Our very own HAFA grad, Daniel Janetos will be competing against three other Chefs tonight on Chopped Canada! Congratulations Dan!
Full Mercury Story
By Valerie Hill
WATERLOO — From the time he was a little kid, Daniel Janetos inhabited his mother's kitchen.
The College of Management & & Economics (CME) is currently seeking a new Director for the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM). The closing date for applications is Friday, February, 28th, 2014. See position advertisement for further details.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Canadian properties are pleased to announce, the 2014 Starwood Management Trainee Program. The recruitment season has started, with the position now LIVE on Starwood.Jobs.
Professor Justin Taillon and the HTM*4500 Hospitality Analytics course spent the past 5 days in Turks & Caicos. They were completing a consulting report for Ports of Call Resort, a beautiful hotel located on the Caribbean Island.
Tonight at 7:00 p.m., the Slow Food Club will be hosting farmer and “Real Dirt” author Harry Stoddart as he delivers a presentation on the impact of our food choices on our future. In Stoddart's presentation he will connect people's dietary choices to solutions to major social problems, and explain how agriculture becomes the best tool for dealing with problems like climate change, preserving biodiversity and ecosystems, and hunger. There will also be a Q&A session and local wine and appetizers will be served.
Ten great chefs serve 1,000 dishes for a great cause. On November 11th, chefs from Canada, the United States and England gathered at Toronto's Buca Osteria & Enoteca to raise money in support of Honey Bee Research at the University of Guelph.
In today's Globe and Mail, HTM Professor Erna van Duren is quoted in the food industry news article, 'Heinz to close Ontario faculty, trim 740 jobs".
"The Berkshire-led buyout of Heinz, announced in February, prompted fears it would begin to close plants in pursuit of efficiencies, said Erna van Duren, a professor at the University of Guelph who works with the food processing industry"
Dr. Martin Gooch has been appointed adjunct faculty with the School. Dr. Gooch has 28 years of management experience in the international agri-food industry, having worked in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada on product and process innovation and marketing from a value chain perspective.
The School has added the advanced Level 3 Award in Wines & Spirits certification to its current Level 1 and 2 offerings.
The WSET Level 3 Award in Wines & Spirits is designed to give a more comprehensive coverage of the wines and spirits of the world. Students will benefit from in-depth tastings where they will learn to identify product style and quality.
The course will be held on six consecutive Saturdays starting March 8th. Details
