13 Sep 2023

The Pearl: The Culinary Heart Of Muskoka

Started as a culinary vision, The Pearl has become the true sweet spot where cuisine, culture and community bond. The ongoing expansion of Toronto’s TOBEN Hospitality Group is something to behold. It was begun in 2005 by Elana Kochman, Chef...
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09 May 2023

Earls Kitchen + Bar: Strives For Excellence At Its New Yorkdale Location

Earls Restaurant Group aims to enhance the future of casual fine dining at the new Toronto flagship location at Yorkdale Shopping Centre with the help of Corporate Sommelier David Stansfield and Chef David Wong. Earls Restaurant Group is committed to...
By Marc Castaldo
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06 Jul 2022

Michael Angeloni Is A Chef Who Enjoys Cooking Outside Of His Comfort Zone

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...
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05 May 2022

Morellina: The Italian Restaurant Using Food To Create Seasonal Ensembles

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...
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15 Mar 2022

Chef Ben Heaton: Creating Tastes From Coastal Climates

Isabelle’s culinary director, Chef Ben Heaton, discusses farm to table, his favourite restaurant and how travel has inspired his Mediterranean menu. Located on Burlington’s waterfront, halfway along the Toronto/Niagara corridor, The Pearle Hotel & Spa is a new space inspired...
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18 Nov 2021

Modern Italian Coffee Bar, Giovane Caffé opens up in Toronto!

City Life’s new hotspot is for any café lover and espresso purists. A new Italian café has recently opened in Toronto, called Giovane Caffè. The café is located at the lobby level of the Shangri-La Hotel Toronto. It is inspired...
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09 Nov 2020

Mark Lourenco & Brandtender: Socially Shaken, And Stirred

Mark Lourenco and Brandtender are the new wave of entertaining bartenders. Let’s face it: socially, 2020 has been a complete bust, and no one has seen this more closely than that concierge of society, the bartender. There was a time...
By Rick Muller
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09 Nov 2020

Diana Olsen: Premium Roasted Coffee Comes To Vaughan And Kleinburg

Owner and founder Diana Olsen’s Balzac’s cafés are a place where everyone feels welcome. Besides technology, perhaps one of the biggest changes in our culture over the last 30 years has been the rise of, and ubiquitous presence of, “coffee...
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09 Mar 2020

Tim Freear: Breaking Barriers To Cooking

In a city filled with many restaurants, Toronto’s Hawthorne chef Tim Freear likes to be creative in the kitchen and keeps things fresh by staying ahead of food trends. Q. Can you tell us a bit about your past experiences...
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