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Welcome to the House of Chef James Mitchell
“This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun”
- Julia Child -
MEET OUR FOUNDER
A couple of years ago, Chef James Mitchell and I, created our parent company: The House of Chef James Mitchell. inc.
We set out to bring home-cooked meals back to the kitchen tables of our community & our neighbourhood families.
The past couple of years have been truly magical to say the least and it has finally given me the privilege to spearhead the next big project in the Mitchell Family Clan !!
I have always wished to open up a Cooking School like no other, where we would be able to offer a personalized, hands-on approach to the culinary arts. We are so very proud to announce that we have officially launched our new Culinary Cooking School, The House of Junior Chefs.
First, a little bit of history...
I have always had an experimental side and wished for many years that I would have learnt how to cook as a child. When we were all younger, it usually was our parents who would do the cooking while we were told to head to the table and finish our homework. When were we suppose to learn the fundamentals of cooking. Luckily, we had a handy class in high school called Home Economics. In this Class, I was taught how to make Crisco Chocolate Chip Cookies & Pie Crust. That was about it folks!
Fast forward to my early 20's, I am living alone for the first time and going through the IGA with about $600.00 worth of groceries, please keep in mind, I am alone. That was the amount of food my mom always bought for, mind you, I had 2 brothers and sister and my family was made up of 6 hungry Europeans. Suffice it to say, everything went bad in my fridge. This could have been all avoided if I had learnt how to shop for one person and how to make cost effective meals that would last throughout the week.
All this to say is that, I had wished that someone would have taught me how to cook a snack for myself or showed me how the grocery stores worked perhaps demonstrated how to use a stove to cook anything.
We look so forward to being apart of your child's tasty adventure.
See you all soon, Happy Thoughts & Tasty Treats,
Founder, President of The House of Junior Chefs.
Co-Founder, President of The House of Chef James Mitchell, inc.
MEET THE TEAM
Amanda Fitzgerald
Chief Instructor of Junior Chef Academy & Chef Instructor for Adult Classes
I’m a passionate person in life, inside and outside of the kitchen!
Cooking up a storm has always been my way of spreading LOVE in all kinds of tasty ways. Creating and devouring good food are definitely two things that guarantee beautiful memories and harvests positive energy that transpires through everyone involved. It’s a challenging field but what’s life without challenges?
Cheffing-it out is all about having fun all the while learning discipline, dedication and hard work. Passing on knowledge, sharing all my tricks and teaching people of all ages and walks of life how to cook is definitely the language of my soul.
My Favourite food and movie are..
It’s a real big fight between Asian and Italian food to win over my #1 Favourite.
Since my younger years, pizza has always been top of the list, probably due to my love for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Couple of years later, low and behold, my culinary training was completed with an internship in Italy, Cowabunga !!
My Favourite place to be is...
Out in the mountains of British-Colombia has to be my ultimate favourite happy place. The real feel of Nature, the pureness of the energy, the self-awareness, all the hidden challenges. Especially the ups and downs along every path which are destined to be followed by the many accomplishments. The mountains have their way of testing your limits and to show you what you didn’t know you were capable of... Just like the kitchen can do!
MC Grace Moore
NEW !! Instructor of Junior Chef Academy | Chanterelles ( 5 year old's)
My Favorite food and movie are..
.......It is fun doing it alone or with friends and family. Getting to share my cooking with others means a lot to me. My favorite food........ would have to be pasta. I love how many different types you can have, from different noodles, sauces, and add-ins. My favorite movie would have to be Ratatouille because it really shows how you can do anything you put your mind to and not give up on doing what you loveMy Favourite food and movie are..
On the beach, nothing is better than your feet in the sand and the sun on your face. Exploring the ocean and all the wildlife within is my favorite. As well as all the fruit I get to eat being in a tropical environment.
Sarah Thorpe
Sarah Thorpe Senior Chef Instructor & Assistant Director at the House of Chef James Mitchell
Having a pastry chef and classically trained chef for a mother certainly helped me nurture my passion for food and the culinary arts. I would always watch her work in the kitchen with such a fascination and learned the basics from a very young age. And I’ll never stop learning. She taught me one of the most incredible lessons that changed my culinary journey, and that is that “you don’t have to necessarily like it, but you have to try it!” And it’s not always easy, but sometimes the tough things offer the most reward!! I love being able to pass these words of wisdom on, and open the minds and palettes of the next generations. Creating and sharing delicious recipes with the junior chefs is such an incredible experience. This is a way of life and brings passion forward in such a real and fun way!
My Favourite food and movie are..
I’d have to say that French and Italian cuisines are my favourites. Really too close to call!! And my mum is a pastry chef!!! How do you choose between a macaron and cannoli?? In the meantime, my new greeting is ‘Bonjour, ciao’
My Favourite place to be is...
My happy place, of all the sights I’ve seen, is beautiful Algonquin Park. It’s a slice of heaven, in this too-busy life. Always gives me a gentle reminder that there’s so much value in just a moment of peace. It’s okay to close your eyes, take a deep breath, and remember that “you got this”, even if it takes a couple of repetitions for it to sink in again. In our home, the kitchen is our ‘Happy Place’. And I can’t believe I get to help make it the same for our Junior Chefs.
