Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara College's School of Culinary Arts is located at the 125-acre Daniel J. Patterson campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Our campus sits in the heart of Niagara's agricultural, wine and culinary country, which features a burgeoning craft beer industry. Niagara College's School of Culinary Arts offers opportunities unprecedented in Canadian education, with exceptional student experiences via on-campus labs, and enterprises such our 40-acre vineyard, NC Teaching Brewery, NC Teaching Distillery, NC Teaching Spa, NC Teaching Greenhouse, hop yard and apiary.
Work-integrated learning is always on the menu. Students gain experience as they prepare food for retail, restaurant service, pop-up dining, banquets and catering. As the college hosts numerous highly anticipated ticketed events, and its world-renowned campus draws prominent visitors – from royalty to dignitaries to celebrities – students are at the heart of the action.
Culinary students also learn while making a difference through NC's integrated Feed the Community program.
October 09, 2025
Students from NC’s School of Culinary Arts recently had the chance to cook up a storm alongside one of Canada’s most celebrated chefs. Chef Zach Keeshig, the driving force behind the acclaimed Owen Sound restaurant Naagan, spent two days on campus in early October, offering a generous slice of his experience and passion to NC […]
September 29, 2025
An upcoming dining event at Benchmark, featuring celebrated Ontario Chef Zach Keeshig, was posted by Pelham Today. The dinner to be held on October 2 will kick off NC’s Chef Signature Series for the academic year. The series brings world renowned chefs to campus, providing students the opportunity to work alongside leading culinary talent and […]
September 26, 2025
Food in Canada‘s September-October 2025 issue features the latest ‘Focus on Food Safety’ column authored by Amy Proulx, PhD, Professor and Program Coordinator of NC’s Culinary Innovation and Food Technology (Co-op) program. Proulx dishes on the trend of foraged food products and discusses safety issues including misidentification risks. chemical contamination, handling and distribution, and tradition […]
September 23, 2025
Culinary Management (Co-op) alumnus Vish Mayekar, from NC’s Class of 2014, is back in the media spotlight. Vacay.ca features Mayekar and his Vancouver dining hotspot ELEM, in its September 22 article: “ELEM Brings the World to Vancouver.” “Some travellers remember their experiences through photographs or journal entries — Vish Mayekar does it with recipes,” wrote Adrian […]
September 19, 2025
When it comes to innovative solutions, NC’s Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC) has the recipe for success – and the proof, it seems, will be in the ganache. Thanks to a unique collaboration between WAMIC and the School of Culinary Arts, students from the new Baking and Pastry Arts Management program now have specialized […]
September 12, 2025
Reasons behind a series of pistachio recalls may be a tough nut to crack, but CTV News turned to the expertise of NC Culinary Innovation and Food Technology Professor Amy Proulx, PhD. A former inspector with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Proulx discussed the reasons behind the multiple recalls of pistachios and products containing the […]
September 08, 2025
Niagara College’s (NC) Chef Signature Series will return this fall with a special dinner featuring celebrated Ontario chef Zach Keeshig. The event will take place October 2 at Benchmark Restaurant, located at NC’s Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Launched in 2014, the Chef Signature Series is a highlight of NC’s culinary programming. The series […]
August 29, 2025
Niagara College’s Signature Chef Series is back this fall, featuring renowned Indigenous chef Zach Keeshig, who will bring the rich flavours and traditions of Indigenous cuisine to NC’s Benchmark Restaurant. On Wednesday, October 2, the celebrated dinner series will kick off with Chef Zach, owner and head chef of Naagan, an acclaimed Indigenous fine-dining restaurant […]
August 06, 2025
The future of beer is brewing at Niagara College. Twelve student-crafted beers will be featured as Project Brew returns on Friday, August 8, with a new theme: CyBrewPunk 2099: The Future of Brewing. Hosted by the graduating class of NC’s Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program, the outdoor beer festival will take place from 4:30 p.m. […]
July 22, 2025
From July 28 to August 1, Benchmark will offer a special menu in celebration of Food Day Canada, alongside regular menu offerings. Founded in 2003, Food Day Canada is a national celebration of Canadian cuisine and the people who grow, create, and enjoy it. The initiative encourages Canadians to support local farmers, fishers, chefs, researchers, […]
