As a Culinary Professor at Lansing Community College and a Guinness Book of World Records Record Holder, he is active in our community and making a difference in many people’s lives. A Humanitarian, an educator, a volunteer, Chef Nick also has 2 non-profit organizations and wants to do great things in his community. In 2009 alone he filmed a cooking show, served food for the homeless, was a guest speaker for numerous organizations, was published in his college magazine (Johnson & Wales University Magazine), a highly respected culinary publication, and spearheaded numerous fundraisers. In December Chef Nick and Peppermint Jim began The Travelling Stone Soup, serving $5 bowls of soup with proceeds generating enough money to feed 840 p eople at VOA. What’s next on his plate?

 

Kids love Chef Nick. Do you know why? He is a mentor and an educator to those that are in need. In the past year Chef Nick went up for auction to raise scholarships for kids in need and was a returning guest Chef Professor at the Tri County High School Career Expo, getting kids excited about culinary arts and the path to college. At Christmas time, Lansing’s Old Town featured him in a cooking demo and raised awareness for the Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Old Town. Lip syncing? He’s done that too, all with the goal of raising money for scholarships for kids. As a mentor Chef Nick is very earnest about helping kids get their GEDs. Want to join in and inspire our local youth? Join Chef Nick at YouTube or facebook under chef nicklosovich.

 

Lansing Community College is more than lucky to have a culinary professor named Chef Nick. As an advisor for the Hospitality Club, he explores innovative ways to educate his students on providing top notch service in their future industry. Together with LCC’s Hospitality Club and the Michigan Food Bank, one of their recent fund raisers was Berries & Bubbly, raising awareness and funding for a very serious topic in our state. His students joined him at Topliff’s Tara Bed & Breakfast Llama Farm to hear him as a guest speaker on the culinary field. Around Thanksgiving 2009 Chef Nick and helped makes hundreds of pies to raise money for various hospitality and culinary clubs for kids. What is the Hospitality Club and Chef Nick doing next and who will benefit?

 

Have you heard of Chef Nick? He’s most passionate about anything and everything local. Especially food! He works with all the local farmer’s markets, including Lansing’s brand new facility right downtown, as well as participating in a salsa challenge at Lansing’s Southside Market September of 2009. In August Chef Nick supported his local farmer, Peppermint Jim, to save his farm during Mint Jam 09. Having been a guest chef many times at local markets, Chef Nick always makes an impression with people of all ages, even politicians! At a retirement picnic of the UAW Chef Nick worked with senators, mayors, and State Representatives, as well as other local leaders to brainstorm on ideas to bring awareness to those in need in our local area. A spokesperson for the Michigan Apple Committee, he’s been a guest judge for the Michigan Apple Pie Competition in Frankenmuth. Do you have a passion for all things local? Want to help Chef Nick educate everyone on the importance of working with our local farmers and markets?

 

If you work or play in downtown Lansing, you have probably heard of Chef Nick. On the Board of the Principal Shopping District (PSD) Chef Nick and the PSD held the first annual Downtown Lansing food fight, the fight against hunger in our community, and raised 1400 pounds of food and almost $400 in cash donations. This was the most successful single 1 day food drive for the Michigan Food Bank. Chef Nick also works with some local inner city churches to raise awareness of the kids in our city, by cooking at a luncheon. The All Nations Inner City Church loves Chef Nick and was proud to support him in achieving a World Record for the largest slab of fudge the summer of 2009. He enjoyed selling this World Record fudge with a local business owner, Clint the Hot Dog Guy, by standing outside the capital and supporting small, local businesses. Lansing also includes Old Town, where Chef Nick sold fudge at the Jazz Fest in August 2009, which raised money for the Old Town Development Fund. Want to get involved in making our capital city better? Get invloved with Chef Nick!