Table Talk with Rosanna Caira
73 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -One-on-one interviews with inspiring and influential leaders of the foodservice and hospitality industry.
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E 73. Shaping the Minds of Future Leaders
March 21, 2024 19:07 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with Frank Menezes, Professor & Program Coordinator, Hotel Operations Management, School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, at George Brown College. The two speak about the myriad changes in the education field, the importance of collaboration between colleges and the industry and the challenges of dealing with chronic labour shortages.
E72. A Labour of Love
January 23, 2024 15:59 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with chef Jonathan Gushue and former hotelier, Jennifer Belanger, partners of Gushue Belanger Hospitality Services. The partners, whose combined business experience totals 50 years, in both restaurants and hotels, discuss the challenges and opportunities of launching a new partnership in 2022 post pandemic, while also working to launch two new restaurant concepts ―The Gate, and The Vale,...
E71. A Passion for Humanity
November 29, 2023 19:49 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Meeru Dhalwala, co-owner and chef of Vancouver's renowned restaurant Vij's. The chef and restaurateur talks about her love of Indian cuisine, her passion for bringing humanity into her business and cooking practices, and her work at advancing and promoting women in business.
E70. From Sicily with Love
October 11, 2023 18:51 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Jacqueline Nicosia and Chef Roberto Marotta of Ardo Restaurant, Dova and Vivi Imports about their passion for promoting Sicilian food and ingredients. The co-owners of this thriving Toronto-based hospitality business group shares their story of entrepreneurship with a focus on the challenges and opportunities of running several different business while also being life partners.
E69. Setting a New Standard
September 21, 2023 13:19 - 1 hour - 55 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Kris Hall, founder of the London-England based Burnt Chef Project and Imrun Texeira, chef and Canadian ambassador of the project. The two speak about the impressive growth of this important movement that aims to tackle the stigma of mental health within the global hospitality industry, while improving the industry and the health of those that work within it.
E68. A Passion for Cooking
June 27, 2023 10:27 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with two of KML’s recent Top 30 under 30 winners about what made them want to become chefs, their love for the hospitality industry and what can be improved to make hospitality the industry of choice.
E67. The Shifting Marketplace
May 29, 2023 16:46 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine, speaks with Vince Sgabellone, of Circana (formerly the NPD Group) about how the foodservice industry is faring, where growth is taking place and the post-pandemic trends that are changing the landscape of the foodservice and hospitality industry.
E66. Money Matters
April 21, 2023 14:39 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Jacob Mancini, VP, Restaurants & Breweries with Canadian Western Bank, (CWB) about the state of the industry, the possibility of an impending recession and what restaurant operators can expect when dealing with the banking community in 2023.
E65. Changing the Narrative
March 16, 2023 11:49 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with chef/restaurateur Trevor Lui about the challenges of running a restaurant post pandemic, about his entrepreneurial dream of creating unique dining experiences and about his role as co-founder of Quell, an agency representing food and drink talent with a focus on broadening BIPOC work and leadership.
E64. Champions of Canadian Cuisine
February 24, 2023 16:42 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Chefs Jamie Kennedy and Michael Stadtlander, two of Canada’s most well-known chefs, who were instrumental in helping to develop Canadian Cuisine as well as the use of organic, sustainable and locally sourced foods while promoting the farm-to-table experience. The duo speak about their rise to fame, their role in shaping culinary activism and the state of today’s industry.
E63. Finding the Right Fit
January 18, 2023 12:02 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with Scott Bellhouse, president of Bellhouse Hospitality about the current recruitment challenges being faced in the hospitality industry, how the pandemic exacerbated an already challenging area, and what operators can do to find and retain candidates.
E62. A Journey of Learning
December 19, 2022 16:35 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with Vancouver chef/restaurateur Vikram Vij about the changes fuelled by the pandemic, the impact on his restaurants and the lessons learned by having to re-structure his business to move forward in a post-pandemic world.
E61. Coming Together
November 24, 2022 12:14 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with Rudi Fischbacher, Dean of Toronto’s George Brown College Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts about his new role as Dean, his plans for continuing to deliver quality education and his views on how the industry and the college system can better work together to deliver quality education to today’s students and tomorrow’s leaders.
E60. Creating a Safer Workplace
September 26, 2022 11:15 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Hassel Aviles, director of the non-profit organization Not 9 to 5 about the importance of challenging old systems to create a safer work environment where the voices of employees are heard and where mental health challenges are minimized.
E59. Stronger than Ever
August 29, 2022 14:05 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality, speaks with Nick Di Donato, president and CEO of Liberty Entertainment Group, about how his company has overcome the challenges experienced during the pandemic through a renewed commitment to focus on its core business while taking care of its staff.
E58. Creating a Safe Haven
July 30, 2022 14:09 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBAs part this episode of this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Chris Locke, executive chef of Toronto’s Marben Restaurant. Locke speaks about his food philosophy and evolution as a chef, the myriad changes spurred by the lingering pandemic, and his journey to be a better leader while creating a more welcoming and hospitable environment for his team.
E57. Staying Ahead of the Curve
June 21, 2022 11:43 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Kyle Brown, co-founder of Unified Data Labs and an established entrepreneur specializing in food and information technology. The discussion focuses on the role that data analysis can play in better understanding the complex foodservice market while also helping operators effectively build their business.
