Brian Wallace
Position:
Senior Lecturer
Teaching area:
Cookery
Biography:
Brian joins MIT with extensive industry experience?from all over the world. He started?out as an apprentice cook?for the New Zealand?Army,?then?went on to complete?his?London City and Guilds to advanced diploma level and a diploma in tertiary teaching.
Brian?then?became a cookery?instructor?for?the New Zealand?Armed Forces Culinary Training School,?followed by?an industry chef?in?Devonport Auckland, and in?1996?Brian joined MIT and is now one?of?our senior?lecturers?for professional?cookery?at?MIT.
In?2002 – 2004?Brian was?also?TVNZ’s?Good Morning Show Tuesday chef?presenter?for?TVNZ 1. And from?2003 – 2006?Brian was the professional?development?chef trainer for the Super Rugby Chiefs and Auckland Blues Rugby Teams. And in?2005, 2006?and?2015?Brian was the?New Zealand Cuisine presentation Macau?China?and in?2015?Brian was invited to?Hong Kong SunRice Training Hotel School Hong Kong as?guest?chef?lecturer-presenter.
Why I love MIT:
MIT is a fun, safe environment, with very helpful ‘human’ lecturers.??I love?that I am in a role where I’m helping students learn a life changing skill.??Seeing the pride in the students’ eyes when they have succeed is priceless.
