by Jon Khanna | Mar 5, 2019 | Blog, Press
To prepare for Mardi Gras, Brandon and student, Anthony Boyce, visited WKYC3 to demo how to cook beignets. Learn how to make the official state doughnut of Louisiana below....
by Jon Khanna | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog, Press
On February 21, head over to the Akron-Summit County Main Library to watch the documentary “Knife Skills” and have Brandon speak and answer questions afterward. ...
by Jon Khanna | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog, Press
EDWINS will hold The Butcher Goes to Bordeaux, a five-course beef paired with wines from France’s Bordeaux 6 pm on February 25 as part of Ruth’s Chris TasteMaker series. Check-out the link below to buy your ticket and make your reservation....
by Jon Khanna | Feb 15, 2019 | Blog, Press
Peter Weltman discusses beverage and hospitality programs that are breaking the cycle of recidivism by creating pathways to employment in his article “How the Drink Industry is Stepping Up to Provide Jobs for Ex-Offenders. Along with EDWINS Leadership and...
by Jon Khanna | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog
It was our privilege to welcome members of the Ohio Secretary of State’s office on June 26 as part of “Empowering Opportunities” Month. An announcement released by the office read, “EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute in Cleveland has been selected...
by Jon Khanna | Jun 18, 2018 | Blog
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” Audrey Hepburn The essential part of EDWINS’ work inside prisons and correctional facilities is providing hope to those who are incarcerated. That hope often comes through our classes and culinary clubs...
by Jon Khanna | Jun 11, 2018 | Blog
June 9, 2018, marked our biggest graduating class this year so far as we cheered and celebrated 18 of our newest alumni! Our biggest congratulations go out to: Joseph Andrews Frank Bady Earl Ballentine Damien Bush Lesa Funderburg Richard Grayson Golden Jacob Hannahs...
by Jon Khanna | Jun 9, 2018 | Blog
In addition to the culinary training and hospitality fundamentals that students learn during their six months at EDWINS, we also incorporate leadership, business, and management basics into our curriculum. These include the costs of restaurant operations like...
by Jon Khanna | Jun 1, 2018 | Blog
We were overjoyed that KeyBank chose the EDWINS Second Chance Life Skills Center campus as the site for its Neighbors Make the Difference Day of service! About 30 KeyBank and JumpStart associates helped us with myriad projects at the campus, including clearing out...
by Jon Khanna | May 10, 2018 | Press
Thanks John Kosich and News 5 Cleveland for a look at the EDWINS Butcher Shop and Training Center! Find the full story here.