E56. Higher Learning
June 15, 2022 10:44 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBIn this edition of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with a quartet of educators about the state of hospitality education in Canada, examining how the pandemic forced major shifts in the delivery model of education to today’s students and what that means for tomorrow’s leaders and the hospitality industry.
E55. Advocating for Change
May 10, 2022 15:52 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with chef/educator Bashir Munye about being a passionate advocate for promoting quality foods representative of Toronto’s multi-cultural community and his quest to make the foodservice and hospitality industry a more diverse, better and equitable industry.
E54. A Love of Cooking
April 11, 2022 17:57 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality, speaks with chef Imrun Texeira about his passion for the culinary arts, his new business curating menus for consumers in their own homes, and about his desire to make the industry a more hospitable and healthier place in which to work.
E53. Leading with Purpose
March 03, 2022 18:20 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine, speaks with Matt Rolfe, coach, speaker, author, and entrepreneur about the importance of building high-performing teams and creating a winning culture through solid leadership and communication.
E52. Forging her Own Path
February 02, 2022 13:06 - 1 hour - 59 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Suzanne Barr, chef and social advocate about the state of the foodservice industry and the barriers she’d had to overcome to find her way in the culinary world.
E51. Under one Roof
January 18, 2022 18:13 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with Adam Armelad and Oren Boravitch, co-founders of Kitchen Hub, Canada’s first Virtual Food Hall about how ghost kitchens are revolutionizing the takeout industry in Canada and the benefits and opportunities of having various food brands located under one roof.
E50. The Power of Pizza
October 15, 2021 17:39 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Domenic Primucci, president of Pizza Nova about the changes fueled by the pandemic, how the business continues to grow and evolve and what future opportunities might look like in the post-pandemic landscape.
E49. Building the Brand
July 27, 2021 17:55 - 1 hour - 57 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks to Toronto celebrity chef Matt Basile, founder of Fidel Gastro’s, about the challenges and opportunities of starting an underground sandwich pop up to an internationally recognized food brand.
E48. The Dynamics of Pricing
July 06, 2021 10:57 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Frazer Nagy, tech entrepreneur and president of Transparent Kitchen, about the importance of pricing your physical table real estate to ensure a profitable restaurant model.
E47. The Road to (Food) Recovery
June 14, 2021 11:44 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Lori Nickels, CEO of Second Harvest about her company’s social and environmental justice issues related to food recovery and how she has help build a local food charity that distributes healthy food into a national food support network.
E46. A Roller Coaster Ride
May 30, 2021 13:47 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBIn 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.
E45. Thinking outside the Pizza Box
April 20, 2021 04:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBIn 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.
E44. NEXT Level
March 25, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBIn 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.
E43. Raising the Bar
March 18, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBIn 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.
E42. Elevating the Guest Experience
March 11, 2021 13:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBIn 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.
E41. Situation Critical
March 04, 2021 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn 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.
E40. Investing in Excellence
February 25, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBIn 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.
E39. Time for Change
February 18, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBIn 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.
E38. Food Forward
February 11, 2021 17:59 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBIn 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.
E37. The Top 30 under 30 Awards Roundtable
February 09, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBIn 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 you...
E36. In Search of Hospitality
February 04, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBIn 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.
E35. The Empathetic Entrepreneur
January 28, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBIn 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.
E34. Eradicating Racism – Part 2
January 22, 2021 17:04 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBWhile 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 ...
E33. Responding to Change
January 20, 2021 13:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBIn 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.
E32. Lending a Hand
January 13, 2021 14:19 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBIn 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.
E31. Hospitality Heroes
December 17, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine and Amy Bostock, managing editor, speak with this year’s Hospitality Heroes as part of a webcast Roundtable, highlighting the community initiatives introduced by 11 hospitality leaders during this year’s COVID-19 pandemic.
E30. Survival Mode
December 10, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with Tony Elenis, president and CEO of the Ontario Restaurant, Hotel, Motel Association and Ian Tostenson, president of the B.C. Restaurant Association to assess how COVID-19 has impacted their membership and what the associations are doing to advocate for their members as well as educate the government with regard to surviving through this lingering pandemic.
E29. Saving Hospitality
December 03, 2020 13:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine, speaks with John Sinopoli, president of the Ascari Group to examine how his restaurant company has dealt with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and about his efforts to found SAVE HOSPITALITY.
E28. Food for Thought
November 26, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Christine Couvelier, president of Culinary Concierge about food trends, and how COVID-19 is changing our relationship with food both as consumers and as restaurant goers.
E27. The Educators
November 19, 2020 18:37 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBCOVID-19 hasn’t spared any business and for educational institutes, the challenges have been both varied and impactful. In this episode of the Table Talk podcast, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with five leading educators to find out how the global pandemic has changed their offerings, and what the future looks like for higher learning.
E26. Taste of Place
October 20, 2020 20:11 - 56 minutes - 52 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with well-respected and renowned chef Ned Bell about the challenges and successes of opening a new business ─ the Naramata Inn in B.C.’s Okanagan ─ during a global pandemic.
E25. Taking Back the Tray
October 13, 2020 12:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBIn this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Toronto chef and food activist Joshna Maharaj about the state of Canada's food systems and how by working together we can build a value-based foodservice industry that prioritizes good food, hospitality and sustainability.
E24. Passion Play
October 05, 2020 12:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBIn this edition of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality speaks with Connie de Sousa and John Jackson, co-chefs and partners of one of Calgary's most successful restaurant groups. The partners speak about the challenges and opportunities of running four restaurants amidst a global pandemic.