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VIU is the only Canadian institution offering the specialized certification, which will be embedded into existing Red Seal culinary programs.

Avi Sternberg still remembers the moment he entered a Japanese restaurant 20 years ago and was “awestruck by the movements” of the sushi chef working inside at the time.

“It was almost like a dance,” said the VIU Culinary Arts instructor.

The Birch Tree Café & Bistro gives culinary students hands-on training in a real restaurant.

After years of serving culinary creations at Brooks Secondary School, a move into a new space is proving to be a successful transition for Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) tiwšɛmawtxʷ (Powell River) campus Culinary Arts program.