In 2014, Jonathan Mikhail & Catherine Carriere set out to launch the ambitious Four Corners Culinary Concourse, applying their background and experience in tech startups to the burgeoning Toronto food scene. They soon learned that ambition, gumption and money isn't always enough to overcome the unpredictable dangers of the business world. ----- Every Tuesday at […]
David Goldstein’s first book, Eating and Ethics in Shakespeare’s England (Cambridge University Press: 2013), shared the biennial Shakespeare’s Globe Book Award in 2014. He has published articles on the philosophy of food, early modern recipes, contemporary poetry, and the domestic politics of Martha Stewart. He has also written a book of poetry, Laws of Rest […]
Sunday will talk about the importance of teaching children about food and farming, her project Green Thumbs Growing Kids and a provincial campaign called Imagine a Garden in Every School. Sunday Harrison is the founder and Executive Director of Green Thumbs Growing Kids. Her passion is gardening with children and youth, and remaking the education […]
Horace Spence will be talking about ways the food sector can help support at-risk youth through mentorship and skills development programs like Kitchen Master. Horace works as a program facilitator of the Kitchen Master program with Community Empowering Enterprises, leading group sessions and discussions about new and innovative ways to assist community members and involve […]
Former restaurant chef, food writer, cookbook author and avid chicken enthusiast Signe Langford will be talking about the benefits and challenges of raising chickens in an urban setting. Signe will also have copies of her brand new book, Happy Hens & Fresh Eggs: Keeping Chickens in the Kitchen Garden, a combination guide to keeping chickens, […]
Margret will be talking about her new ebook project: Frutas y Verduras - an interactive guide to the fresh taste of Mexico, that explores the many unique fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices that can be found in Mexican markets and tianguis. The importance of Mexican foods cannot be overstated. Mexican cuisine has been designated a […]
Darcy will be talking about the challenges and rewards of bringing food to the people — how making fresh food more accessible can benefit all Torontonians. This is something he has learned a lot about over the past five years though the efforts of his advocacy group FoodForward, and the initiatives of his new consultancy, […]
Ran Goel is founder and CEO of Fresh City Farms, an urban agriculture and CSA project that grows and delivers and organic produce and products across the GTA. Ran will be talking about the entrepreneurial opportunities and challenges in re-imagining our food systems to be more local and sustainable, with an eye towards the role […]
Peter McClusky is an Ontario garlic farmer and the driving force behind the Toronto Garlic Festival. His book, “Ontario Garlic: The Story from Farm to Festival” (History Press 2015) is a social, scientific and cultural history of garlic in Ontario. It weaves archival research with stories and anecdotes from farmers, gardeners, chefs and scientists. Peter […]
Photographer, storyteller, traveller and award-winning cookbook author Naomi Duguid is known for her insatiable curiosity about food and culture. Naomi will reflecting on a lifetime spent travelling, eating and researching food, looking at food as a lens for understanding place and culture. From Burma to Iran, the Caucasus to Tibet to Toronto, food is a […]
