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Conestoga’s School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts hosted its first-ever culinary competition on October 24 showcasing the talent of local...

New graduates will be honoured at Conestoga’s fall convocation ceremonies from October 20 to 25. Held at Bingemans Conference Centre...

The 40th Annual Oktoberfest Family Breakfast attracted thousands to Bingemans in Kitchener on Saturday, October 5. The event featured over...

Two alumni of Conestoga’s Culinary Management program opened a new restaurant in Kitchener, serving up authentic Indian cuisine with a...

Conestoga’s Keith Müller, executive dean of both the School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts and the Institute of Food Processing...

Conestoga’s student-run Bloom restaurant will launch its fall term service to the community beginning September 23. An interactive live classroom,...

Seventeen students in Conestoga’s School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts prepared dishes for the public to enjoy at Elora’s Food...

More than 30 people gathered at Bloom, the student-run restaurant at the college’s Waterloo campus, to celebrate the 20th anniversary...

On May 2, Conestoga’s Waterloo campus hosted Stem Den, a competition that attracted four local Grade 3 classes participating in...

Conestoga’s Bloom restaurant bolstered its sustainability efforts by adopting biodegradable coffee cups....

Bloom erupted into applause at the latest meeting of the local cooking club Les Marmitons led by Conestoga graduate, club...

Conestoga was named among Canada’s best culinary schools in 2024 by University Magazine, ranking number 4 out of 22...

Conestoga’s student-run restaurant Bloom won top honours for its green initiatives....

Conestoga is the first academic institution in Canada to adopt software that measures the carbon footprint of meals, further embedding...

The Conestoga Food Research & Innovation Lab (CFRIL) received a grant worth $25,000 from Dawn Foods for research on sustainability...

Conestoga’s Waterloo campus is in the midst of a major revitalization that will finish transforming the old high school into...

Conestoga’s School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts will host a capstone event at the college’s Waterloo campus on April 18...

Conestoga’s welcome was warm, but Canada’s winter weather was rather chilly for Colombian exchange student Camila Castañeda García who joined...

Craft special treats for your Valentine in Conestoga’s state-of-the-art baking lab with the guidance of a professional pastry chef....

Hands-on learning in the state-of-the-art culinary labs at Conestoga’s Waterloo campus gives students the practice needed for successful careers as...

Beginning January 22, Conestoga’s student-run Bloom restaurant will launch another term of service. An interactive live classroom, Bloom is located...

Students from Conestoga’s Event Management program did a “phenomenal job” hosting a 110th anniversary celebration for a local transportation company....

Conestoga culinary arts students will continue to have the opportunity to study French cuisine at a renowned institute thanks to...

Approximately 30 students from Conestoga’s School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts volunteered their time and skills to prepare pancakes for...

The School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts has appointed Dan McCowan, owner and chef of uptown Waterloo’s Red House, to...

From January 23 to 25, a delegation from the Nigeria Labour Congress and the University of Lagos visited Conestoga to...

Conestoga will serve as the host institution for the 2022 Bocuse Alliance seminar, welcoming partner institutions from the world’s top...

More than 6,200 new graduates will be recognized at Conestoga’s spring convocation beginning June 16. The event is a culmination...

More than 40 students in Conestoga’s Operations Leadership in Food Manufacturing graduate certificate program used their coursework to help local...

Several virtual events and initiatives held across the Conestoga community marked Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation....

Culinary Arts, Cook I apprenticeship student Ivan Milenovic has been named the Young Chef Member of the Year 2020 by...

Conestoga’s School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts will launch its first virtual Continuing Education classes this month with an at-home...

Second-year culinary students Ivan Milenovic and Angela Mueller won silver at Taste Canada’s Cooks the Books student chef competition held...

On March 7, Conestoga’s School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts hosted the Nutrition in Disguise cooking competition in partnership with...

Since it was first piloted in 2016, Conestoga’s eText program has grown to involve more than 13,700 students spanning nearly...

It was an announcement that almost no one expected, but it drew an immediate standing ovation from the crowd of...

Eight of Conestoga’s outstanding alumni were recognized for their contributions to their professions and their community at the college’s Alumni...

First-year students in Conestoga’s Tourism - Destinations & Travel Management program visited The Old Post Office in Cambridge on October...

On October 12, approximately 25 Conestoga culinary and hospitality students volunteered their time and skills to prepare pancakes for visitors...

Wallace Wong, a 2011 graduate of the Cook I Apprenticeship program, has been named one of 12 contestants who will...

On March 21, Conestoga’s outstanding employer partners and co-op students were honoured at the annual Employer Recognition awards breakfast at...

During a special event held on February 19, a culinary skills lab was named in recognition of Flanagan Foodservice for...

On February 12, Conestoga’s student-run restaurant Bloom was featured on CTV’s In Your Backyard which showcases landmarks, activities and people...

Conestoga Hospitality Management graduate Megan Dron and her husband Larry opened Red Eye Cafe and Donuts just seven months ago...

Conestoga College, in partnership with the Ontario Dairy Council (ODC) and French-language college La Cité, will launch a new Centre...

On Monday, November 19, representatives from Waterloo Region’s chapter of Les Marmitons, an international cooking club dedicated to fine food,...

