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Alumni, Blog, Recipe
Alumni Feature | Kelly Ballantyne, Class of 2000
July 22, 2020
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…”
Stratford Admin
July 22, 2020
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.”
Stratford Admin
July 10, 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.
Stratford Admin
July 3, 2020
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.
Stratford Admin
July 3, 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.
Stratford Admin
June 26, 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
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…
Stratford Admin
May 29, 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
Alumni Feature | Alan Mailloux | Class of 1992
May 14, 2020
After a decade in the offices at General Motors, Windsor native Alan Mailloux wanted to create something. “I found my way here because of the Stratford Chefs School. I wanted to be able to use my hands,” Mailloux says. Cooking was the answer…
Stratford Admin
May 14, 2020