Conestoga culinary graduate preparing to compete on Top Chef Canada
Wallace Wong, the self-declared Six Pack Chef, credits mindset and determination for his rise to the culinary world’s top shelf.
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Kitchener’s ‘Top Chef ‘ wears many hats
BY CASSIDY FOULDS “Look at that.” Terry Salmond held his phone, grinning down at a video of a red cap bolete mushroom that he’d found while out foraging. He’d snapped the cap in half, revealing the quickly-oxidizing flesh on the inside. The flesh quickly shifted colours, indicating it was unfit for consumption. “That’s cool, right? The way it changes to blue like that?” He sits in a homey little Portuguese … Continued
Area chefs go head to head: Conestoga also puts culinary students’ skills to the test
BY MEGHAN WEATHERALL Students in Conestoga’s two-year culinary management program went head-to-head in a cook-off on Feb. 9, all hoping to win the Iron Chef title or People’s Choice award. Ten local restaurants accepted the opportunity to work with the students to create a dish that featured pork. Students who volunteered to participate were teamed up with restaurant chefs to give them real-life experience. “Tonight is like our only chance … Continued
