Cooking up success
Growing up in a family of self-taught women cooks, Shannah Pogline was inspired to explore cooking further and enrolled in VIU’s Culinary Arts program. Since graduating in 1999, Shannah has worked in various roles from fine dining, restaurants and catering to meal prepping and schools.
Designing VIU’s next signature chocolate in Paris
Grace Poirier has always thought a career in pastry arts is “the coolest job ever.”
Now, the second-year VIU Baking and Pastry Arts student has taken another step towards that goal.
Taking his culinary skills to global competitions
Ottis Crabbe still clearly recalls the “electric” atmosphere of competing on the global culinary stage last year.
In Photos: VIU culinary students cook up community service
Culinary Arts students at VIU Cowichan recently served up a multitude of soups with a side of community spirit.
It was all a part of the program’s Soup Challenge – a two-day event that brings together flavour, creativity and skill to give back to the community in a unique way.
Finding creativity in cooking
Meet Annie Lehky, a second-year Culinary Arts student at Vancouver Island University (VIU) who has a passion for all things creative. She loves music, reading and writing short stories and poetry, and has recently started dabbling in painting as well. Annie has spent the last two years at VIU learning about what it takes to make it in the restaurant industry.