'EATING WORDS' with Writer in Residence JOSHNA MAHARAJ | Friday November 21
Schedule
Fri Nov 21 2025 at 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
136 Ontario St, Stratford, ON N5A 7Y4, Canada | Stratford, ON
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Join us for EATING WORDS 2025, a discussion with JOSHNA MAHARAJ, our Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer-In-Residence (JHGWIR) for 2025, in conversation with Theresa Albert.Joshna Maharaj is a chef, speaker and activist who wants to help everyone have a better relationship with their food. She believes strongly in the power of chefs and social gastronomy to bring values of hospitality, sustainability and social justice to the table.
Joshna’s first book Take Back the Tray (May 2020) is a story about how a chef took on an institution and tried to make change, and captures the lessons and experience from her work in creating a movement to reconnect food with health, wellness, education, and rehabilitation in public institutions around the globe.
With 15 years of experience in television, radio, and as a culinary and university instructor, Joshna is an easy-going, engaging teacher who reimagines the nature of a classroom.
Joshna is an award-winning, two-time TEDx speaker and is currently working on a Master’s in Gastronomy at Technological University (TU) Dublin where she is enjoying the delights of being a student once again.
Theresa Albert is the School's Nutrition Instructor, a food consultant, cookbook author, and food TV personality.
EATING WORDS 2025
Where: Stratford Chefs School Kitchens, 136 Ontario Street, Stratford ON
When: Friday, November 21 from 4pm to 5:30pm
Tickets are complimentary, but must be booked in advance. Limited capacity.
$20 tax deductible donation per person suggested.
Cash Bar Available
RESERVE NOW: https://www.exploretock.com/stratfordchefsschool/event/576772/eating-words-with-writer-in-residence-joshna-maharaj-friday-november-2125
Read more about Joshna and the JHGWIR Program: https://stratfordchef.com/about-the-wir-program/
Previous JHGWIR candidates include: Lesley Chesterman | Ann Hui | Andrew Coppolino | James Chatto | Corby Kummer | Michael Symons | Ian Brown | Clotilde Dusoulier | James Oseland | Dianne Jacob | Lucy Waverman | Gabrielle Hamilton | Molly Wizenberg | Andrew George | Jane Sigal | Bob Blumer
Special thanks to Elizabeth Baird for her generous support of the JHGWIR program since its inception.
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