Ozery Bakery and Parallel Brothers, Behind The Microphones with Alon & Liza
The Bread Spread
English - May 07, 2021 13:18 - 1 hour - 73.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Arts Food culture society food localorganizations placestravel toronto Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Recorded April 26, 2021 - Alon Ozery and Liza chat about why Alon wanted to start a podcast and how his sabbatical from Ozery Bakery has allowed him new ways to express his creativity, particularly when they defy logic. He shares the importance of investing in a brand and giving back and the importance of living an authentic life.
We decided to turn the tables here at Upfront Toronto and provide a bit of insight into who we are. We take a closer look at Alon Ozery, using the same interview style we use with our guests.
As Liza speaks with Alon, we learn about the importance of creativity in growing his business and how he feels the element of creativity diminishes as a business grows. We discuss why he wanted to start a podcast and how his sabbatical from Ozery Bakery has allowed him new ways to express his creativity, particularly when they defy logic.
He shares how his love of food began as a child, with his grandmother and aunt making fresh pita in Israel. Family would gather and the sharing of food was a memorable experience. Those memories eventually sparked the idea for Pita Break, now known as Ozery Bakery, and eventually Parallel Brothers (of which he is a co-founder with his two brothers, Guy and Aharon). Parallel specializes in making sesame butter, AND they have a restaurant that showcases the sesame butter in all of their dishes. Alongside his brothers, these outlets allow Alon to share his love of food and hosting, while watching the enjoyment food brings to the people around him and beyond.
He shares the importance of investing in a brand and giving back and the importance of living an authentic life. He takes us through the trajectory of his life, how he realized that after a certain age that life doesn’t continue forever, at which point he began to question ‘what else?’.
His desire to connect includes a vision to link the city and Toronto Island with a pedestrian bridge and in the not-so-distant future he hopes to play host to a F*CK Covid street party, on Geary Avenue, with the businesses in the area.
Enjoy!