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Halifax Business Awards get a taste of Nova Scotia

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:58:34 PST

Nova Scotia’s food community cleaned up at the Halifax Business Awards held in late January. Members of Taste of Nova Scotia, which promotes the province’s local food and food products walked away with recognition in four of the five categories.

MTY has its own food court

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:17:31 PST

TORONTO—A new MTY food court with six of the brand’s concepts at 7 King St. in Toronto is a “first time concept for MTY,” said marketing director Jennifer Ma told told Restaurant News yesterday when the court opened.

Champion, Moyer Diebel has new eastern sales manager

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:03:31 PST

CHARLSBOURG, QC—Ghislain Gaumond is the new Eastern Canadian regional sales manager for Champion, Moyer Diebel and Bi-Line products. In this role, Gaumond will be responsible for the Quebec and the Maritime markets.

Restaurants and their people honoured at gala

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:54:04 PST

TORONTO—It’s been more than a decade since the Toronto hospitality industry hosted a night dedicated to the best of the industry’s restaurants. This year, the Ontario Hotel Motel and Restaurant Association, under the guidance of Jason Cheskes, president ORHMA Toronto Region, hosted an awards evening at the Palais Royale on January 24 which promises to become a much-anticipated annual event.

Hot dogger with $100 sausage wants to grow business

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:16:32 PST

TORONTO—A Vancouver artist and comedian turned foodservice entrepreneur, who gained a lot of media attention with his $100 hot dog this month, is planning to come back on the Dragons’ Den television show for a second try at persuading the “dragons” to invest in his business.

Mill Street Brewpub opens in Ottawa

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:11:50 PST

OTTAWA—Toronto’s Mill Street Brewery has made a move into Ottawa.

Singer strikes right notes for hospitality

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:03:42 PST

GANDER, NL—Sons of Maxwell singer Dave Carroll brings his tale of "United Breaks Guitars" to the Hospitality of Newfoundland and Labrador conference and trade show later this month.

Restaurants put their best dishes to the vote

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:40:50 PST

TORONTO—Some of Toronto’s most critically acclaimed restaurants are among 16 that are taking part in a contest to determine who has the most popular signature dish.

Chef's dream up in smoke

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:18:03 PST

COLDBROOK, NS—Just three months after opening and a lifetime of hard work, all Shane Robilliard he has left to show for it is a pile of charred rubble.

International Centre builds Craft Works

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:01:01 PST

MISSISSAUGA—The International Centre’s getting crafty with its food and beverage options.

Winnipeg mayor in legal fight over restaurant

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:44:18 PST

WINNIPEG—Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz is being hauled into court by a competitor in the Chinese restaurant business.

Ontario chain going healthier

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:36:44 PST

BRANTFORD—The Williams Fresh Café chain started to move in a healthy direction last week with the launch of its Healthy Resolution menu items.

A spirit sold only in the U.S. among Canadian Whisky Award winners

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:17:29 PST

VICTORIA, BC—The newest hard liquor creation from Kitling Ridge Estate Wines and Spirits earned the company in Grimsby, ON more honours last week, to add to the long list of awards it has collected since its distillery start-up in 1992.

From the Far East

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:20:39 PST

Although it’s impossible to cover the traditions of two vastly regional and storied cuisines within the confines of one article, it is possible to look forward to see the development of Chinese and Japanese cuisine within Canada’s shores.

Beverage report part 2

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:05:01 PST

When it comes to cocktail culture, consumers today know what they like, and aren’t afraid to spend money buying artisan or carefully-crafted cocktails.

Kitchen tools

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:33:40 PST

If the great French chef Escoffier, who lived a century ago, walked into a modern kitchen, he’d probably be able to dive right in and start cooking. Most of our key culinary tools have stayed pretty much the same for the past hundred years or so; however, he’d certainly be delighted to discover some innovations, from the powerful stand mixer to the microwave.

ConAgra to buy Del Monte Canada

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:37:55 PST

MISSISSAUGA—ConAgra Foods announced Tuesday that it has made a deal to buy Del Monte Canada and thus add more products and another category to its food portfolio.

A mixed bag of ingredients for Atelier meal

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:17:19 PST

OTTAWA—What kind of meal would you make with ingredients that included mussels, tapioca pearls, yucca, Earl Grey tea, Lyele’s golden syrup, a very stale Italian sponge cake, Chinese sausages, barbecue corn nuts and kale?

Chinese Restaurant Awards winners named

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:46:31 PST

VANCOUVER—Tony Luk is this year’s Chef of the Year in the Chinese Restaurant Awards competition in British Columbia.

Real Jerk losing location

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:39:06 PST

TORONTO—A popular east end restaurant that has been serving Jamaican food in Toronto for 28 years is looking for a new address.