Chef Aller-Stead
My blogs
| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Occupation | teaching chef and co-op teacher |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | Again this year I am working with fabulous young chef students in my Culinary Arts & Hospitality program at Monarch Park Collegiate in Toronto. A lucky 16 students make the cut each semester, and I am thrilled to bring these fine students into my kitchen. I will drive them hard, and they will learn quickly about the demands of a professional environment. I'm a full-time high-school teaching chef and co-op teacher at Monarch Park Collegiate. I teach cooking and co-op class now ... in the past I have taught philosophy, comparative religion, history, English, mathematics and biology at Monarch Park. In my career I have taught everything except welding!. A few years ago I did a post-graduate diploma program in Italian cuisine through George Brown Chef School and ALMA (La Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana) in Italy. My final stage was at the "Relais Franciacorta", a four-star destination. My first stage was at Trattoria all'Isola. For more professional information please see my LinkedIn profile. |
| Interests | learning, teaching, travel, music, reading, cooking, listening, noticing |
| Favorite movies | "Chef", "The Hundred Foot Journey" |
| Favorite music | Oscar Peterson, Joe Val and the New England Bluegrass Boys, Strauss, Bach, The Yellow River Suite, African Guitar Summit, Hans Theesink, Harrison Kennedy, the Blackburn Brothers, Florence Foster Jenkins, Bahama |
| Favorite books | Sophie's World, writing by Mary Roach, The Poisonwood Bible, Science News (weekly science digest for non-scientists) |