As we work towards a more sustainable future, it’s important as chefs or owners to play a part in educating consumers, and educating ourselves. Customers may be unfamiliar with the term ‘biodynamic wine’,...
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Hailing from Meppen Germany, now in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood, Daniel Stubbe has had one of the *sweetest* journeys you’ve ever read; a life of bonbons, pastry and childhood-nostalgic chocolate. We spoke to Daniel...
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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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Ajoa Mintah is a chemical engineer-turned ice cream maker. In the heat and humidity of the summer of 2003, instead of buying an air conditioner, Mintah bought an ice cream maker. It was...
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A true pioneer and pillar of the foodservice sector, Jacques Seguin—the president of Garland Canada until his retirement late last year—was a trailblazer for decades in the industry because of his approachability and...
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Iain Griffiths started bartending in Brisbane when he was just 18 years old and from creating his very first cocktail which he admits, “probably wasn’t great”, he went on to co-develop two of...
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When La Rocca Creative Cakes was founded in Woodbridge, Ont. in 1986, the family-run bakery was continuing a tradition of dessert making that had started in Naples, Italy in the 1950s. “We never...
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Its fitting that the punk aesthetic would be such an integral part of Trash Tiki – the anti-waste, “sustainable” cocktail movement started by Kelsey Ramage with partner Iain Griffiths. From the slogan –...
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Meet Eric Brass; former financier turned founder and CEO of one of Canada’s most successful tequila companies – Tequila Tromba. Today, he is a connoisseur and an advocate for the North American spirit,...
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