A unique aspect of Stratford Chefs School's innovative curriculum is the annual Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer-In-Residence (JHGWIR) program, which offers students the opportunity to learn first-hand from an experienced food writing professional.
Learn more about Food Writing 101 on our blog: https://stratfordchef.com/blog/food-writing-our-writer-in-residence-program/
Join us for EATING WORDS 2024, a discussion with Montreal's LESLEY CHESTERMAN, our Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer-In-Residence (JHGWIR) for 2024.
Lesley Chesterman attended the Institut de Tourisme et d'Hotellerie du Québec, before working as a professional pastry chef and cooking teacher in Montreal and France. In 1998, she began her career as a food writer, primarily at the Montreal Gazette as a food columnist and restaurant critic from 1999 to 2019. Since 2012, Lesley has been a food columnist for Radio-Canada and CHOM FM. She has also written several books. Her latest, Chez Lesley, was awarded a Taste Canada 2021 gold medal and was published in 2022 in English as Make Every Dish Delicious.
EATING WORDS 2024 Where: Stratford Chefs School Kitchens, 136 Ontario Street, Stratford ON When: Friday, November 8 from 4:00 to 5:30pm Tickets are free, but must be booked in advance. Limited capacity. $20 tax deductible donation per person suggested. Cash Bar Available Reserve your tickets: https://www.exploretock.com/stratfordchefsschool/event/513929/eating-words-with-writer-in-residence-lesley-chesterman-fri-nov-824
About the JHGWIR Program: The widely loved Joseph Hoare, former food editor of Toronto Life magazine, was immensely supportive of young writers interested in food and gastronomy, writers such as James Chatto, Lucy Waverman and John Allemang. After Mr. Hoare's death in 1997, his family chose to honour his lifelong passion for food and food writing by means of an endowment to the innovative Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer in Residence program at Stratford Chefs School, the only program of its kind in Canada, now in its 17th year.
Previous JHGWIR candidates include: Ann Hui | Andrew Coppolino | James Chatto | Corby Kummer | Michael Symons | Ian Brown | Clotilde Dusoulier | James Oseland | Dianne Jacob | Lucy Waverman | Gabrielle Hamilton | Molly Wizenberg | Andrew George | Jane Sigal | Bob Blumer
Special thanks to Elizabeth Baird for her generous support of the JHGWIR program since its inception.
Writer-In-Residence News! Stratford Chefs School is thrilled to announce that the 2024 Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer-In-Residence will be the multi-talented chef, food writer, cookbook author, educator, and former restaurant critic, Montreal's Lesley Chesterman.
Lesley will be here in Stratford for two weeks in November to work with our students, present culinary events for the public, and dine at the School. More details coming soon!
Learn more about Lesley: https://stratfordchef.com/about-the-wir-program/
