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OC alum honoured for culinary contributions in the kitchen and classroom

By College Relations | October 6, 2022
   

Chef Rob Walker and OCAA President, Kara Kazimer
Chef Rob Walker and OCAA President, Kara Kazimer

An award-winning local chef has earned the highest accolade bestowed by 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 College鈥檚 Alumni Association (OCAA). And the sweetest part? The nomination came from those following in his footsteps 鈥 his students.

Chef Rob Walker is the recipient of this year鈥檚 Distinguished Alumni Award from OCAA. The award recognizes Chef Walker鈥檚 outstanding contributions within his community and industry.

The OCAA has been conferring the Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards since 2002 to honour the extraordinary contributions and recognize the positive impact that OC鈥檚 graduates have in improving the lives of those around them.

鈥淚 grew up in the Kootenays not really knowing what I wanted to do with my life,鈥 says Chef Walker. 鈥淏ut I always loved food. The question in the back of my head was 鈥楬ow do I become a chef?鈥 I had my eye on the 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 Valley so making the decision to come to 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 College was easy.鈥

Chef Walker completed the Culinary Arts Certificate program in 2001 from 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 University College. Training and working in the valley, he was apprenticed and mentored by chefs from Culinary Team B.C.

He also spent time working in Vancouver as he cultivated his skills, completing his apprenticeship and red seal training. But his heart was in the 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 valley and he moved back in 2008.

鈥淭he 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 is full of so much bounty,鈥 says Walker. 鈥淚t really is a mecca for cooks since we鈥檙e surrounded by wineries, orchards, farmers and so many other purveyors.鈥

Chef Walker is passionate about highlighting local produce in his cooking. Working in many 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 restaurants, Chef Walker shares knowledge and skills in those settings, as well as instructing in the Centre for Culinary Arts at OC, where he got his start.

Chef Walker was nominated for the award by students he instructed at the Centre for Culinary Arts at OC.

鈥淲hat impressed us the most was how he took us as individuals,鈥 says Mariko Nagata, a former student in the culinary program. 鈥淗e got to know us, finding out about our backgrounds, experiences and what areas we wanted to improve 鈥 he tailored the training for each of us.鈥

Chef Walker received his award Wednesday night at the OCAA鈥檚 awards ceremony at the College鈥檚 Kelowna campus.



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