Summer is heating up, and so too are things in Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute's kitchen. The unique establishment not only serves exquisite cuisine but also transforms lives through its innovative approach to addiction recovery.
The restaurant and culinary institute works within the umbrella of the Recovery Center of Medina County to offer a six-month culinary training program to individuals in the recovery community. While training, students not only receive valuable culinary education but are also paid a living wage and provided with comprehensive support services.
Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute
Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute launched as a nonprofit in the spring of 2018. It's at the core of the Recovery Center program and offers a distinctive and innovative approach to addiction recovery, which encompasses a six-month training program, teaching techniques of classic French cuisine and high-quality restaurant service.
The program can accommodate up to 16 students at one time, who rotate through a curriculum that includes classes on all aspects of the culinary and hospitality industry, kitchen and culinary skills and front-of-house training. Many of the program participants are married and have children, and are seeking to live a sober life and to better provide for their families. As such, students are held to a high standard of excellence in their culinary training, which aims to enable them to acquire jobs in restaurants offering higher wages that will support a family.
While in the program, students are paid a living wage and have full access to all of the Recovery Center’s programming, case management and support systems. After the completion of training, students also receive job placement assistance. Since the inception of the Culinary Institute, Sérénité has supported over 80 program participants, many of whom have gone on to secure jobs in the culinary profession.
Finally, all of Sérénité's profits are used to fund the tuition and recovery programs for this unique job training program. So while you're enjoying some of Executive Chef Todd Whitman and Sous Chef Kyre Marshall's delicious food, you're also supporting the nonprofit's life-changing addiction recovery program.
Recovery Center of Medina County
The Recovery Center of Medina County operates with a mission to ensure every individual who desires an opportunity to overcome their addiction is allowed that chance and receives the necessary support to succeed. To fulfill this mission, the Recovery Center works to reduce barriers to recovery from substance use disorders and advocate for those in recovery.
Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute is an integral component of the Recovery Center, as the six-month training program offers a unique and innovative approach to addiction recovery. In addition to this program, the Recovery Center offers peer support counseling and meetings, recovery maintenance skills, financial literacy and referrals for sober housing and job placement. Best of all, the Recovery Center's programs are free of charge.
Save the Date
Mark your calendars for Une Soiree Avec Cinq Chefs, a fundraiser of elegance on September 12 at 6 p.m. in support of the Recovery Center and Sérénité. The evening will feature a five-course meal prepared by some of northeast Ohio's best chefs, including Todd Whitman, Jeremy Umansky, Tony Stanislo, Peter Rosenberg and William B. Ballard. Learn more about the available sponsorship opportunities and how you can purchase tickets at SereniteRestaurant.com/Save-The-Date-Soiree-Sept-12-2023.
Wanna dine before the soiree? We don't blame you. You'll definitely catch us dining there a few times this month alone. Be sure to visit SereniteRestaurant.com/Menus to see this month's special as well as the restaurant's signature dishes, daily specials, and the lunch, dinner and dessert menus.
Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute
538 W. Liberty St., Medina OH 44256
Call 330.952.2611 to make a reservation.
Recovery Center of Medina County
528 W. Liberty St., Medina OH 44256
330.952.2612