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Visit visainfinite.ca for details. | 3 New Zealand vs Ontario: The cool climate wines of two regions. “Wine is one of the most ABOUT JONATHAN WILLIAMS civilized things in the world.” Is there anything Chef Jon Williams can’t do? The Executive Chef of the newly opened CRU Restaurant in Scotia Plaza is as expert in ABOUT NEW ZEALAND charcuterie, pastry and wine as he is in the WINEGROWERS fundamentals of fine cuisine. He began his career in Niagara wine country, cooking at New Zealand Winegrowers is the national Hillebrand Winery Restaurant, and then made organization for the country’s grape and his way to Toronto to become Sous Chef at wine sector and comprises around 850 Top Chef Canada winner Carl Heinrich’s highly grower members and 700 winery members. regarded Richmond Station. He then spent Established in 2002, it is the only unified a few years in the UK, where he cooked in national winegrowers industry body in the numerous Michelin-starred restaurants: The world. Among other things, the association Clean, elegant and bursting with flavour. Clove Club, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and provides a global marketing platform for Ontario and New Zealand are both Hedone restaurant, all of which also enjoy New Zealand wine, advocates at regional, renowned for their cool-climate wines. spots on San Pellegrino’s list of the World’s national and international levels, leads But how do they complement each other? 50 Best Restaurants. In 2017 he returned to sustainability initiatives and organizes Find out when winemakers from the island Toronto and recently joined the team at CRU, events such as the New Zealand Wine of the nation pour their best alongside vintages a modern fine-dining restaurant and with a Year Awards. from Ontario at the art-filled CRU, Toronto’s focus on wine. newest destination for wine-focused dining. 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Events run approximately 3-4 hours. 4 | TORONTO TORONTO | 5 Master & Protégés dinner with Mark McEwan & Stoneleigh wines at Bymark. ABOUT BROOKE MCDOUGALL ABOUT MARK MCEWAN Executive Chef Brooke McDougall began Mark McEwan is among Canada’s most his career at the lively Blue Mountain creative and groundbreaking chefs. He was Resort in Collingwood and then enrolled the youngest Executive Chef ever to wield in the Culinary Management program at a whisk at Toronto’s upscale Sutton Place George Brown College. After graduating, Hotel, and has since helmed some of the Chef McDougall headed to North 44 in city’s most notable restaurants: North 44, Toronto where under the mentorship of Bymark (enRoute’s Best New Restaurant 2003), Chef McEwan, Chef McDougall landed the ONE, Fabbrica and Diwan at The Aga Khan role of Executive Sous Chef. Known for Museum. He has also opened three upscale his strong leadership skills and dedication gourmet food stores, McEwan’s, leads one of to innovative culinary techniques, Chef the city’s top catering companies, McEwan McDougall was chosen to open the award- Catering, and produced two best-selling winning Bymark as Executive Chef. Mark McEwan is among Canada’s most cookbooks. Outside Toronto, he is probably celebrated chefs, as famous for his best known as head judge on television’s ABOUT CRAIG WONG appearances on Top Chef Canada as he Top Chef Canada and as host of the Food Chef-Owner Craig Wong brings classic is revered for dishes that are both easy Network’s The Heat. technique and the culinary traditions of to enjoy and exquisitely prepared from his Jamaican-Chinese heritage to Toronto’s the highest quality ingredients (Think: ABOUT STONELEIGH VINEYARDS Patois. He previously worked in some of luxuriously rich lobster poutine.) But these The exceptional terroir, where the Stoneleigh Toronto’s most illustrious kitchens, including days, he’d just as happily be known as one vineyards lie defines the wine’s superior the McEwan Group of restaurants, and of the country’s great culinary mentors. At qualities. Located on the northern side of spent a year with Alain Ducasse au Plaza this “Master & Protégés” dinner, he reunites Wairau Valley, the vignerons have located Athénée in France. He has earned numerous with some of his aptest pupils—Bymark’s the vineyards on deep, infertile gravel beds accolades including recognition by Toronto Brooke McDougall, Craig Wong of Patois covered in smooth sunstones. These stones Life’s Top 20 restaurants 2015. and Brad Long of Café Belong—for a feast reflect the sun’s heat during the day, assisting that celebrates flavours, technique and in ripening, whilst cool nights maintain friendship.
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