About Me

Hello....my name is David Nolan. Currently I am a Pastry Chef Instructor at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. I have worked in the hospitality industry for over 30 years now from a dishwasher in a small restaurant to Executive Pastry Chef in 5 Diamond Luxury Hotels to my current position as Chef Instructor. My career began in Brantford, Ontario, Canada where I began cooking in small restaurants and  hotels before going to Culinary School in Niagara Falls, Ontario. After finishing Culinary School I moved west to Kananaskis, Alberta where I stayed just over two years before moving on to Victoria, British Columbia. After 10 fantastic years in Victoria where I gained invaluable experience under 5 different Pastry Chefs it was time to move on and run my own Pastry Kitchen. After a long search I decided to jump ship to a competing Hotel Chain where over the next 8 years I worked in locations that included Montego Bay Jamaica, McLean, VA and Greensboro GA before returning to Vancouver Island to Instruct at Vancouver Island University. This is my blog for the British Columbia's Provincial Instructors Diploma through Vancouver Community College . You can also follow them on Facebook!