TORONTO — Steve Gonzalez, Origin’s former chef de cuisine, is planning to open a restaurant in the trendy King West neighbourhood in the space formerly occupied by Cheval nightclub.

“I feel great, I’m so excited,” said Gonzales as quoted by Toronto’s Grid. “I don’t have to pick up my whole production. It’ll be a lot of work, but I’m glad to have a restaurant to cook from again.”

Montreal’s Joe Beef has taken the lead as the best restaurant in Canada on Vacay.ca’s list of 50 restaurants as decided by the public in conjunction with a team of 34 of the “nation’s top food experts.”

Four judges contacted David McMillan, co-owner, Joe Beef, to reveal his restaurant as the winner; it’s a win he shares with the foodservice community.

TORONTO — Foodservice leaders gathered at the Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) leadership roundtable Thursday morning to discuss how to build trust and high-performance teams at their organizations.

“Leaders need a pipeline of strategically developed talent, and that’s what [WFF] provide[s],” said Cheryl Appleton, senior director of Procurement at Aramark and WFF volunteer, in her opening remarks.

MARKHAM, Ont. — The Toronto Maple Leafs may have lost their first playoff game, but fans can still celebrate the team at Yogurty’s, which is launching its spring line of sorbets, including a Go Leafs Go fresh berry flavour.

“Made with real blueberries and raspberries, Go Leafs Go! is just 110 calories per 125-millilitre serving, is kosher, gluten-free, non-dairy and contains zero grams of fat,” reads a company statement.