In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Adrian Niman, founder and executive chef of Toronto’s Food Dudes, about the ups and downs of running a successful restaurant and catering company through by the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.

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E46. A Roller Coaster Ride

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine, speaks with Rocco Agostino, co-owner of Toronto’s Pizzeria Libretto and owner of Enoteca Sociale about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted his restaurants and how he’s been able to become more innovative in the face of adversity.

E45. Thinking outside the Pizza Box

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Chef Michael Blackie of NEXT restaurant in Ottawa about his unique and creative approach to marketing his restaurant during the difficult days of the pandemic.

E44. NEXT Level

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality, speaks with Christina Veira, general manager of Bar Mordecai in Toronto, about her varied experiences in the hospitality industry -- from being a spirits educator with WSET, a consultant and a restaurant general manager to being one of the 100 most influential figures in the global bar industry.

E43. Raising the Bar

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine, speaks with David Hopkins, president of The Fifteen Group Consultancy, about how COVID-19 is changing the restaurant experience and guest expectations.

E42. Elevating the Guest Experience

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with restaurateur Hal Roback about how COVID-19 fuelled the permanent closure of his popular and successful Frankie Tomatto's in Markham, Ont.

E41. Situation Critical

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine, speaks with Daniel Hadida, chef at The Restaurant at Pearl Morisette in Jordan Station, in the heart of the Niagara region, about his guiding motivation to create a restaurant that delights restaurant goers while challenging the status quo.

E40. Investing in Excellence

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality, speaks with three leading independent restaurant operators and chefs (Donna Dooher, Carl Heinrich and Patrick Saurette) about the impacts of COVID on their businesses and the need for change across the Canadian foodservice landscape.

E39. Time for Change

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine, speaks with Dan Morrow, vice-president, Food & Beverage, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to examine how the iconic sports and entertainment complex has dealt with the impacts of COVID-19 and how the MLSE team is navigating a new NHL season amidst a different world.

E38. Food Forward

In this edition of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, Editor & Publisher of Kostuch Media Ltd. and Bruce McAdams, Associate Professor, of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management at the University of Guelph, moderate a panel of this year's Top-30-under-30 winners as Kostuch Media celebrates achievement and excellence in the industry's young professionals. The Top 30 recognition program was established in 2006 by the Ontario Hostelry Institute, under the guidance of J. Charles Grieco, to recognize young professionals in Canada who have made an outstanding contribution early in their professional careers.

E37. The Top 30 under 30 Awards Roundtable

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine, speaks with Andy Hickl-Szabo, professor at George Brown College in Toronto, to examine some of the structural problems that exist in the foodservice and hospitality industry and what can be done to fix them.

E36. In Search of Hospitality

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine, speaks with Mohamad Fakih, president of Paramount Fine Foods to examine how his company has dealt with the burden of the pandemic while continuing his philanthropic quest to help the community. I will send a title later today.

E35. The Empathetic Entrepreneur

While the foodservice and hospitality industry is home to a diverse workforce, barriers to equality continue to exist in restaurants and hotels alike. On August 11, 2020 KML in partnership with Easton’s Group of Hotels, assembled a group of industry leaders to discuss what the industry needs to do in order to dismantle those barriers to ensure discrimination is eradicated, true equality is achieved and that everyone is treated with the respect they deserve. Last week, five months after that webinar, we once again assembled a panel of leaders culled from that first roundtable to determine what kind of progress has been made on this front, to examine the initiatives being introduced by various leading hospitality companies to ensure a discrimination-free environment and to introduce goals and directives for the industry so that it can become home to a diverse and inclusive workforce that is welcoming and hospitable to all.

E34. Eradicating Racism – Part 2

In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine, speaks with Susan Senecal, president and CEO of A&W Restaurants to examine how the QSR company has navigated the COVID-19 crisis and how the year ahead is shaping up.

E33. Responding to Change

In this episode of the Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with Todd Barclay, president and CEO of Restaurants Canada about how COVID-19 has impacted the association’s membership and what the association is doing to advocate for its membership base.

E32. Lending a Hand

One-on-one interviews with inspiring and influential leaders of the foodservice and hospitality industry.