During a gala event held at the Fairmont Royal York hotel on October 29, Culinary Management students Sydney Lutz and...

Chef Funmi Joe-Oka, food and beverage manager at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Ibadan, Nigeria, is visiting Conestoga’s...

As part of the grand opening celebrations at Conestoga’s Waterloo campus on October 18, the college welcomed international guest Chef...

This summer, Conestoga Hospitality and Tourism Management diploma student Ashley Acosta is completing her co-op work term in Greece. The...

Culinary Management co-op student Chris Bisson has completed a 14-week summer term with the prestigious Institut Paul Bocuse in France....

Conestoga’s School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts has appointed Brad Lomanto to the role of executive chef at the college’s...

Hospitality and Tourism Management student Samantha Dass has been named a winner of the 2018 Baxter Student Ambassador Program (BSAP)....

On April 12, students in Conestoga’s Culinary Management diploma program hosted Rising Stars: International Tapas and Tastings at the Kitchener...

On April 11, 18 Conestoga graduates were presented with Alumni of Distinction awards at a ceremony held at the Waterloo...

Students from Conestoga’s School of Business and Hospitality used the recent Student Success Week to participate in a unique, hands-on...

Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) has accredited 28 of Conestoga’s co-operative education programs. The accreditation demonstrates the...

Thanks to an exclusive agreement Conestoga has signed with the Institut Paul Bocuse Worldwide Alliance, Conestoga culinary graduate Taylor Martin...

Keith Müller, chair of the School of Business and Hospitality, has been appointed vice chair of Taste Canada’s board of...

On October 5, the Conestoga community welcomed the arrival of the Amazing 50 trailer. The unique 42-foot trailer has been...

Conestoga has signed an exclusive agreement with the Institut Paul Bocuse Worldwide Alliance, the leading global network of education excellence...

Six Conestoga graduates have been nominated for the 2017 Premier’s Awards. Established in 1992 and presented annually, the awards honour...

On August 1, MP Harold Albrecht and MPP Michael Harris honoured members of the Conestoga community during the Kitchener-Conestoga 150...

A group of Conestoga Hospitality and Tourism students spent the February study break on a seven-night Western Caribbean tour on...

Second-year Culinary Management students kicked off the Rising Stars Canapé Series on February 22 at the Kitchener Market. The series...

More than 250 guests sampled the flavours of Mardi Gras at Conestoga’s fifth annual Iron Chef Waterloo Region competition held...

Chefs Asem Ghabra, Baraat Khudeir and Jawad Ghabra of Shawerma Plus in Waterloo joined students in Conestoga’s International Cuisine class...

Conestoga student Jesse Lorbetskie’s progression from building kitchens to working in them is all part of his master plan: to...

Local high school students were invited to explore careers in the insurance industry at an event held at Conestoga’s Doon...

A new, two-year co-op diploma program that provides students with the skills and knowledge required for careers in Canada’s life...

Students in the Brantford area now have additional educational options close to home thanks to a partnership between Conestoga and...

Conestoga’s Culinary and Hospitality Management students cooked up thousands of pancakes for the 31st Annual Oktoberfest Family Breakfast held at...

Shannon Thompson's journey with Conestoga has come full circle. The founder and co-owner of Hog Tails Bar B Que happily...

In an ultra competitive marketplace, opening a restaurant is about timing, research and months - if not years - of...

Gary Hallam, executive dean of the School of Business & Hospitality at Conestoga College, has been named as a Fellow...

Tomato Consomme with crispy goat cheese wontons; spinach and brie stuffed chicken breast; rhubarb mousse vivified with pistachio joconde and...

Oktoberfest started early this year for Conestoga’s first-year culinary students, who participated in the annual festival’s first-ever Iron Chef...

On Wednesday, October 5, eight of the region’s most respected chefs will team up with future top chefs from Conestoga’s...

Shawn came to the Stratford Conestoga Career Centre in 2009 when he had been downsized from a job that he...

Learning the basics of food safety and protecting both consumers and your business from the risk of food borne illness...

Congratulations to Conestoga students Andrew Elg of Listowel, Marshall McPherson of Kitchener , Petro Prymak of Kitchener and David Roberts...

Conestoga once again enjoyed outstanding success at this year’s Ontario Technological Skills Competition (OTSC) held in Waterloo on May 2-4....

He’s travelled from Hong Kong to Singapore, to New York and Toronto, and now to Conestoga’s very own bloom. restaurant....

New this semester, we have adopted a new name for our student run restaurant. The Conestoga Room is now bloom....

That is the goal of Conestoga’s Wallace Wong, a Culinary Arts student who recently took home a gold medal at...

For Conestoga students enrolled in culinary and hospitality programs, an opportunity to work with some of the best in...

At the 21st annual Ontario Technological Skills Competition (OTSC), held in Waterloo on May 17-18, Conestoga College enjoyed outstanding success...

One man’s passion for southern-style barbecue, and a few of his daughters’ college projects, has resulted in a succulent...

At the 19th annual Ontario Technological Skills Competition (OTSC), held in Waterloo on May 5-6, Conestoga College enjoyed outstanding success...

Education is a lifelong pursuit in this age of rapidly expanding knowledge and specialization. Over the past few years, Conestoga...

Local Grade 7-8 students link up with technology at three campuses. Employers, our economy and our society need technical skills...