{"id":538,"date":"2019-03-25T16:22:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T23:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chefsintheclassroom.com\/?p=538"},"modified":"2022-04-18T14:23:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:23:52","slug":"meet-chef-willi-franz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chefsintheclassroom.com\/meet-chef-willi-franz\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Chef Willi Franz, 2011 Canadian Chef of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|27px|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Germany to parents who owned a country inn, Willi was introduced to cooking at a very young age. He started his cooking apprenticeship in September of 1965 and continued it until August of 1968. During this time, he was employed by The Hotel Russischer Hof in W\u00fcrzburg, Germany and also had the opportunity to apprentice at the W\u00fcrzburger Hofkellerei for two years. His culinary education took Willi through Germany, Switzerland, on cruise ships and to Canada. Over the years, Willi has worked in many great establishments with a variety of cooking styles. Trained in classical French cuisine, his style of cooking has evolved over the years and has led him to wine country cooking.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was president of the Okanagan branch in 2008 and 2009 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was voted OCA Chef of the year in 2005 and 2010 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was voted Canadian Chef of The Year in 2011 by the Canadian Culinary Federation of Chefs and Cooks (CCFCC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is a member of the prestigious Honour Society of the Canadian Culinary Federation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chef Willi is now retired, but he stays busy with various projects such as Chefs in the Classroom &#8211; edible education.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/chefsintheclassroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Chef-Willi-Franz-Chefs-in-the-Classroom.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Fredoka One||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Fredoka One||||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221;]<h2><b>What is your favourite locally-sourced food? <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh asparagus from a local farmer in Armstrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>If you were a vegetable, what would you be?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Celeriac\">Celeriac<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What\u2019s something you\u2019ve learned from Chefs in the Classroom?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That grade threes have an incredibly open mind and can be very excited about food.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Do you have a favourite kid-friendly recipe you\u2019d like to share?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kid approved popsicles. <a href=\"https:\/\/myfussyeater.com\">My Fussy Eater<\/a> is also a good resource for kid-friendly recipes and eating tips! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myfussyeater.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>What makes volunteering with Chefs in the Classroom awesome?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To pass on my passion for food to kids and see how excited they are to learn about different foods and how to cook them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Anything else you\u2019d like to share with the class?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How important it is to be aware of local grown foods and how to cook with them.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;35px|0px|54px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243;][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;Join The Team!&#8221; button_url=&#8221;\/volunteer\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Click Here to Volunteer!&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.10&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Fredoka One||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|25px|25px|25px|25px&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#e87e16&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;10px&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;#e87e16&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;15px&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<p>Feeling inspired? 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