JVS GRAD COMES HOME

Chef Scott Schneider, Lorain County JVS 2006 Culinary Arts alumni, will come home for a one night only special popup dinner at the Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, Ohio on Aug. 24. Schneider, right, is Chef de Cuisine at New York’s Ai Fiori restaurant with a Michelin Star rating, and is excited to be returning home to work with young chefs from the JVS Culinary Arts program, which is where his own culinary career began. Schneider says he found a passion for cooking while attending JVS and simultaneously working at a hometown restaurant. After graduation he attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. He then worked in some of New York’s great kitchens, including Restaurant 81, Union Square Café, La Mangeoire and Bar Basque before landing at Ai Fiori in 2011. He rose through the ranks at Ai Fiori, moving from line cook to Executive Sous Chef to Chef de Cuisine in five short years. With the students from his alma mater as his sous chefs, under the guidance of JVS Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Timothy Michitsch, Schneider will prepare a five course meal incorporating seasonal vegetables from The Chef’s Garden. Schneider shared that his time at Lorain County JVS was truly life changing. “The instructors really took the time to teach me the proper tools to succeed at the next level. I’m extremely grateful for the instructors pushing me to do competitions. It helped teach me that hard work really does pay off,” Schneider said. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by visiting the Culinary Vegetable Institute’s website.