Update | May 1-7, 2020
May 1, 2020
In our Weekly Update: Alumni Feature: Carrie Rau | Chef Eli’s Tips: Eggs 101, Open Kitchen Recipes, and more!
Stratford Admin
May 1, 2020
Alumni, Blog
Alumni Feature | Carrie Rau | Class of 2004
April 28, 2020
Originally from Stratford Ontario, Carrie Rau graduated from Stratford Chefs School in 2004 and has worked in notable Stratford kitchens such as Pazzo and The Church Restaurant. After moving to Toronto in 2010, Carrie continued her career running a cooking school for 5 years before falling in love with the wine industry.
Stratford Admin
April 28, 2020