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Chef Waidner works with the students on the Filet Mignon.
Thursday, April 12 was a long day for corporate Chef Randy Wander of the Gibson Restaurant Group. Wander was in Elgin talking with culinary arts students at Elgin Community College from 10 a.m until 9 p.m.
The chef started his career at the prestigious Johnson and Wales Culinary School in Providence, RI where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. After working at several locally prominent restaurants on the east coast, he landed a job at Weber Grill where he progressed to Corporate Chef.
The dinner was a seven course meal that the culinary arts students prepared with direction from Chef Waider and ECC chefs. Dr. Sam, ECC President, several current, and former ECC Board of Trustees attended the dinner.