Chef Pam Fanjoy

What a pleasure it has been this week to be participating as a Deligate with the Canadian Q***r Chamber of Commerce on the Toronto Trade Mission. We began earlier this week meeting together with the dynamic team of sixteen delegates who came together from across Canada, with a goal to active engage in promoting diverse suppliers and growth in international business partnerships worldwide.

As small businesses, we are all run by Certified members of the (formerly know as the Canadian Gay Le***an Chamber of Commerce) and each comes with their own additional, unique business goals of expanding into global markets.

Collectively, this trade mission gives us the chance to network both with each other as entrepreneurs, as well as with potential corporate partners.

Yesterday was a rich morning of education for us with the Toronto Trade Commissioner Service. More on that later so stay tuned this week to hear more about what I've been up to.....

My second day in the Canary Islands was spent at Las Palmas de Grand Canaria.

Time walking the beach boardwalk to take in all of the amazing restaurants, cafes and bakeries was beautiful, not to mention delicious. The weather was perfect.

Of course, we found the local food market but most of the vendors were closing up so it was slim pickings. I did however still appreciate having some interesting discussions with the locals about their favorite local ingredients, food traditions and also the culinary techniques used for some favorite dishes.

With the Canadian long weekend at hand, I am missing my first of the 2025 season weekly Saturday morning visit to the Guelph Farmers' Market, but also feeling very greatful for the opportunity to explore Spain's food culture on this "vacation." The chef's mind can rarely really turn off from all things food....:)

Come join our recently launched Not For Profit, Cooking Up Change, as we open up opportunities for 2-3 new Board of Directors for 2025/2026 who will provide strategic leadership as we build capacity to continue and . We are looking to bring your experience in education, health care, mental health or finance to our table, in order to make a difference as we whisk together innovative solutions, to address social isolation and hunger in our community.

"I envision a world where everyone has access to healthy food, the knowledge and resources to know how to cook it and someone to gather around a table to enjoy it with so that they can nourish their physical and mental health, reach their full potential and live joyful lives, sustainably." Chef Pam Fanjoy

Applications will be open until February 15, 2025. We appreciate your interest and resume being submitted at the link below in the comments or directly to [email protected]

Merry Christmas to all of our Junior Chef families! We’ve had a wonderful year of learning with the youth in our programs and celebrated this past weekend with our individual students.

Our staff will be taking a well deserved break until January 10th with the exception of our weekend Junior Chef programs. Registration for January is now open with limited spaces, inquires can be directed to [email protected] or (519) 400-7558