The World has Opened up for William Brown
And it ’ s thanks to the Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts ( MICA ), 529 Wellington Restaurant , and premier wine boutique , Banville & Jones Wine Co .
Brown was employed at these two Winnipeg establishments this past summer to fulfill the co-operative work education component of his two-year program in Hotel & Restaurant Management at the MICA , which is located at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon .
Brown certainly got an education in the hospitality industry . “ At 529 Wellington I learned a lot about professionalism , and Banville and Jones taught me about teamwork ,” he says . He also learned a lot about wine , having had the privilege of working with seven of Manitoba ’ s 14 certified sommeliers through the summer .
Both employers were delighted with the level of knowledge and professionalism that Brown brought with him to the job . “ William came in with a real passion for wine and I think that stems from the exposure in education , otherwise you just don ’ t pick it up ,” says Saralyn Mehta , assistant manager at Banville and Jones Wine Co . “ We would happily take another MICA student if William is any indication of the level of employee we are going to get .”
Christopher Sprague , Sommelier at 529 Wellington , was also impressed by Brown ’ s grasp of hospitality , and says that quality educational programs at MICA are important to the industry . “ We are seeing the restaurant industry grow in Manitoba and we are finding it very difficult to find people , especially in the management field , so courses like this are becoming vital to the survival of our industry ,” says Sprague .
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An innovative component of MICA ’ s program is the annual viniculture field school trip to Niagara ’ s vineyards . Here students learn first hand about the business of wine .
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