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Grad Achievements

Our reputation is literally in the hands of our grads. And we’re at that interesting point in Northwest’s evolution where our grads’ industry work and business practices influence how we operate as a school.  A big part of the art of learning is opening up to learning itself.

Where Our Grads Work, Lead, Own Shop

The list of where our grads work locally and internationally is too extensive to all mention here.  They include apprenticing in some of the BC’s finest kitchens, but also internationally in cities like San Sebastian, London, Copenhagen, Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney, San Francisco, New York, Montreal, Norway, etc.  The key is our expansive network, the sum of each chef-owner’s connections.  More importantly, our students capture our entrepreneurial leadership on a daily basis, which has propelled many of our grads to pursue their vision with the same confidence and courage it took us to build Northwest.   Sometimes being small and intimate is indeed bigger!

Success Stories

  • Adam

    (1-Year Combined Program, 2005),
    Award-winning Chocolatier,
    Pastry Chef/Owner,
    Beta-5 Chocolates,
    Vancouver,
    www.beta5chocolates.com,
    Advisory Board Consultant Updating Northwest Pastry Program Objectives

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  • Taryn

    (1-Year Combined Program, 2006),
    Founder
    Savoury Chef Catering,
    Vancouver,
    www.savourychef.com,
    Board member of Les Dames d’Escoffier,
    Advisory Board Consultant to Updating Northwest Culinary Program Objectives

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  • Jack

    (1-Year Combined Program, 2007),
    Chef/Owner of Highly Acclaimed Artusi Restaurant and Marcela Restaurant,
    London, England

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  • Jody

    (15-Week Culinary Program, 2015),
    Owner Lunitas Mexican Eatery

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Where Grads Own

  • Lee Murphy (Culinary, Winter 2004), chef-owner, Vista D’Oro farms and Winery
  • Todd Baiden (Culinary, Fall 2004), former owner of 12b, Vancouver’s most renowned underground restaurant)
  • Hana Maufe (Culinary, Fall 2004), Chef/Owner, Oscar’s Cafe, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA
  • Bryan Veal (One Year, Fall 2005), Beez Neez Gourmet Sausage Truck, Portland, USA
  • Sam Chalmers (Pastry, Winter 2005), former Chef/Owner, North 48 Restaurant, Victoria, BC
  • Jamie Cummins (One Year Winter 2005), former Chef/Owner, Relish, Victoria, BC
  • Colton Meisinger (Culinary, Fall 2006), Chef/Owner, Madison Street Sandwich Shop, Wisconsin, USA
  • Awad Dabit (Culinary, Fall 2006), chef/Owner, Dabeet Restaurant, Iowa, USA
  • Crystal Pei (Culinary, Winter 2006), Owner, Budin, Brooklyn, NY, USA
  • Michael Kaisaris (Culinary, Spring 2006), Chef/Owner, Re-Up BBQ, New Westminster, BC
  • Tyler Duft, (Culinary,  Fall 2007), Chef/owner, Duft & Co. Bakehouse, Brickhouse Restaurant, Abbotsford, BC.
  • Tannis Ling (Culinary, 2008), Owner/Restaurateur, Bao Bei/Kissa Tanto (Best New Restaurant in Canada, 2016), Vancouver.  www.kissatanto.com
  • Nadia Halward (One Year, Winter 2008), Chef/Owner, Mucho Gusto Catering, Prince Rupert, BC
  • Michelle Fattore (One Year, Winter 2009), Owner, Michelle Rose Photography, Maple Ridge, BC
  • Haan Palcu-Chang (Culinary, Winter 2009), chef/owner Mama Flo’s, Toronto; former Chef of Le Marie Celeste, Paris, France.
  • Bayan Ghadrshenas (Culinary, Winter 2009)chef/owner Curb Your Appetit Food Truck, Vancouver BC
  • Derek Gray (Culinary, Fall 2010), Chef de Cuisine, (award-winning) Co-owner/Chef, Row Fourteen, Cawston, BC
  • Leah Christ (Culinary, Spring 2012), chef-owner, Superbaba, Vancouver, BC
  • Kristin Strauss (Culinary Winter 2011), chef-owner, Grizzly Bear Ranch, BC
  • Billie Velisek (Pastry, Fall 2011) , owner, pastry chef, Crust and Crumb Bakery, Golden, BC
  • Andrew Han (One Year, Winter 2011), Owner, Kouign Cafe. Vancouver, BC
  • Chanty Yen (Culinary, Fall 2012), Chef/Co-owner, Fieldstone Restaurant, Montreal (former apprentice at Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain)
  • Maria Rodriguez (Culinary, Spring 2012), Owner, Don Francisco Premium Spanish Imports, Port Coquitlam, BC
  • Steven Che (Culinary, Spring 2013) – Co-Owner, Wild Flower Pizza Co.
  • Dave Crown (Culinary, Fall 2013), chef/owner, The Lunch Club, Vancouver, BC
  • Jody Horne (Culinary, Fall 2015), Chef/Owner, Lunitas, Gibsons, BC
  • Tess Bevernage (Culinary, Fall 2015), owner, Hanai Family Table
  • Haitham El Khatib (Culinary, Winter 2016), Aleph Eatery, Vancouver, BC
  • Matt Wu (Culinary, Winter 2016), chef/owner, The Dumpling King, Vancouver, BC

