News & Events

The Culinary Studio is now The Food Innovation Studio

George Brown College’s Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts is proud to announce the launch of The Food Innovation Studio (formerly known as The Culinary Studio.) The facility, which has earned a solid reputation in the foodservice industry, will continue to provide our partners with the same excellent service focused on applied research and innovation.

Building on George Brown’s record of innovation, industry engagement, product development, education and service excellence in the food sector, the mandate of The Food Innovation Studio remains concentrated on providing food product and culinary technical support and business innovation services.

George Brown students are directly involved in these research initiatives in order to help food industry partners solve real-time, real-life challenges, including “concept to commercialization.”  Examples of these projects include healthy recipe development, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) compliant ingredient and nutritional labeling, and food product development.  Student involvement in these research projects reinforces the College’s mission to be Canada’s premier provider of quality applied education, enabling our students to succeed in their career and life goals.

While primarily providing service to the Greater Toronto (GTA) food industry, The Food Innovation Studio also offers a state-of-the-art private function room ideal for interactive cooking demonstrations, corporate meetings, media events, and product launches.

For more information please contact:

The Food Innovation Studio, Room 219
George Brown College, Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts
300 Adelaide Street E
Toronto, M5A 1N1

General Inquiries: cstudio@georgebrown.ca
Tel: 416.415.5000 x 6400

Research Inquiries:  research@georgebrown.ca
Tel: 416.415.5000, ext. 6082

Ontario Global Edge Youth Entrepreneurship Forum

In 2011, 21 George Brown College students from various programs undertook their work placements in China, India, USA, Latin America and Europe. Please join us to learn more about their international entrepreneurial experiences.

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011

Time: 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Location:    Career Centre, St. James Campus
                 200 King Street East (Basement)
                 Toronto

To RSVP please register by e-mail to ywoo@georgebrown.ca by November 28, 2011

Chocolate anyone?

Check out the extraordinary chocolate masterpieces from the Barry Callebaut Competition event that recently took place at Humber College.

Our Baking & Pastry Arts faculty supported a group of students at this Province-wide event. Our students came away with 3 of 4 top awards, as well as a 2nd overall finish...  everything that the judges tasted from the CHCA game in first place!

Great work to all involved especially as I know our students had been training for months. It has been expressed by the competition organizers that the camaraderie amongst colleges was evident throughout the competition as coaches from various schools pitched in to help competitors who were needing extra support. Thank you to all for representing us with such excellence.

Below are also 2 very nice mentions from the media of the competition

The Fare Lady - blog

Baker's Journal

On Wednesday March 30th, 2011,The Centre For Hospitality and Culinary Arts celebrated our Student Success and Industry Recognition Awards night at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Watch the video our Students created as a way to thank industry for their generous support.

GBC Student wins another high profile Culinary award. Congratulations to Jean-Francois Daigle for winning the San Pellegrino ‘ almost Famous Chef’ Canada Regional Competition.

Read more press on Jean-Francois and the Almost Famous Chef competition at:

foodserviceworld.com

hrimag.com

lfpress.com

jameschatto.com

torontosun.com

moniteuracadien.capacadie.com

Events are an excellent way to showcase our students, faculty and industry partners. We organize, host and participate in many different kinds of events including charity initiatives, competitions, galas and city-wide food festivals like Winterlicious. Please see our calendar of events below and join George Brown College in celebrating food, hospitality and tourism with our industry, at our school and in our city.

Revised: November 21, 2011