Bastille Day Pig Roast
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Radio Interview with Todd
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Fox 8 NEW DAY CLEVELAND – Seafood Pesto Pasta – New Spring Menu
NEW DAY CLEVELAND Seafood Pesto Pasta by: emmaricefox8 Posted: Mar 9, 2023 / 02:40 PM EST Updated: Mar 9, 2023 / 02:40 PM EST
A Battle with Poverty and Addiction to Chef Todd Whitman
A Battle with Poverty and Addiction to Chef Todd Whitman Food is the nutrient to fuel the mind, body and soul. Success varies from person to person and business to business. Through a reflection of time the motivation for success streams from different types of poverty, adversity and life lessons. Grab a bite to eat…
Learn More about Chef Todd and The Element of Surprise at Your Gatherings
The Element of Surprise at Your Gatherings with Chef Todd Whitman Watch Chef Todd’s interview by The Sublime Soiree on YouTube
Cleveland Magazine – Serenite Restaurant’s Todd Whitman is on a Mission: Best Restaurants 2023
Cleveland Magazine Article The graduate of Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute continues its mission in Medina. By Cassie Tomaselli
Fox 8 NEW DAY CLEVELAND – Sérénité Restaurant in Medina
NEW DAY CLEVELAND FRENCH CUISINE by: emmaricefox8 Posted: Sep 21, 2022 / 02:21 PM EDT Updated: Sep 21, 2022 / 02:21 PM EDT
Sérénité Restaurant in Medina paves a path for those in recovery
(Written By : Micaela Marshall/Spectrum News 1) MEDINA, Ohio — Todd Whitman has always had a passion for food. “Didn’t get serious until I got clean and sober Aug. 17, 2015,” he said. Today, he’s the executive chef at Sérénité Restaurant and Culinary Institute in Medina. It’s more than an upscale French restaurant. What You…
Beating the Odds Part 1: Addiction Recovery to Executive Chef
Executive Chef Todd Whitman has beat great odds to become a premier chef, teacher and loving father and husband. With the help and support of key people on his journey Todd has overcome major obstacles including addiction and incarceration. In addition to making creative and delicious dishes Todd also mentors and teaches culinary skills to…
Beating the Odds Part 2: Addiction Recovery to Executive Chef
Executive Chef Todd Whitman talks about his passion for food and how it helped inspire him to change his life to be there for his family and to help others struggling with life challenges. Chef Todd and the team at Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute are working hard to change lives and create opportunity! Watch…
Fox8 NEW DAY CLEVELAND – French Cuisine
A Fox8 NEW DAY CLEVELAND broadcast about French Cuisine featuring Serenite Chef Todd Whitman.
Culinary Arts – A Pathway to Prosperity
Todd Whitman (Executive Chef Serenite Restaurant) shares his experience with an “Alternate Path To Prosperity”. This video is sponsored by the “Leadership Medina County” organization.
CLE Foodcast – EP #45 Finding Sérénité: Chef Todd Whitman’s Journey
The CLE Foodcast is a web site for podcasts that contain conversation for food and drink enthusiasts that starts where the pretty Instagram picture ends. Hosted by Lisa Sands, a Cleveland-based local food advocate and food and travel writer. CLE Foodcast serves up a deep dive into the local food ecosystem with developing food biz…
Channel Video – Changing Lives One Bite At A Time
MEDINA, Ohio — They say the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach, and for Todd Whitman, the executive chef at Serenite Restaurant in Medina, that couldn’t hold more true. “People come here for the mission once and then the food you gotta execute on the food correctly and we do, so they come…
A moment with Mayor Hanwell – Serenite
Dennis Hanwell, the Mayor for the City of Medina and the Safety Director discusses The Serenity Culinary institute and Restaurant with the Executive Director John Liebler.
New Day Cleveland Video
In this video, the Channel 8 News “New Day Cleveland” series features Serenite Restaurant.
A Dash Of Grid Podcast – Episode 73 | Todd Whitman and John Liebler
We can all do what we are asked to do. We just have to believe in ourselves. But, before that, someone has to believe in us. Todd Whitman was fortunate enough to find those who believed in him, like John Liebler, in order to recover from addiction through grit and perseverance and succeed as Executive…
Chef Todd Whitman’s Recovery Journey
Executive Chef Todd Whitman shares his recovery and treatment journey with Community Assessment Treatment Services. Todd rebuilt his life, career, friendships and family with assistance from our counselors at CATS. He is now an inspiration to many while helping many of the men and women who come through the kitchen at The Sérénité Restaurant &…
Medina Weekly News – Finding Sérénité
It’s been a long journey for Todd Whitman. It began as the youngest of 10 children growing up with alcoholic parents in Cleveland. At the age of 12, he spent a year in a juvenile detention center for drinking alcohol and getting in to fights. That was the start of more than five combined years…
Dean On The Scene Video
In this video, we interview Chef Todd Whitman, the Executive Chef at Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute in Medina, Ohio. He discusses Sérénité’s mission, menu, and ability to adapt in unprecedented times. Then, he invites us into the kitchen and prepares pistachio encrusted Chilean seabass from start to finish! Sérénité is a non-profit organization partnered…
Channel 5 News Broadcast
A culinary program in Medina has found the recipe for success and redemption for its workers in recovery. [ult_buttons btn_title=”Watch The Video” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news5cleveland.com%2Fnews%2Flocal-news%2Foh-medina%2Fa-culinary-program-in-medina-has-found-the-recipe-for-success-and-redemption-for-its-workers-in-recovery|title:News%205%20Video|target:_blank” btn_align=”ubtn-center” btn_title_color=”#ffffff” btn_bg_color=”#000000″ btn_bg_color_hover=”#aaaaaa” btn_title_color_hover=”#ffffff” icon_size=”32″ btn_icon_pos=”ubtn-sep-icon-at-left” btn_shadow=”shd-bottom” btn_shadow_color=”#cccccc” btn_shadow_size=”5″ btn_font_style=”font-weight:bold;” btn_font_size=”desktop:16px;” btn_line_height=”desktop:16px;”] MEDINA, Ohio — When you walk into Serenite Restaurant in Medina, you’ll be greeted with a smile and served…
New Executive Chef
New executive chef at Serenite Restaurant doing things his way Bob Finnan – The Gazette – Sep 16, 2020 6:30 AM MEDINA — Serenite Restaurant & Culinary Institute executive chef Todd Whitman has been clean and sober for more than five years — since Aug. 17, 2015, to be exact. “It’s changed my life,” he said.…