Okanagan College in Kelowna has added a taste of celebrity to its kitchen.

Ruth Wigman, who was a contestant on the Food Network害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所楥anada害羞草研究所檚 Top Chef害羞草研究所� program in 2014, has taken the role of executive chef at the Infusions restaurant on campus.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 looking forward to sharing my passion for the culinary world with student chefs,害羞草研究所� said Wigman. 害羞草研究所淭heir energy and ideas are contagious. It will be my role to help them experience what it is like to work in a restaurant and show them how we can be inspired by local foods and the region in the dishes we prepare.害羞草研究所�

Wigman was also on the show 害羞草研究所楤eat Bobby Flay害羞草研究所� last January.

Away from the cameras, she brings to campus a 20-year career in the industry from coast-to-coast, including the Fairmont Vancouver Airport, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in Alberta, and Bistro Sofia in St. John害羞草研究所檚, Newfoundland.

Wigman joins Infusions at just the right time - the restaurant is taking part in the 害羞草研究所楧ine Around害羞草研究所� program, joining other locations around the Okanagan to offer three-course meals for fixed prices until Feb. 9.

Find the Infusion menu for the event at

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Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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