Best described as a classic Ontario general store, the Mariposa Market has been a staple in downtown Orillia for over 35 years. Opened in 1987 by Bob Willsey, the family-owned and operated Mariposa...
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Paddington’s Pump Restaurant is located in the historic and picturesque St. Lawrence Market in Toronto, Ontario, and is the Market’s only full-service, sit-down restaurant. Now owned by brother and sister duo Effie and...
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Concentrated in Nelson and Kelowna, British Columbia, the Black Sheep Restaurant Group was founded by owner Brad Fileul in 2013. The group includes three concepts: Cantina Del Centro (which has two locations), Yum...
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The Bluebird Cafe and Grill in Orangeville, Ontario has had several lives, first in 1982 as an unlicensed, vegetarian eatery, then expanding its fare as a natural food store. In 1989, the business...
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Images via Facebook Saskia Geerts came to Canada from the Netherlands as a backpacker in 2004 and on a tour of Quebec and Ontario, met Claude Perreault – her tour guide. Just 18...
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Tomasso’s Italian Grille is an upscale-casual, family-owned, and operated restaurant located on the banks of the famous Trent River in the heart of downtown Trenton, Ontario. Since 1999, Tomasso’s has become a meeting...
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By David Hopkins, President of The Fifteen Group As we approached restaurant reopenings this spring, it was clear that operators across the country were thrilled – they would finally be able to open...
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Known for having the ‘best BBQ ribs in Winnipeg’, Silver Heights Restaurants & Lounge was established in 1956 by Tony Siwicki Sr. with a few of his friends in the Nash Veterans Taxi...
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We can’t recall a patio season that will be more important than the summer of 2021. Patrons have been cooped up for months, enduring seemingly endless waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, while restaurants...
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Robusta Cafe and Lounge in Guelph, Ontario opened in 2016 and was purchased by husband and wife team, Danielle Davidson and Wessel Engelbrecht in February 2020, relaunching in March 2020 – right before...
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