The year I started teaching  RRC Polytech: 2013

My favorite food to eat: A Steak!

My favorite food to cook: I enjoy baking everything.

Welcome to RRC Polytech! 

The year I started teaching  RRC Polytech: 2011

My favorite food to eat: Fancy Party Sandwiches

My favorite food to cook: Anything Breakfast/ Brunch related!

My favorite thing about teaching: I love learning and growing with my students. There is always a new way of doing things and new ingredients to explore!

The year I started teaching RRC Polytech:  2021

My favorite food to eat – Shabu Shabu (Japanese Hot pot)

Your favorite food to cook – Japanese / French

My favorite quote: “Success is measured by the memories you create.” - Thomas Keller

Started at the college: January 2016

Favorite food to eat: Pizza

Favorite food to make: Ragu with fresh pasta

Favorite thing about teaching: I feel like I’m giving back to the culinary industry

Quote I Like: “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know” – Albert Einstein

Something else: "Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have." – Anthony Bourdain

The year I started teaching RRC Polytech: 2017

My favorite food to eat: Pretty much anything veggie based in a bowl.

My favorite food to bake: Bread

My favorite thing about teaching:

Watching students get excited about their learning, their improvement and progress

Started at the RRC Polytech: 2006

Favorite food to eat: I like it all!

Favorite food to cook: Everything and Anythings (but maybe Italian Food and Pasta)

My favorite thing about teaching: Seeing the students grow

Quote I'm known for: "Just Keep Swimming"

- Dorie

When I started teaching at RRC Polytech: 2014

My favorite food to eat: All seafood, however shellfish in particular

My favorite food to cook: Vegetables...They are just so versatile!

My favorite saying: "Panic you lose"

The year I started teaching at RRC Polytech: 2019

My favorite food to eat: Olympia burger

My favorite food to cook: Roasted chicken 

My favorite thing about teaching is watching students grow while in the program and see where they end up after schools over.

The year I started teaching RRC Polytech: 2018

My favorite food to eat: pizza or perogies

My favorite food to cook: crème brulee or risotto

My favorite thing about teaching: I love connecting with students and assisting them along their path to becoming a chef.  It brings me so much joy to watch students improve not only their cooking skills but also gain confidence and passion as they head out into the industry. 

There is really no limits to the food I enjoy but if I had to choose, I would say a traditional holiday meal from my childhood. Cabbage rolls, perogies … and all the fixings with the people I love.

One of my favorite things to cook is the simplicity of a well roasted chicken.

My favorite aspect of teaching is helping a student design a dish in theory and then seeing them take it from thought into reality with technique and skillful execution.

The year I started teaching at RRC Polytech: 2001

My favorite foods to eat: stewed braised and BBQ items.

My favorite foods to cook: seasonal market fresh meats and vegetable.

My favorite thing about teaching: The creativity.

I started teaching in 2016

My favourite food to eat is an amazing sandwich.

My fave thing about teaching is sharing my passion with students and seeing their progress.

I started working at RRC Polytech in 2013 on a short-term contract and I haven't left.

My favorite food to eat is bread and butter.

My favorite food to cook is fish - preferably one I caught.

My favorite thing about teaching is experiencing the learning of students.  

The year I started teaching RRC Polytech: 2018

My favorite food to eat: cheese and carbs

My favorite food to cook: warm mushroom salad

My fave quote: "Cooking creates a sense of well-being for yourself and the people you love and brings beauty and meaning to everyday life. And all it requires is common sense – the common sense to eat seasonally, to know where your food comes from, to support and buy from local farmers and producers who are good stewards of our natural resources." - Alice Waters

I’m a graduate of the Culinary Institute of Canada in Charlottetown, PEI with Diplomas in both Culinary and Pastry Arts and have Red Seal Certifications in both disciplines. 

I also have the Adult Education Teaching Certification from Dalhousie University and have taught cooking classes in PEI and Nova Scotia since 2006.

 

While attending the Culinary Institute of Canada I was Team Captain of Culinary Youth Team Canada and competed in international cooking competitions in Wales, Scotland, and Michigan, culminating in the Culinary Olympics in Germany.

 

I have worked in up-scale establishments in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, and the world expo in Shanghai, China