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Alumni Feature: Beja Cassiano | SCS Class of 2012
December 2, 2019
I grew up in a household full of good food, a love for travel and great books. I knew from a young age that I wanted to work with some facet of food. Through my time at SCS I developed a strong culinary repertoire and a curiosity for international cuisine. My career has allowed me to travel the world learning from chefs, street and market vendors, and I’ve made friends along the way. I’ve always enjoyed the continued learning that comes with being a chef, so deciding to transition to the world of culinary teaching is an exciting next step in my career.
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December 2, 2019
Alumni, Blog, Recipe
July Recipe of the Month: Chilled Cucumber Gazpacho
July 10, 2019
Enjoy this Chilled Cucumber Gazpacho with Crème Fraiche on a hot summer day!
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July 10, 2019
Alumni, Blog, Recipe, School History
Alumni Feature: Summer JL Baird | Owner, The Hintonburg Public House , Ottawa | SCS Class of 1998
July 9, 2019
I always knew I wanted to own my own business. One of my early jobs was working in a small café in Stratford, where I grew up. I worked there before and after school throughout high school and fell in love with cooking and decided this was the direction I would go. After working in numerous restaurants in Stratford and attending Stratford Chefs School, I traveled to the west coast to work at the Sooke Harbour House where my passion for creating menus and thinking outside of the box flourished…
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July 9, 2019
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
Blog, Recipe
April Recipe of the Month: Young Jackfruit Salad (Goi mit Chay)
April 3, 2019
Chef Cameron Stauch (SCS Class of 1999) recommends this recipe as an intro to his book “Vegetarian Viet Nam”. It’s bursting with fresh herbal flavours, crunchy textures and a sweet chili dressing. Most of the ingredients can be found at major grocers (Vietnamese coriander may require a trip to Chinatown)…
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April 3, 2019
Blog, Student Posts
Apprenticeship Bloopers and Tips from SCS Class of 2019
March 8, 2019
Well friends, our school year has come to a close.
As we’re all preparing for our next adventures, I want to offer a little support to our first-year friends going into their apprenticeships…
Stratford Admin
March 8, 2019
Blog, Recipe
March Recipe of the Month: Grilled Sardines with Ajo Blanco and Fingerling Potatoes
March 7, 2019
Try this recipe from Chef Mike Booth, SCS Alumnus, SCS Instructor and Sous Chef at The Prune.
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March 7, 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
Blog, Guest Chefs, Recipe
February Recipe of the Month: Fresh Goat Milk Custard with Farm Fruit
February 1, 2019
Here’s a delicious dessert recipe from SCS Alumnus and one of this month’s Canadian Guest Chefs, Eric Robertson, of The Restaurant at Pearl Morissette. Perfect for that special Valentine…
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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
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
Faculty/Staff Posts, Food History
Creating a Menu from a Book
October 4, 2017
It is not particularly easy to tease a dinner menu out of a work of fiction, even when cooking and sharing food figures prominently in the story itself. Five Roses, by Alice Zorn is an engrossing story of the complicated relationships and histories between four women living, loving and working in St. Henri, a working-class neighbourhood in Montreal.
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October 4, 2017