11 Sep 2024

Matty Matheson: The Badass Bear Of Food Theatre

One part ham, one part spicy: Chef, Restauranteur, Actor and Author Matty Matheson is all parts in for whatever’s on tap. In food parlance, he’s never been described as an egg- over-easy kind of guy. Instead, Matty Matheson, celebrated chef,...
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06 May 2024

Keith Pears: A Chef’s Journey to Achieving His Dreams

For Chef Keith Pears, learning every facet of the kitchen during his childhood would be the foundation for his culinary acclaim. At Glass Kitchen, they go beyond dining: they prepare you for a gastronomic journey, a symphony of flavours that...
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15 Mar 2021

Eden Grinshpan: What’s cooking, Canada?

From hosting and producing cooking shows and running a restaurant to publishing a cookbook, it’s all about the food for Eden Grinshpan. With Top Chef Canada season 9 airing this spring, Grinshpan dishes about everything in her life now. You...
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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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11 Oct 2019

Salvatore Mele: An Oretta Well Spent

With its traditional southern Italian cooking, stunning design and fun atmosphere, Oretta has made its mark on Toronto’s ultra-competitive King Street West. Toronto’s King Street West is one of those rare ground-zero areas for world-class dining in North America, with...
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20 Jun 2019

Celebrating Authentic Québécois Cuisine – Chef J.C. Poirier

After 20 years in the restaurant business, chef J.C. Poirier credits being true to himself and his Québécois roots as the keys to his outsized success. For Jean-Christophe ( J.C.) Poirier, chef and owner of Vancouver’s St. Lawrence restaurant, food...
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14 Feb 2019

The Soul’s Passion – Rob Gentile of Bar Buca

Stepping away from the kitchen, Rob Gentile, the mastermind behind the Buca restaurants, sat down with City Life to discuss his journey in and out of the kitchen. Few people can say that they knew what they would be doing...
By Victoria Scott
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06 Apr 2018

In Good Company – Chef Corbin Tomaszeski

Popular Canadian chef Corbin Tomaszeski shares with us his love of food and what it means to be a chef. interview By michelle zerillo-sosa Best known for his appearances on popular Food Network shows like Restaurant Makeover, Restaurant Takeover, Dinner...
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14 Feb 2018

Taste of the City

The city’s most authentic Italian and Peruvian and the finest bar and grills and chophouses this side of the GTA. The GTA is filled with great restaurants from different cultural backgrounds serving some of the finest, most authentic cuisine in...
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