Bill J. Gregorash

Bill J. Gregorash is a certified Chef du Cuisine and has a background in Hotel and Restaurant Food Service.

In 1987 he created and owned a successful fine dining restaurant specializing in Northern Italian Cuisine before turning to academia in 2001 when he was hired as professor at Confederation College (Thunder Bay, ON, Canada) to teach in the Hospitality Programs.

He has a Master’s Degree in Tourism Management from Royal Roads University and a PhD from the School of Management at the University of Leicester UK. Bill has experience in Hospitality/Tourism research and restaurant consulting, academic curriculum development, and apprenticeship training. Bill’s research interest is with gastronomy and food tourism.

Currently he is the Coordinator of the Business Fundamentals program and teaches in business, tourism and culinary programs. He also is an Associate Professor at Royal Road University in the Masters of Tourism Management Program.