Tag: Stratford Chefs School

Alumni Success Story: Rich Francis (Class of 2008)
Alumni, Blog, Food History, School History
Alumni Success Story: Rich Francis (Class of 2008)
May 31, 2019

Chef Rich Francis’ Gwich’in community is the foundation for his cooking, and he’s exploring the path to reconciliation through modern Aboriginal cuisine.

May 31, 2019
May Recipe of the Month: Black Bean BBQ Sauce
Alumni, Blog, Recipe
May Recipe of the Month: Black Bean BBQ Sauce
May 2, 2019

Perfect for Barbecue Season, try this recipe from SCS Alumni, Chef Sean Collins (Chef/Co-Owner of Stratford’s The Red Rabbit, Old Man & Son, Okazu 85 Downie)!

May 2, 2019
Alumni Feature: Sean Collins | The Red Rabbit, Old Man & Son, Okazu | SCS Class of 2008
Alumni, Blog, Recipe
Alumni Feature: Sean Collins | The Red Rabbit, Old Man & Son, Okazu | SCS Class of 2008
May 2, 2019

I remember cooking alongside my grandmother as a child and feeling very at home in the kitchen. She would cook soups from scratch and hand-make pierogies all afternoon. I apprenticed at The Old Prune with Chef Bryan Steele and over the past decade I have been the Head Chef at Pazzo Stratford, Mercer Hall and The Red Rabbit. In 2018 we opened Old Man & Son, a new place to eat breakfast in Stratford.

May 2, 2019
April Recipe of the Month: Young Jackfruit Salad (Goi mit Chay)
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)…

April 3, 2019
Apprenticeship Bloopers and Tips from SCS Class of 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…

March 8, 2019
Alumni Feature: Mike Booth, SCS Instructor, The Prune (Class of 2006)
Alumni, Blog
Alumni Feature: Mike Booth, SCS Instructor, The Prune (Class of 2006)
March 7, 2019

I was born in the Okanagan, and moved to Ontario at a fairly young age. I have great memories of my grandpa standing behind the grill on a hot summer day, surrounded by orchards and mountains. His favourite meal was a mixed grill…

March 7, 2019
Chefs Wear White: Stain Removal 101
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!

February 26, 2019
‘Squimps*’: Exceptional Alternatives
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. ..

February 15, 2019
Alumni Feature: Eric Robertson, 2019 Canadian Guest Chef (SCS Class of 2011)
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….

February 1, 2019
February Recipe of the Month: Fresh Goat Milk Custard with Farm Fruit
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…

February 1, 2019
Middleton Wines: A Taste of History
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…

January 15, 2019
January Recipe of the Month: Vegetable Bayaldi
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!

January 10, 2019
1 9 10 11 12

Table Reservation