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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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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Photo Credit: Ash Nayler Photography This past May, the Terroir Symposium took place at The Carlu in Toronto with the theme of ‘Choices’. In the opening remarks, Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy...
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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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The average Canadian household spends about $2,000 per year eating in restaurants, and it is the number one preferred activity for spending time with family and friends. With more than 97,000 locations, the...
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As a Red Seal chef and having worked in the business of hospitality my entire life, I couldn’t foresee myself becoming a specialist within the field of long-term care or care-based retirement. ...
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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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