MOUTHPIECE The unofficial voice of the School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culture

THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE by Haralampos (Bob) Georgiou

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ISSUE 7

Winter 2013

As a fan of both national and local history and as a student of Culture and Heritage Site Management, there are two develop-ments in the sector that really have me buzzing: the Canadian Museum of Canada and Heritage Diversity Stories. On December 12 of last year, I had the opportunity to learn about both.

First, the Government of Canada recently announced its plan to re-brand the Canadian Museum of Civilization as the Canadian Museum of History. Representatives from the Museum have

been going across the country to enlist the help of Canadians to design the new institution. Last month, they were at Centennial College as part of this initiative called myMuseum. Continued on page 6

Grand Opening of the CULINARY ARTS CENTRE!

This semester, we welcomed the School’s first cohort into the Culinary Management- International program; these students will be the first to benefit from our newly built, $3.5 million, state-of-the-art culinary labs. This unique program targets a growing need for cooks and chefs who are specialized in ethnic cuisines.

Seasoned chef-professors are cooking up change to incorporate modern technologies; chalk boards have been replaced with video screens, allowing for real time feeds throughout the facili-ty. The new technology also allows students to access the information at a later time to be used as studying material.

Featuring three new lab spaces, the Culinary Arts Centre is a teaching and learning facility designed with students in mind. The lab spaces are equipped with four combitherm ovens, a tandoor oven, a wok line, a brick lined pizza oven, a smoker, baker’s ovens, induction cookers, a chocolate tempering machine, as well as traditional stoves, grills, deep fryers, and salamanders. The facility will meet the current and future training needs of our industry part-ners.

Our showcase to our stakeholders and industry partners is scheduled for February 13, 2013 and we can’t wait for our students to show off their cooking abilities! In related news, we are pleased to announce the re-opening of our Conference and Events Services (CES) department. CES is now accepting bookings for the 2013 year. Our Banquet room is ideal for meetings, conferences & workshops. Please visit http://www.centennialcollege.ca/banquet for booking inquiries for more information.

Photo sourced from: heritagetoronto.org

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BULLETIN BOARD

Jewellery from around the world: A cultural heritage

WORKSHOP

Jewellery is universal to all cultures, a way of personal adornment and expression. This workshop, held on October 25 and led by Sabrina Daddar (owner of Berry Sweet Treats) provided participants with a brief history of how jewelry originated and is an integrated part of societies; how it has become an important part of cultural traditions, as well as how it is crafted.

The workshop concluded with participants being given the chance to create their own jewellery piece.

Pictures from the event can be seen directly below. SHTC hosts Malvern

Community Centre

On Friday December 21st, the SHTC hosted the Malvern Community Centre for their annual family Christmas dinner. Centennial volunteers, led by top Chef Juerg Roth, worked side by

side with staff from the communi-ty centre to serve a delicious full course turkey dinner to over 150 guests.

For many guests, this was the only Christmas dinner they would be able to have and many came forward to express their deep appreciation. In truth, it was equally appreciated by our Cen-tennial group, knowing that our small effort went a long way to helping make someone's Christmas one to remember.

“Toronto Geotourism Map- Bridging a Gap”- Applied Research Project The School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture and the Culture and Heritage Institute, in partnership with Canadi-an Geographic, was approved by ARIC (Centennial College’s Applied Research and Innovation Centre) to pro-ceed with an applied research project which aims to take inventory of all existing Toronto maps- digital and paper- in an effort to measure gaps in local cartography and the need for a geotourism specific map of Toronto.

This is the School’s 4th successful Applied Research Fellowship to date and specific project outcomes are to:

Gain insight into existing gaps and identification of need areas in the area of cartography

House inventory of existing Toronto maps (electronic and paper)

Measure success of existing geotourism mapguides and facilitated future discussion on their improvement

Foster partnerships with solid community partners, including tourism industry, cartographers This project will be carried out by SHTC/CHI faculty and staff teams including students selected to work in the capacity of research assistants, thus providing an excellent opportunity for professional development. Thank you to all students who applied for the advertised positions; the response was overwhelming and most en-couraging! Please be on the look out for similar opportunities in the future.

LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

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SHTC GIVES BACK...and it tastes so good!

DATES TO REMEMBER - Jan-March 2013

January 21 Deadline to Withdraw: Final date for students to submit an Intent to Withdraw Form to Enrolment Services and qualify for partial refund of Winter 2013 fees. Classes dropped after this date will not reduce or cancel Winter 2013 fees.

February 18 Family Day! College closed

March 4-8 Reading Week (for all SHTC programs)

March 11 Program Transfer Deadline

March 11 PLAR Deadline: Final date to submit Summer 2013 application and fee for Prior Learning Assessment (PLAR) credit by challenge process or portfolio for Summer 2013 courses

March 22 Deadline to withdraw from Winter 2013 courses or programs without academic penalty. Courses /programs dropped after this date become part of the student’s permanent official record

March 25 Application to Graduate Deadline: Final date to apply for Winter 2013 graduation and to participate in the June Convocation Ceremonies. Apply on-line through myCentennial or submit form to Enrolment Services.

“Gourds for Gourdes” Fundraising Lunch and Learn Event In association with Samsara Fields, and led by SHTC Faculty Chef Samuel Glass, the Culture and Heritage Insti-tute presented a fundraising lunch and learn event on October 29 titled “Gourds for Gourdes”. Samsara Fields founders JP Gural and So Young Lee established their organic farm as a response to their jour-ney through many nations in crisis. Dedicated to food security through sustainable agricultural practices, they are partnering food and grassroots community relationships with groups such as Haiti's Cine institute. This fundraising event was attended by over 25 enthusiastic participants who not only helped support Samsara Fields and its philanthropic efforts, but experienced a unique learning opportunity in the area of sustainable farm-ing, food security and organic living. This was preceded by a unique photo exhibition, “To Feed a Planet”, which was written about in the previous edition of Mouthpiece.

Thank you to all participating students and staff for another successful event!

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UPCOMING SHTC/CHI EVENTS: SAVE THE DATES!

Monday, April 8, 2013 @ the Culinary Arts Centre Progress Campus CREATING CULTURE NETWORKS- TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION & ARTS AND CULTURE HERITAGE SITES AS SOCIAL PLACES

Making Culture Matter, in association with the Culture and Heritage Institute, is pleased to present its second annual symposium, coordinated by the 2013 Leadership class of 22 students from the SHTC’s Culture and Heritage Site Management program. A keynote and an array of seasoned cultural practitioners will explore with our students the issues, challenges and success stories around these two key themes. As emerging leaders in the Arts Culture and Heritage sector, CHSM students plan to attract cultural workers from across the GTA and beyond to listen, discuss and share their ideas around these two central concepts that are at the heart of cultural leadership today. More information to be announced soon!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 @ the Culinary Arts Centre Progress Campus GREENING TOURISM The Culture and Heritage Institute will host a one day conference on the topic of Greening Tourism businesses. This conference will allow industry stakehold-ers to engage in meaningful discussions surrounding best and emerging practic-

es in the area of sustainability, and will feature leading industry experts, speakers and keynotes, along with attendance and participation from ministerial, community, industry and student fronts.

Overview of sessions:

"Heritage, Food and Tourism" "Sustainability can be profitable!" "Meals for Locovores" "How to green your kitchen" "How to green your festival" "Why & how to green your building"

Details to be announced soon!

May 2013 SHTC STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY Yes, it’s true, it’s that time again. Be there!

CALLING ALL SHTC STUDENTS!

Interested in event planning? Want to gain valuable experience? Become a part of the SHTC/CHI Student Programming/Event committee.

Email Stephanie Carrillo at chi@centennialcollege.ca to sign up or for more details!

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SHTC Faculty Member “takes gold” on popular reality show

Centennial College’s School of Hospitality can now boast a culinary champion of sorts. Jannett Ioannides (pictured below– far left), faculty at the SHTC since 1998, recently competed on the ever

popular reality show – W network’s Come Dine With Me Canada.

