| THE WALKTHROUGH 11.06.08 9:00 AM |
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| George Brown College Gives Insider's View of Kitchen at New Restaurant |
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George Brown College opened its new student-run restaurant the Chefs' House on Tuesday, the first training facility of its kind in Canada. Following a recent expansion of the college's center for hospitality and culinary arts, chef school director John Higgins introduced the 3,200-square-foot, ground-level restaurant and event space in a brownstone building on King Street East.
The highlight of the room is the stainless steel, open-concept kitchen, where guests can view students prepping, cooking, and plating dishes (flat-screen TVs mounted on the exposed-brick walls also show diners the process, Food Network-style). "We wanted to break down the barrier between the front and back of the house and have transparency," says Higgins. "It's not just about food, it's about education." |
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 | The main dining room features chestnut wood tables, a mirrored wall, and red accents.
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 | Oak-paneled walls furnish the simple downstairs private dining room.
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 | The kitchen, staffed by George Brown Chef School students, is on display in the main space.
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 | Floor-to-ceiling windows give diners a street view.
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Hanging spherical glass lights and floor-to-ceiling windows enhance the height of the 70-seat room. A downstairs private dining room with a TV seats 16, and custom menus can be created for private dinners and events. Chef de cuisine Oliver Li offers a menu of bistro dishes with seasonal ingredients. Prix fixe options and on-site catering services are also available. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner.
—Erin Letson
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