Photo by/par Murtaza Daub Pour la version française, cliquez ici. #ImmigrationMatters Chef La-toya Fagon was born in Canada but spent the first six years of her childhood living with her aunt in Jamaica....
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Founder of The New Canadian Project
Photo by/par Fook Communications Pour la version française, cliquez ici. #ImmigrationMatters Hemant Bhagwani has vivid early memories of his mother cooking at home in New Delhi, India. He says becoming a chef was...
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Portrait by Murtaza N. Daud. Pour la version française, cliquez ici. Irene Matys and her family came to Canada as refugees in 1976. Only six years old at the time, she remembers feeling amazed by Toronto’s...
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Portrait by Murtaza N. Daud. Pour la version française, cliquez ici. Born in Somalia and raised in Italy, Bashir Munye has called Toronto home for more than two decades. He says he can still...
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When and why did you start your business? We started Paramount at the end of 2006, but incorporated in 2007. The business was actually close to bankruptcy when I bought it; I saw...
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Jordan’s first interaction with cooking came at the age of 7. He remembers his teacher assigning a rather interesting project; to make something by himself, present his creation to an audience, and describe...
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Even if you’re unfamiliar with the name Kurt Zdesar, you’re probably familiar with his work. Restaurateur Extraordinaire Kurt Zdesar is the heart and brain behind internationally recognized restaurants brands such as Nobu, Ping...
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We recently had the opportunity to sit down with world-famous Chef Yotam Ottolenghi to talk about his new cookbook, ‘Simple’. Clearly a chef through and through, during the chat, Ottolenghi revealed that he...
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Photos by Jonathan Lovekin As world-famous Yotam Ottolenghi sits on stage, the UK-based chef looks comfortable. He begins by reminiscing about being in the same room at George Brown College’s Centre for Hospitality...
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Photo by @MurtazaDaud Pour la version française, cliquez ici. Mary Oliveira was born and raised in Brazil. It was there while completing a post-secondary degree in business that her life intersected with a...
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