Rising Star Chef Dinners at George Brown Culinary School Restaurant, the Chefs' House

Last year, George Brown's Culinary School opened a new restaurant called The Chefs' House (215 King East, 416-415-2260); this season it's inaugurating a new dinner series: Rising Star Chef Dinners. Every month, beginning September 23, the restaurant will present a four-course dinner for a maximum of 60 people prepared by a top Ontario chef – many of whom, of course, are George Brown graduates.

• On Wednesday, September 23, Executive Chef Kyle Deming of Starfish Oyster Bar & Grill and Ceili Cottage (pictured) leads off with his Irish/British sensibility and his appreciation of fresh fish, shellfish, steak and duck.
• Tuesday, October 20 brings Chef Trevor Ritchie of the opulent Queen's Landing in Niagara-on-the-Lake. This George Brown graduate is Ontario's top junior chef and winner of a gold medal in the 2009 National Junior Culinary Competition. He will represent Canada at the World's Chef Competition in Santiago, Chile in January 2010.
• On Tuesday, November 17, Chef Marco Zandona of Via Allegro Ristorante explores his love of the artisanal regional cooking of Italy. Besides graduating from George Brown’s Italian Culinary Arts Post Diploma program, Zandona has also studied with the International Sommelier Guild.

All dinners begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $95 per dinner (including tax and tip!). George Brown alumni may purchase up to two tickets for a special price of $50 each. Book advance tickets on NetCommunity.