Tag: culinary school

Alumni Feature | Erin Negus, Class of 2014
Alumni, Blog
Alumni Feature | Erin Negus, Class of 2014
July 10, 2020

“I approach and see my work as art and not just food. I want guests to really like it, but I also make food that I really like and that conveys a message that I want to deliver.”

July 10, 2020
Weekly Update | July 3-9, 2020
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.

July 3, 2020
Alumni Feature | Tom Giannakopoulos, Class of 2017
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.

July 3, 2020
Weekly Update | June 26-July 2, 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.

June 26, 2020
Alumni Feature | Adam Brenner, Class of 2006
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…

June 25, 2020
Alumni Feature | Tim Otsuki | Class of 2002
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.

June 11, 2020
Open Kitchen @Home Launch
Blog, Recipe
Open Kitchen @Home Launch
June 5, 2020

Launching Today! Open Kitchen @Home | Chef-prepped meal kits with Video Instruction to finish and savour at home! | Updates on our Programs, and more!

June 5, 2020
Alumni Feature | Erik Cholod | Class of 2018
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…

May 29, 2020
Weekly Update | May 22-28, 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!

May 22, 2020
Alumni Feature | Mike Lurz | Class of 2009
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…

May 20, 2020
Chef Eli | Spring Vegetable Risotto
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!

May 20, 2020
Chef Eli | Poached Trout with Brown Butter Caper Sauce
Alumni, Blog, Open Kitchen, Recipe
Chef Eli | Poached Trout with Brown Butter Caper Sauce
May 15, 2020

Help support our Canadian food industry while enjoying this delicious recipe, from our Open Kitchen to yours.

May 15, 2020
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