I love listening to people’s stories especially over a great meal. To be honest for a long time I did not consider myself a chef. That is a title that others have given me for the work I have done.
Janak Bhawnani, Vice President of Operations at Easton Group of Hotels talks about the hotel business and what to look for when you eat in a restaurant. Janak, whenever I ask you about the hotel business, you tell me you are in the business of …
A healthy lifestyle is vital for us and allows us to deal with the daily vicissitudes of life. A healthy lifestyle consists of exercising regularly, not eating junk and processed food or drinking too much pop, sleeping well, and making ethical decisions in your life. …
I love Indian food. I have backpacked India numerous times. In Kashmir, camping by the Jhelum river, eating vegetable biryani with dum aloo surrounded by the Himalayas. Himachal Pradesh with its variety of tomato and chutney sandwiches and delicious apple juice. Punjab with its Dhaba …
I have traveled to more than 30 countries. Indian food in England is the Balti dishes from Bangladesh. In Lisbon, it is Goan food. In Paris, it is food from South India and mainly from Pondicherry. I live in Toronto and Indian restaurants are mostly …
Recently I was a judge at the Pickering Buttertart Festival. As I was heading out, someone offered me a piece of cheesecake in a beautiful bag. The cheesecake was made by Hip Hip Gourmet. I got home and after dinner tasted the cheesecake along with …
On a cold Sunday afternoon, along with Debbie, Sonia and Steve, I am at kb restaurant in Whitby, for brunch. Chef Kevin Brown, is KB, providing fresh, playful, and innovative restaurant dining from farm to table. Chef Brown owns an organic farm in Dunsford, Ontario …
Ravi Chandran has 28 years of extensive experience in Europe and the Middle East in the hospitality industry, executing multiple start-ups, creating new concepts, and leading multi-brand operations and has spearheaded 24 food & beverage brands, turned around loss-making businesses, restructured acquired businesses, and sustained …