When the diet and health food craze hit the 90s, the term ‘fast food’ evoked images of high-calorie, processed food. Since then however, we’ve had a shift in our mindset. Fast food has...
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It’s Monday night and at a closed, downtown Toronto restaurant, Chef Ken Yau is quietly producing an impressive, 12-course tasting menu of interactive, playful dishes. The first time I met Chef Ken, he...
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There’s a saying that generations not only shape history but are also shaped by it. Researchers will tell you that an individual’s age is one of the most common predictors of differences in...
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Smaller menus with a ‘Don’t like it? Come back another time then’ attitude. Insects in our dishes. Menu items featuring boozy ingredients such as loaded peanut butters. These are just some of the...
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Restaurants, caterers, bars, hotels and other foodservice and hospitality entrepreneurs across Canada are invited to enter before January 15, 2020! Entry to the awards is open to all foodservice and hospitality operators across...
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Photo via The Legends Media “A customer once told me, ‘I started coming here as a child; I’m now in my 40s and I’m bringing my own children here to eat’.” James Chiu,...
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Terry O’ Reilly is a 40-year veteran of the advertising industry and host of the award-winning CBC Radio One show, Under The Influence. As the RC Leadership Conference keynote at RC Show 2019, O’Reilly...
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There is a shift happening in wine. As a wine producing region, Canada is very young. Ten years ago, most people were not focused on drinking Canadian wine. Now, Canadian producers are being...
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Call it the foodservice version of the ‘American dream’ – a sharp, savvy entrepreneur has a great concept for a restaurant, hires great staff and executes it flawlessly. Then, they open another restaurant...
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Dionysus, the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, spent his days focusing on the consumption of wine, which was meant to ease suffering and bring joy. According to ancient mythology, he...
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