Chef Stephan Baity "Healthy Cooking" at RPL

Chef Stephan Baity returns! You have seen him on the “Cake Wars: Christmas” when he and his team won the grand prize for the cake-decorating challenges. Baity, resident director of AVI Food Systems at the University of Mount Union, will present a program on Healthy Cooking at Rodman Library on Monday, June 27, at 7 p.m., in the main auditorium.

Baity graduated from Canton McKinley High School, then from culinary school in 1999, where he spent time at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, MI, studying under internationally known chefs. While he is best known for his creativity and flair for dramatic plating, in recent years he has entered into fruit and vegetable sculpting and has taken home the gold in a number of sculpting competitions. As an artist he uses the canvas of fruit and vegetables to send a unique message that encourages other culinarians to push the boundaries.

Being mentored by some of the greatest in the field and working in many venues from catering to contract management dining, Baity has found that the key to success is being courageous enough to try something new—and believing in yourself! His philosophy is “Boxes are for dead things. If you want your work to live on, break out of the box!” His sense of adventure, humor and work ethic is his trademark. He resides in Akron, Ohio with his wife and three children.

This program is free and open to the public. No registration is needed. For more information, call 330-821-2665, ext. 107.