Stratford has a brand new certified kitchen of the Local Community Food Centre, a pilot project for STOP, (612 Erie Street). And they’re using the kitchen to tempt us with deliciously new experiences.
It’s an engaging and fun chance to sharpen your culinary skills through hands-on classes. Combine your love of food, the social interaction with other food lovers of wine and great conversation with one (or more) of Ontario’s leading chefs. The focus of the 3-hour class will be on how to create the perfect 4 course dinner party menu paired with an Ontario wine(s).
The GE Café Chefs Series focuses on Ontario’s culinary talent with 10 chefs from Stratford, Toronto, Waterloo, Cambridge and Niagara conducting 9 hands-on cooking classes over a 6 month period. Check it out!
- January 13- Chef Aaron Linley, Bijou, Stratford
- February 10- Chef Carl Heinrich and Chef Ryan Donovan, Richmond Station, Toronto
- March 3- Chef Tim Larsen, Mercer Hall, Stratford
- April 14- Chef Ryan Crawford, Gastrohomestead, Niagara
- April 21- Chef Rob Rossi, Bestellen, Toronto
- May 5- Chef Jonathan Gushue, Langdon Hall, Cambridge
- May 26- Chef Paul Finkelstein, Screaming Avocado, Stratford
- June 2- Chef Nick Beninnger, Nick and Nat’s Uptown21, Waterloo
- June 23- Chef Bryan Steele, The Prune, Stratford
Classes are $75 per person (+ HST), or even better, register for three classes for $210 (+HST) and really build up a cooking portfolio. Prices including beverages, food and take home recipes. Can’t think of a better way to prepare for the upcoming summer bounty of local produce. Great menus really need great skills!
Book a class through Stratford Tourism Alliance, 47 Downie Street Stratford, ON N5A 1W7. Tel: (519)271-5140 x 2223 or (800) 561-7926 Email: crehberg@visitstratford.ca. Perhaps I’ll see you there!