The founder of cookie brand Annaretti Biscotti opens up on the company’s beginnings, gratitude and baking in her nonna’s memory If anyone understands the relationship between food and family, it’s Anna-Maria Rumeo. With a mother who’s an avid cook and a nonna who was a prolific baker, the recipes passed down through her family are …
This simple roasted beet salad will soon become one of your favourite recipes to make. Filled with complex flavours made with just a few simple ingredients, starring creamy Ontario burrata. Serves: 6 people Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 15–20 minutes INGREDIENTS: 1 Ontario burrata ball 2 cups yellow candy beets 2 cups purple beets …
Christine Flynn’s newest cookbook is full of mouth-watering recipes and wonderful personal essays that tell of her life and love for food. Filled with over 100 easy-to-follow recipes, A Generous Meal features an array of simple meals like Spicy Oven Charred Cabbage and Lemons, and Herb Stuffed Rainbow Trout or Cod and Zucchini in Curry …
Kiana Gomes recently pitched her business on Dragons’ Den and now four Dragons are investing in her Cocktail Bomb Shop. Barely in her 20s, she is an exploding success story with her bubbling product. When Kiana Gomes was just a kid, she used to watch Dragons’ Den wishing she could be in front of the …
A Flash in the Pandemic is a youth-led cookbook capturing stories, recipes and photos from restaurants and chefs in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not quite a love letter, it’s a thank-you note. A Flash in the Pandemic: Images, Recipes and Survival Stories is a snapshot of restaurant life during the COVID-19 era. We would …
With 33 years of combined experience in the gelato industry, Paolo Di Lallo and Denise Pisani are elevating Toronto’s and craft all the way from Italy. ON PASSION FOR GELATO Paolo: I’ve always loved gelato ever since I was a kid. I make everything from scratch. All my recipes and ingredients are from Italy or …
This chess-playing champ with a sweet tooth emigrated from Romania with her family when she was just 10 years old. She grew up to open her own successful orthodontic consulting business. But now, after competing in The Great Canadian Baking Show, Season 5, Alina Fintineanu (a.k.a. the rogue Tooth Fairy) wants to see just how …
The Toronto chef and restaurateur shares the kitchen experiences that shaped him and the moment that prompted him to follow a career in food. With an Italian grandmother on his father’s side with whom he’d make pasta and a mother who’d cook delicious Polish dishes, Michael Angeloni was never far from good food. But it …
Founded in 2019, Lyre’s is a premium non-alcoholic spirit company recently launched in Canada. The idea of the brand is not simply to provide an alternative to those who do not consume alcohol, but to ensure everyone can enjoy the mirth and merriment of a soirée or shading. Each Lyre’s spirit resembles the original in …
While the co-founders of Morellina’s describe their restaurant’s style as “modern Italian,” for both, it’s more about breaking tradition. Before they founded their Italian restaurant, Morellina’s, Sandra Morelli and Lina Hatem were living different lives. Where Morelli came from a family of pasta makers, Hatem was teaching piano, interested in starting a music school. But …