Do you love great food?
Are you passionate and creative?
Do you have what it takes to be a chef?

 

Liaison College has the recipe for your success! The School’s curriculum integrates hands-on technique with inspiring theoretical background, training hundreds of young chefs for careers in the restaurant industry. We provide small, personal, hands-on classes.

At Liaison College you will train under some of the country’s best chefs, cook with the finest ingredients and make connections to steer your career in the right direction. Small classes, knowledgeable and creative chef instructors, energetic and enthusiastic students, and our uncompromising dedication to quality culinary training gives the Liaison College its reputation as a first class institution.

The Toronto West Campus offers a unique opportunity to train with 3 of Canada's top chefs, who together, have won dozens of medals in international culinary competitions. We invite you to meet Chefs Shawn Whalen, Lesia Burlak, and David Bakker.

The setting for your culinary experience is Liaison College’s professional teaching kitchen and large dining room area, housed in a historic building and former restaurant in Toronto’s west end. Located on Lakeshore Boulevard, our Toronto West campus is easily accessible by car or public transit and great great parking is available.

"At Liaison College, we are committed to providing up-to-date training by a caring professional facility. We are determined to deliver the skills necessary to Encourage and inspire our students to strive for success in their future endeavors. Together with you, we will succeed"

We offer occupation-oriented programs designed to provide you with the skills you need to succeed in the professional and hospitality industry of today and tomorrow. At Liaison College, we are committed to providing up-to-date training from a caring, professional faculty.

We are determined to deliver the skills necessary to encourage and inspire our students to strive for success in their future endeavours. Together, with you, we will succeed!

We offer the finest in Diploma programs for aspiring chefs:

• Cook Basic Level I
• Cook Advanced Level II
• Personal Chef Diploma

Give us a call to arrange a tour of our facilities or to talk about our various programs.
Share our joy of cooking!

Not sure you want to be a chef? Not sure you have the skills? Try one of our Recreational Cooking Classes and discover the pleasure of working in one of the fastest growing employment sectors.

***We do not offer Pastry Chef Course***

Liaison College - Toronto West Campus
2974 Lakeshore Blvd. W.
Toronto, ONTARIO M8V 1J9, CA

Liaison College - Toronto West Campus Advantages

 Meet the staff behind the Liaison College Lakeshore Campus.

Our 3 award winning chef owners will lead Culinary Team Ontario to the World Culinary Olympics in Germany this October.

Chef Shawn Whalen, CCC, CEC
Before going into partnership with Lesia Burlak and David Bakker, CCC, Chef Whalen was Regional Executive Chef for Larco Hospitality and oversaw the daily operations of the Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville and the Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel. He is the winner of over 50 gold medals in international competition.

Chef Lesia Burlak
An award winning chef, Chef Burlak is also host of the TV show "Foodies" and has served 2 seasons as a judge on Canada's ‘Next Great Chef', which also airs on CH network.

Chef David Bakker, CCC
Previously Executive Sous Chef at the Westin Prince Hotel, Chef Bakker is a rising star in the culinary world having already won a number of medals in competition.

Ron Pearlman
Ron Pearlman is President and CEO of Freshtech Processors, a leading supplier of fresh, custom-processed vegetables for the foodservice industry which serves many of Southern Ontario’s largest distributors, caterers and foodservice operators. Pearlman brings to Liaison College a wealth of knowledge about operations and food costing.