Media Advisories

WHAT: Celebrity Chef David Adjey will be at NAIT for the week of March 15 to the 19 working with NAIT’s Culinary Arts students. It is part of the Hokanson Chef in Residence program which kicked off last year with a $1 million donation from John and Susan Hokanson. The Hokanson family set up the endowment to fund one-of-a-kind mentoring opportunities for our culinary students. NAIT wants to build on its world-class reputation by bringing in some of the top chefs in the world. The program kicked off last year with Chef Rob Feenie.
 
WHERE:   NAIT
 Hokanson Centre for Culinary Arts
 118 Ave. & 106 St. (NAIT Way) – use entrance under the Ernest’s awning
 Edmonton, Alberta
     
WHEN: *During the teaching sessions Chef Adjey will be able to do brief interviews, however, if anyone wants an in-depth one-on-one interview there are still time a couple slots Monday afternoon after 3:45 pm.*

All media please call my cell in advance to let me know which session you are planning on attending so I can greet you. Rayne - 780.916.8307

 Monday, March 15, 2010
 10:15 am - 12:15 pm - Chef Adjey with students – Garde Manger/cold kitchen
 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Chef Adjey – “Life as a celebrity chef”
 
 Tuesday, March 16, 2010
 8 am - 12:15 pm – Chef Adjey with students - Desserts, Soup & Veg labs
 1:30 pm – 5 pm -¬¬ Chef Adjey with students - Mise En Place/prep

 Wednesday, March 17, 2010
 8:30 am – 12:30 pm - Chef Adjey with students - Range and Short Order labs
 1:15 pm – 4 pm - Chef Adjey with apprentice students

Thursday, March 18, 2010
8:15 am – 1pm – Chef Adjey with students - Prep for VIP lunch service (120 special guests eating Chef Adjey recipes prepared by students under his guidance)
1:30 pm – 3:10 pm – Chef Adjey – “Great chefs are great communicators”
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Chef Adjey does a wine and food pairing exercise with Customer Service class

 Friday, March 19, 2010
 7:15 am - 10 am – Chef Adjey – “International Cuisine”
 2 pm – 4 pm – Chef Adjey works with students in meat cutting

WHY: This is an opportunity to see Chef David Adjey in action as he passes on his expertise and shares his experiences with our students. Chef Adjey has excellent culinary credentials and is a colourful Food Network Canada star.  He is a regular on “Restaurant Makeover” and will soon launch his new show on the network called “The Opener."   He was a personal chef to actor Dan Aykroyd and has competed on Iron Chef America, where he tied his good friend from culinary school, Iron Chef Michael Symon in Battle Sturgeon.

For more information, please contact:  

Rayne Kuntz
NAIT Media Relations Coordinator
Department of Corporate Communications
P 780.471.8450 C 780.916.8307 E raynek@nait.ca