Fleming College

Peterborough ON – (April 11, 2014) – Chef Rob Rossi, from the television show Top Chef Canada and executive Chef and owner of Bestellen Restaurant in Toronto, will visit Fleming College’s Sutherland Campus next week.

Chef Rossi will be speaking with the graduating Culinary Management and Hotel and Restaurant Management classes on Thursday, April 17. He will discuss his experience on Top Chef Canada, his international culinary work, his love for the industry, and his newest venture Bestellen Restaurant.

Chef Rossi has developed a gourmet four-course menu for the graduating students’ final lunch, in appreciation of their hard work and dedication. He will be working with second semester culinary students to prepare and serve an authentic Italian feast for the graduates.

The schedule for the day is:

Thursday, April 17, 2014

– 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Talk with the graduating classes in Fulford’s (on the 6^th Floor), followed by a question and answer session

– 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Lunch prepared in the Culinary Lab and served in Fulford’s

– 2 to 3 p.m. – Networking opportunities with the graduating classes

Fleming’s Hospitality programs are pleased to welcome Top Chef Canada and Executive Chef Rob Rossi to Fleming.

About Fleming College
Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and Heritage, Community Development and Health, Continuing Education, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts and Science, Justice and Business, and Skilled Trades and Technology. Fleming College has more than 5,900 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and more than 65,000 alumni.

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For more information
Laura Copeland, Communications Officer, laura.copeland@flemingcollege.ca or 705.749.5530 x 1370