Where Grads Lead

  • Hugh Carbery (Culinary, Fall 2005), Executive Chef, Craft Beer Market, Vancouver, bc
  • Dan Creyke (Culinary, Fall 2005), Executive Chef, Terminal City Club, Vancouver, bc
  • Alex Ruiz (Pastry, Spring 2005), Head Pastry Chef, Le Marais Bakery, San Francisco, USA
  • Enrique Arango Tobón (Pastry, Winter 2005), Head of culinary department, UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MANIZALES, Columbia
  • Alejandro Fonseca (One Year, Winter 2005), Executive Chef, La Guardia, Bogota, Colombia
  • Alessandro Vianelli (Culinary, Winter 2005), executive chef, Wildebeast, Vancouver
  • Jack Chen (Culinary, Fall 2006), Executive Chef, L’Abattoir Restaurant, Vancouver, BC
  • Claire Livia Lassam (Culinary, Spring 2006) Pastry Chef, Contributing food writer, Edible Vancouver Magazine
  • Amy West (Culinary, Winter 2006), Senior Sous Chef, A Taste of Pace Catering, Los Angeles, USA
  • Mark Greenfield (Culinary, Spring 2007), Executive Chef, Coast Restaurant, Vancouver, bc
  • Michael Booth (Culinary, Spring 2007), Chef, Chef’s Harvest Café, Vancouver, BC
  • Jody Sigurdsen-Longo (Culinary, Winter 2007), Chef Instructor and Chopped Canada Winner, Abbotsford Senior Secondary, BC
  • David Ediger (Culinary, Spring 2007), sous chef, Toque Catering, Vancouver
  • Brooke Lodge (Pastry, Fall 2007), Chef, East Van Roasters Bakery
  • Peter McKenzie (One Year, Spring 2007), Chef, Shepard, Cambridge, Mass., USA
  • Steve Yzerman (Culinary, Spring 2008), Chef, UBC Fab Five Food Trucks, Vancouver, BC
  • Michael MaGuire (Culinary, Spring 2009), Chef, Caffé Roma Lounge, Vancouver, BC
  • Erin Lee (One Year, Fall 2009), Sous Chef, Ancora, Vancouver
  • Katie Weinner (Culinary, Spring 2008), Chef-Instructor, Art Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah and owner SLC Pop.
  • Jonathan Kinney (One Year, Fall 2008) Culinary Instructor, Northwest Culinary Academy, Vancouver
  • Jian Cheng (Culinary Fall 2010), Sous Chef, Savio Volpe Italian Restaurant, Vancouver, BC
  • Giulia Lombardo (One Year, Spring 2010), Executive Chef, Lombardo’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, Vancouver, BC
  • Alyssa Belter (Culinary, Fall 2010), Farmer-owner, Plenty Wild Farms, Pemberton, BC
  • Justin Champagne-Lagarde (Culinary, Fall 2010), Sous Chef, Atelier Restaurant, Ottawa, Canada
  • Erica Box (One Year, Spring 2011), Baker, District Café & Bakery, Edmonton, Alberta (former apprentice at Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain)
  • Corey Hess (One Year, Spring 2011), Sous Chef, Abattoir, Vancouver, BC
  • Matt Cooke (Culinary, Winter 2011), Kids Culinary Teacher, Dirty Apron Cooking School, Vancouver, BC
  • Antonio Sotomayor (Culinary, Fall 2011), Chef, Hawksworth Restaurant, Vancouver, BC
  • Amanda Finley (Culinary, Spring 2011), Executive Chef, Revel Room, Vancouver, bc
  • Tarek Chellouf (Culinary, Spring 2011), Culinary Instructor, Northwest Culinary Academy, Vancouver, BC
  • Lina Caschetto (Culinary, Winter 2012), Executive Chef, Pasdeloup Restaurant, Paris, France
  • Robert Lee (One Year, Spring 2012), Chef de Cuisine, Global, Vancouver, BC
  • Casto Unson (One Year, Winter 2013), former Chef-Instructor, New School of Cooking, Los Angeles, USA
  • Dan Chau (One Year, Winter 2013), Sous Chef, Culinary Capers Catering, Vancouver, BC
  • Elizabeth Pellatt (Culinary, Spring 2014), chief Stew & Chef, Motor Yacht Rice Quarters, Bahamas
  • Julie Marshall (Culinary, Fall 2014), Chef, Wandering Wheels Tours, Revelstoke, BC
  • Clayton Fontaine (Culinary, Fall 2015), Chef de Partie, Villa Eyrie Resort, Vancouver Island, BC
  • Richard Keep (Culinary, Fall 2015), Food and Beverage Manager, Parq Hotel, Vancouver, BC
  • Ed Jordan (Culinary, Winter 2015), Chef, La Stelle Trattoria, Nanaimo, BC
  • Michael Peters (One Year, Spring 2016), Sous Chef, (award-winning) Maenam Restaurant, Vancouver, BC
  • Eric Cheng (One Year, Spring 2016) Culinary/Pastry Instructor, Northwest Culinary Academy, Vancouver
  • Lauren Ritchie (Pastry, Spring 2015), Head Pastry Chef, Batard Boulangerie and Café Moderne, Vancouver, BC

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