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Blog, JHGWIR, Student Posts
Chefs Wear White: Stain Removal 101
February 26, 2019
Somewhere between mankind’s harnessing of fire and Escoffier, it was decided that people who work with food should wear white… Consequently, we culinary students spend a surprising amount of time discussing stain removal!
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February 26, 2019
Blog, Student Posts
‘Squimps*’: Exceptional Alternatives
February 15, 2019
It’s difficult to talk about your teachers without sounding like a colossal seat-smoocher, but I’m going to risk it. One of the things I really love about working with our chef instructors is the amount of effort all of them put into making each dinner exceptional for every guest. ..
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February 15, 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
Middleton Wines: A Taste of History
January 15, 2019
Our class had the extraordinary opportunity to try some very old wines from Bordeaux that Chef Ian Middleton generously shared from his father George’s collection. As interesting as the wine was in flavours and complexity, for me, the most fascinating part of the afternoon came with the stories and the history they illustrated…
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January 15, 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
Blog
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
Remembering Mark Webster
November 29, 2018
With the Escoffier at the Ritz dinner fast approaching, I wanted to draw your attention to something special: a set of silver serving trays we use in the dining room … but the fact that they’re beautiful and made of real silver are only tiny parts of what makes them so special…
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November 29, 2018
Student Posts
Italy Comes to Stratford
February 27, 2016
Earlier this month, during one of the coldest weeks of this winter, students at the Stratford Chefs School were lucky enough to experience some Italian warmth thanks to a visit from Chef Gino Minacapilli. He was here as our second and final International Guest Chef in Residence for this year. He is a chef and teacher at a school of hospitality in the region of Piedmont, an area of Italy renowned for the production of Barolo and Barbaresco wines, truffles and many other Italian delicacies.
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February 27, 2016
JHGWIR, Student Posts
Interview with Gabrielle Hamilton
February 20, 2016
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to have lunch with Gabrielle Hamilton at Rene’s Bistro. We talked about food writing, being a chef and her process for choosing menus. These are the bits of the interview that weren’t just us rambling about drinking at the Boars Head and our mutual love Eddie Huang. It’s a lot to read, but a person like Gabrielle Hamilton has a lot to say.
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February 20, 2016