Trish is the owner/operator of dish cooking studio and the host and co-creator of the party dish TV show. An avowed food entrepreneur, Trish built a culinary business around her passion for food and stylish entertaining. She received her formal training at Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, worked as a private chef and ran her own catering company. Her relaxed hands-on classes highlight easy-to-master techniques, seasonal menus and top-quality ingredients. Trish is a member of the International Academy of Culinary Professionals (IACP) and the Women’s Culinary Network (WCN).

	It was during her travels in Asia and Europe that Joshna, our new dish resident teacher, started her love affair with food, which she enhanced later with a chef-training certificate from George Brown College. At dish, Joshna shares her innovative culinary approach inspired by her travels plus great recipes handed down through the generations in her own family.

Dish Pastry Chef Charmaine Baan completed her formal training at Stratford Chef’s School and has amassed over ten years experience working at nearly every position in the professional kitchen. She found her true calling working pastry in the kitchen at Susur, and she later went on to become the Pastry Chef at Splendido. Charmaine now creates her signature desserts for dish's Catering and Cafe, and shares her wealth of experience with Pastry and French and Asian cuisine in her accessible, informative classes.

If you’ve visited the dish Café in the last 6 months, you’ve tasted the creations of our café chef Elena Embrioni, of Southern Accent fame.  Elena is a masterful chef and has brought good times and delicious food to our kitchen. Every morning, Elena’s delights fill the studio, pulling people in from outside.  Amazingly enough, she has managed to spice up our already spicy kitchen.  Follow your nose into dish Café for some of Elena’s tasty treats.

Over the past 15 years Gillian has worked on an organic farm in B.C. as well as created fabulous meals for vacationers in Provence. Her enthusiasm for food and feeding friends continues to grow. Gillian graduated from the Stratford Chefs School and is now chef/owner of her own catering business in Toronto. She offers an easygoing teaching style and innovative menus that draw upon the bounty of each new season.

Brooke Neveu was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. Her love for food began at a young age, prepping and cooking with her father. She continued on to culinary school at the California Culinary Academy, in San Francisco. During culinary school, Brooke worked as a personal chef and did small caterings on the side. Graduating with honors, she continued on to work at the Four Seasons Hotel in Kona, Hawaii and San Francisco. Today she continues to cater and teach cooking classes with dish cooking studio.

Michelle brings to Dish more than 15 years experience having worked in some of the countries finest kitchens. From Chez Piggy/Pan Chancho in Kingston, to Fusion Grill in Winnipeg, to Ellipsis and JOV in Toronto, Michelle has arrived at Dish with a first hand knowledge of all areas of the kitchen. Michelle's interest in all things culinary along with her enthusiasm and friendly teaching style guarantees a class that is fun and informative