Partners in and out of the kitchen, Mike Booth and Randi Rudner are the dynamic culinary couple in The Prune Stratford’s kitchen, and chef instructors at Stratford Chefs School.
Plus, a recipe!
SCS Grad Jeffrey Crump has worked at a number of the world’s top restaurants. He is a Canadian Slow Food pioneer, has written two cookbooks, and is currently the chef at The Ritz-Carlton Toronto’s EPOCH Bar and Kitchen Terrace. Check out an interview with Chef and get the July recipe!
Grilling season is here and Chefs across the country are reinterpreting the humble burger patty with a range of flavours from their own culture’s traditions.
Graduation Day is one of our favourite days of the year! On Sunday June 2, we were thrilled to honour the Class of 2024 at our annual Graduation Ceremony.
The ‘World of Mouth’ Podcast speaks with some of the world’s best chefs! In a recent episode, you’ll get to know Eric Robertson, co-chef of Restaurant Pearl Morissette in the Niagara region. You’ll hear about his early cooking experiences, his time at Stratford Chefs School, the instructor who truly inspired him, his adventures cooking in Europe, and and how he came to work at RPM. Listen to the podcast now!
Alumni Feature: Matt Kendrick | Chef Eli’s Tips: Bacon | SCS Dinner News | Open Kitchen @ Home and more, in our Weekly Update!
Alumni Feature + Recipe: Cory Vitiello | Kitchen Tips from Chef Eli | Open Kitchen @ Home and more, in our weekly update!
In this week’s Quick Kitchen Tips video, Chef Instructor Eli Silverthorne demonstrates in under 5 minutes how easy it is to make homemade Ricotta Cheese.
Eat well this Labour Day Weekend | Kitchen Tips from Chef Eli | Open Kitchen @ Home and more, in our weekly update!
The arc of her restaurant’s growth has been based on a theory of simplicity that she studied at the school. “I learned some amazing things from Neil and Bryan [veteran SCS instructors and former Rundles and The Old Prune chefs Baxter and Steele, respectively], and I always start with those fundamentals and building blocks…”
Both Alumni and SCS Faculty, Randi and Mike are also the Chef Team creating delicious and gigantic from scratch submarine sandwiches this summer at Somewhere A Restaurant’s innovative new pop up sub shoppe in downtown Stratford, where they make just about everything themselves.
In our weekly update: Alumni Feature: Tom Giannakopoulos, Class of 2017 | Rave Reviews for Open Kitchen @Home | Program Updates, and more.