This week, Algonquin College launched a one-year Indigenous Cook pre-apprenticeship program through its School of Hospitality and Tourism. The program will see up to 20 students applying skills such as food theory, classical kitchen language, and practical food preparation to the creation of traditional Indigenous meals. Wes Wilkinson, Academic Manger of the School of Hospitality and Tourism, noted that “the feedback and response from the Indigenous community—across the country—has been overwhelmingly positive, as a means of reconnecting with their tradition while receiving valuable skills they can bring back to reserve or to the culinary industry.”
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