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Chef John Higgins may be moving on to new challenges and adventures, but his legacy at George Brown College's Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts (CHCA) continues with a new student scholarship. The college recently celebrated the new Garland Canada Chef John Higgins Award of Excellence with...

As Diwali celebrations kick off around the Greater Toronto Area and around the world, we’re highlighting George Brown College’s strong connections to India. Our partnerships in the country provide rich learning opportunities for GBC students here at home and abroad and international students from...

The George Brown College community celebrated the launch of green space at St. James Campus that connects Indigenous food traditions, sustainability and curriculum. The Greening Through Food and Education initiative led by the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts and Indigenous Initiatives...

The George Brown College community extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Canadian hospitality leader Peter Oliver following the announcement of his passing. With the founding of the renowned Oliver & Bonacini entertainment and hospitality company in...

After a two-year hold on travel, students at the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts (CHCA) are Europe-bound again, learning the art of pastry making in France and honing Italian culinary techniques in a region renowned for Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, Prosciutto di Parma and other delicacies...

New scholarships, bursaries and awards are now available to women studying in wine, beer and beverage programs at the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts thanks to funding from the LCBO. The LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) donated more than $18,000 as part of its Spirit of Inclusion...

Excited to lead the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts’ (CHCA) next chapter, Dean Rudi Fischbacher aims to move ahead by bringing everyone into the fold. “My leadership style is about empowering and enabling everyone within the college community to be their best, to be included in planning and...

As a chef and culinary arts professor at George Brown College, I design and teach culinary demos, culinary labs, and sustainability, leadership, and entrepreneurship theory courses – and thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, I have spent much of the past two and a half years doing so remotely and online...

George Brown College's Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts (CHCA) and Indigenous Initiatives teams hosted a blessing ceremony on July 8 at the future site of the Medicine Garden at 290 Adelaide St. E. The ceremony was intended to bring in good energy before the dig. “This is the first step in...

After preparing thousands of meals for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, George Brown College Chef School graduate Joe Sarnovsky got to meet some of the people he had travelled so far to help. Sarnovsky recently spent a week volunteering in Przemysl, Poland, about 10 kilometres from the Ukraine...