My You tube VideoThis you tube video was produced by student at Niagara College and documents my life's journey in the restaurant business...
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Teaching and LearningJanuary 1985 to June 1986
Chef Pre-Employment,George Brown College Red Seal 1987 Feb 1996 to Nov 2005 Hillebrand Estates Winery Management Program Train the Trainer Episodic Interviewing Managing Difficult Employees Understanding Financial Statements Health and Safety March 1994 Level 1-Certification from the International Wine Guild, London England. November 2001Advanced Artisinal Bread Baking,Culinary Institute of America Published Works deLuca, Tony. Recipes from Wine Country. Canada:Whitecap, 2005 deLuca, Tony. Simply in Season. 12 months of Wine Country Cooking. Canada:Whitecap, 2010. *Contributing Authour, Anita Stewart Flavours of Canada Cooking Class/Training Experiences-Media Appearances *Featured Chef in The Globe and Mail’s Gusto magazine and twice in the LCBO's Food and Drink magazine by James Chatto.(restaurant reviewer for Toronto Life Magazine) *Featured Chef in Toronto Life feature exclaiming the signifcance and virtues of regional Niagara wine country cuisine, June 2002 *Appeared in International press such as England's Caterer and Japan's Hotel Magazine, Italy’s Gamberro Rosso and Slow Food and Hollands Objekt Guest Radio Appearances 2009 and 2010 Guest Chef on Lisa Live AM840 CHAM 2005 Guest Chef with Linda Bramble on AM610 Television ‘Eye on Toronto' CFTO Television The Food Network’s Great Canadian Cooking Show Christine Cushings Winter Warm-up Dish-it-out Christine Cushing LIVE British Columbia Wine Celler with Robin Mines Shelf talk with Michael Fagen (Sparkling Wine episode) Awards Gold Medal, Salon Culinaire 1985, The Windsor Arms Hotel Charitable Events/Volunteer Expereince The Gutsy Affair: White Oaks Cuvee 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Owned and operated ‘deluca’s cheesemarket and deli’. An upscale grocery/deli specializing in the procurement and retailing Canadian and International artisianl cheeses (2002-2007) International experience as the Guest Chef of Hotel Kempinski’s (Beijing China) Canadian Food Festival May, 2002 International experience as the featured Canadian Chef at Walt Disney Word ‘Epcot International Food and Wine Festival’ Orlando, Florida USA(November 1999 & 2000) Appeared as 'Ontario Celebrity Chefs’ Showcase at Stratford Chefs School February 1998, 1999, 2000, 200, 2002, 2005 and 2011 Chef Feature in Gourmet Magazine(June 1999), The Globe and Mail, Toronto Life,Toronto Star, The National Post and The Toronto Sun As Chef of Hillebrand Estates earned the highest rating in the Niagara Region that year, in Toronto Life (3.5 stars). Only one of only 32 restaurants in Toronto Life with that rating |