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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.
Stratford Admin
June 11, 2020
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!
Stratford Admin
June 5, 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!
Stratford Admin
May 22, 2020
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…
Stratford Admin
May 20, 2020
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!
Stratford Admin
May 20, 2020
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.
Stratford Admin
May 15, 2020
Alumni, Blog, Recipe, School History
Alumni Feature | Anne Marie Moss | Class of 1992
April 17, 2020
The food industry clearly made a mark on Moss. She studied hospitality at the University of Guelph and graduated from the Stratford Chefs School in 1992. “I always wanted to be a chef.” she says. She apprenticed at Rundles and for a period taught the front-of-house service component at the School. As both a trained cook and a food manufacturer, she has a unique perspective on the history of Stratford’s food.
Stratford Admin
April 17, 2020
Alumni, Blog, School History
Alumni Feature | Ruth Klahsen | Class of 1985
April 13, 2020
If you ask Ruth Klahsen, owner and lead cheesemaker at Monforte Dairy, how she got into making cheese, she’ll tell you, in that self-deprecating way she has: “I’m just an old broad who had a mid-life crisis!”
The real story is that Ruth is living proof of how an individual can have a transformative effect on local food systems. A graduate of the inaugural class of ’83 at Stratford Chefs School and a professional chef for 25 years, she embarked on an adventure that would see her become one of Canada’s most celebrated cheese makers.
Stratford Admin
April 13, 2020
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!
Stratford Admin
July 10, 2019
Blog, Recipe
December Recipe of the Month: Potato Latkes
December 6, 2018
Latkes (potato pancakes) are a delicious reminder of the Hanukkah story, and have origins in the eastern European countries of Germany, Austria, Russia and Poland as a peasant food. Potatoes were cheap, plentiful and easy to store, making them a staple and necessitating inventive potato recipes…
Stratford Admin
December 6, 2018
Faculty/Staff Posts, Recipe
September Recipe of the Month: Peach Compote Crepe Cake
September 4, 2018
Peach season is upon us and why not take advantage while we can! This wonderful Crepe Cake with Peach and Apricot compote makes for a delicious Sunday Brunch item or a seasonal dessert. The combination of the delicious peaches and sweetness from the vanilla ice cream will have your guests in awe.
Stratford Admin
September 4, 2018
Faculty/Staff Posts
May Recipe of the Month: Spring Mix Risotto with Ramp Pesto
May 8, 2018
Foraging season has begun and ramps, or “wild onion”, are beginning to sprout up all over. Growing in large patches where the sunlight breaks through the forest’s tree canopy, you can almost find them from smell alone. The aroma of onion and garlic is fairly pungent on these tender spring onions. If you go out ramp hunting, make sure you follow foraging procedure by only picking five percent of what’s available (or what you can process within three days, as they go off quickly).
Stratford Admin
May 8, 2018