Introducing a global kitchen to kitchen cooking experience – The Chef & The Dish

Press release People across the world now have a brand new way to experience global food culture. The Chef & The Dish is a new interactive online cooking experience, allowing home-cooks to connect live with top-chefs and cooking instructors from across the globe. Food enthusiasts can select from tens of private, online cooking classes and […]

Q&A with Chef Jamie Kennedy

Jamie Kennedy Kitchens (Toronto); JK Fries (Toronto); Windows by Jamie Kennedy (Niagara Falls, Ont.); former chef/owner of Gilead Café and Wine Bar (Toronto) Biographical Information Education: Began apprenticeship in October, 1974; attended George Brown College Culinary Program, 1976-77 Career Path: Apprenticeship, Windsor Arms Hotel (Toronto); Saucier, Millcroft Inn (Alton, Ont.); employed at various other restaurants […]

Sodexo’s Global Chef Program brings a world of flavors to North American customers

Press release Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, is bringing authentic flavors from around the world to customers in the United States and Canada thanks to its Global Chef Program. Global Chef is a month-long international chef residency that brings Sodexo’s top chefs from around the world to different countries in order to […]

Canada’s west coast dominates as S.Pellegrino announces Young Chef semi-finalists

Press release 10 chefs prepare to compete for the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2016 title Western Canada leads the pack with eight of ten semi-finalists in the S. Pellegrino Young Chef competition hailing from across British Columbia, Saskatoon and Alberta. These distinguished young chefs have been selected to compete at Canada’s regional finals on June 6, […]

Five questions: Chef Matt Dean Pettit

By Marian Staresinic Chef Matt Dean Pettit is the founder of Rock Lobster Food Co. Since his first-ever pop-up event in March 2012, Rock Lobster has a bustling restaurant and a successful wholesale and retail seafood line, Matty’s Seafood. Matt’s latest exciting projects are his cookbook, The Great Lobster Cookbook, which was published by Random House and has since become a […]

Largest Halal food festival in North America returns to Toronto for 4th year

Press release Halal Food Fest expecting over 30,000 visitors on May 21-22 The GTA is home to 47 per cent of Canada’s Muslim community*, which makes it a natural fit to host the upcoming Halal Food Fest 2016 on May 21-22 at The International Centre in Mississauga. The event, now in its fourth year, is […]

Toronto Taste – legendary culinary event takes a bite out of hunger

Press release Second Harvest and top chefs tempt taste buds once again on June 12 in support of food rescue Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food rescue charity, is calling all food lovers and connoisseurs to Toronto Taste, Toronto’s legendary culinary fundraiser presented by The Daniels Corporation. Take a bite out of hunger on Sunday June […]

Kings of the concept restaurant: Fred and Nick Laliberté

Poutini’s House of Poutine, Hawker Bar, Bobbie Sue’s Mac & Cheese By Sean Moon From sleepless nights serving hearty takeout to bleary eyed bar patrons, to travelling the world in a search for new ideas and inspiration, Fred and Nick Laliberté have made their journey in the food world a true family affair. Together, the […]