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Alumni, Blog, Recipe
Alumni Feature: Yva Santini | Pazzo Taverna, Stratford | SCS Class of 2009
June 12, 2019
I began working in kitchens as a young teenager, my first job being a dishwasher in Bryan Steele’s kitchen at The Old Prune. It was my experience at The Old Prune that opened my mind to what exceptionally prepared food tastes like, and the power great cuisine can have on evoking emotion. Steele is a chef that inspires beyond precise culinary skill. He encourages awareness of the big picture…
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June 12, 2019
Alumni, Blog, Food History, School History
Alumni Success Story: Rich Francis (Class of 2008)
May 31, 2019
Chef Rich Francis’ Gwich’in community is the foundation for his cooking, and he’s exploring the path to reconciliation through modern Aboriginal cuisine.
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May 31, 2019
Alumni, Blog, Recipe
May Recipe of the Month: Black Bean BBQ Sauce
May 2, 2019
Perfect for Barbecue Season, try this recipe from SCS Alumni, Chef Sean Collins (Chef/Co-Owner of Stratford’s The Red Rabbit, Old Man & Son, Okazu 85 Downie)!
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May 2, 2019
Alumni, Blog, Recipe
Alumni Feature: Sean Collins | The Red Rabbit, Old Man & Son, Okazu | SCS Class of 2008
May 2, 2019
I remember cooking alongside my grandmother as a child and feeling very at home in the kitchen. She would cook soups from scratch and hand-make pierogies all afternoon. I apprenticed at The Old Prune with Chef Bryan Steele and over the past decade I have been the Head Chef at Pazzo Stratford, Mercer Hall and The Red Rabbit. In 2018 we opened Old Man & Son, a new place to eat breakfast in Stratford.
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May 2, 2019
Alumni, Blog, Faculty/Staff Posts
Alumni Feature: Cameron Stauch, Author of Vegetarian Vietnam
April 3, 2019
As the husband of a Canadian diplomat, Cameron Stauch has travelled the world and had the opportunity to explore, in depth, the local cuisines of Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, and Thailand (where he is currently based). It was during a three year posting in Hanoi, Vietnam that he was inspired to write his first cookbook, “Vegetarian Vietnam”.
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April 3, 2019
Alumni, Blog
Alumni Feature: Mike Booth, SCS Instructor, The Prune (Class of 2006)
March 7, 2019
I was born in the Okanagan, and moved to Ontario at a fairly young age. I have great memories of my grandpa standing behind the grill on a hot summer day, surrounded by orchards and mountains. His favourite meal was a mixed grill…
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March 7, 2019
Alumni, Blog, Guest Chefs
Alumni Feature: Eric Robertson, 2019 Canadian Guest Chef (SCS Class of 2011)
February 1, 2019
Originally from Brantford, Eric Robertson has always had an agrarian passion. After graduating from SCS in 2011, he spent time cooking in France and then in Belgium, where he met fellow chef Daniel Hadida, who had a similar culinary background and passions….
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February 1, 2019
Blog, Recipe
January Recipe of the Month: Vegetable Bayaldi
January 10, 2019
Our 2019 International Chef in Residence Ryan Brown (Class of 2006) still uses this recipe from his SCS days!
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January 10, 2019
Alumni, Blog, Chef in Residence
Alumni Feature: Ryan Brown, 2019 International Chef in Residence (Class of 2006)
January 9, 2019
I was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec in a family that celebrated food on a daily basis. I was always fortunate enough to have one of my parents at home with me growing up, so I made impromptu lunches and dinners from scratch with Dad or baked cheesecakes or cupcakes with Mom. Cooking was always a job, but never entered my mind as a career opportunity until I discovered the Stratford Chefs School, where I graduated before my 20th birthday…
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January 9, 2019
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Alumni Feature: Simon Briggs, Culinary Instructor
December 5, 2018
I was born in Lerwick, Scotland and grew up near Aberdeen. I was interested in cooking at a young age, watching my mother cook. After traveling and working in many pubs I came to Canada in 2005, and graduated from the Stratford Chefs School in 2011…
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December 5, 2018
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Alumni Feature: Randi Rudner, SCS Program Manager and Core Instructor
November 12, 2018
I am originally from Montreal, but moved to Kingston to attend Queen’s University, where I studied Philosophy and Classics. I fell in love with the hospitality industry while I was still in school, and ultimately decided to pursue a career in the kitchen. A chance meeting with the then-Executive Director of SCS (KP!) while working in a restaurant owned by SCS Alumni (Olivea!) brought me to Stratford to study, and now Stratford is home…
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November 12, 2018
Alumni Feature: Cory Miller (Class of 2018)
October 25, 2018
“I was born into the industry. It’s all I know and I’m ok with that.” Cory Miller currently works as a Commis at the Elora Mill.
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October 25, 2018