Night one of a weeklong dine off was hosted by a competitive sport mom, college professor and marketing expert Jannett Ioannides. Confident Jannett put together a gourmet food and wine menu that was bursting with flavor. This was no small task- Jannett had to please a bunch of interesting strangers. Coming to dinner were straight-face ex-copper Mike, stylish school teacher Monique, truck driver and part time preacher Gerald, and part-time sommelier Samara. Jannett served up a gourmet meal consisting of caramelized walnut and blue cheese salad, followed by grilled lobster and filet mignon (done to perfection) and finished with a decadent chocolate torte with whipped cream. Each course was matched with the perfect complement of wine. To keep her guests entertained in between courses, Jannett introduced a handwriting specialist that gave all contestants a little insight into the week’s expectations.

At the end of night 5, Jannett emerged victorious with a high score of 32 points – taking the Come Dine

With Me championship and a cash prize. Jannett donated her prize money to a scholarship set up at

Centennial College in the name of her brother – Oliver Bodemann – who passed away in 2010.

Congrats Jannett, and thank you for your most generous contribution to the School of Hospitality,

Tourism and Culture!

Soon to be launched: THE JUNCTION

The Culture and Heritage Institute is happy to announce that it will launch its first ever digital magazine in January 2013. The Junction will address an array of topics relating to hospitality, tourism and cul-ture. The theme of the inaugural issue will address Human Resources in Hospitality. For more information, visit our webpage: centennialcollege.ca/chi/TheJunction

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The Student Perspective continued from page 1

I liked my time there; walking into the event, I saw someone talking on cam-era about his favourite Canadian. There was also the opportunity to ‘design’ one’s collection for the museum, and the ability to vote on and contribute to a timeline of benchmark events in Canadian history. I threw my hat in for the 1834 Upper Canada Rebellion and the introduction of The Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 as a part of my five favourite moments. Still, I felt the scale really lacked cultural history. So, I wrote down ‘The Development of Canada’s First Popular Music Scene in Yorkville’ and put it with the other events in the 1960s. The Canadian music industry as a whole is indebted to Toronto’s folk performers and their crafting of the country’s first ‘sound’. In

that sense, it was great to define my Canada! Later that day, I shipped off to Historic St. Lawrence Hall, the head base of Heritage Toronto. A crowd of roughly one hundred people gathered in the impressive Great Hall for the official launch of the Heritage Diversity Stories project. ‘Heritage Diversity Stories’ follows Heritage Toronto’s mandate to present Toronto’s history through stories. It’s based on the idea that Toronto history is, in a sense, the stories of its peoples. This particular initiative focuses on the individuals that have made up and continue to make up this great city – immigrants.

The immigrant experience is a prevalent theme in Toronto. The shame, however, is that those experiences largely remain as personal anecdotes in the minds of people who lived those events. With Heritage Diversi-ty Stories, Heritage Toronto aims to immortalize these narratives into the story of Toronto. Spearheaded by project director Gary Mediema of Heritage Toronto and project coordinator Tyson Brown, the website fea-tures interviews with community members, contextual essays, and oral histories researched and written by students. From what I remember from the launch, the involvement of youth is important in that it gives young people access to heritage in an interesting manner and personalizes the way they look at history.

Among the community groups covered are Hispanics, Russian Orthodox, Filipinos, Koreans, and others. The stories themselves include the rise of the Lahore Tikka House in Little India, the tribulations of Portuguese workers, and the opening of the Hong Luck Kung Fu Club. Yet despite the diversi-ty in the collective, I have noted several commonalities from what I’ve seen and read: the effects of interna-tional events on local communities, racism and discrimination, and the undersold and unrecognized efforts of immigrant contributions to this city.

I am really looking forward to tracking Heritage Diversity Stories. As the first-generation son to Greek-Cypriot migrants and as a resident and would-be historian of Toronto, this unveiling truly hit home for me in so many ways. Anyone who has similar interests should find entertainment and enlightenment in these stories as well as the next installment!

By Haralampos (Bob) Georgiou

Watch out for our next edition later this semester! Visit us: centennialcollege.ca/hospitality. We are looking for budding writers, travel essays, snapshots and news that can be featured in the ‘Mouthpiece’. Send us your ideas, stories, questions, comments: hospitali-ty@centennialcollege.ca

Pictures on this page sourced from: http://heritagetoronto.org/