TORONTO — Foodservice movers and shakers gathered at Arcadian Court in Toronto yesterday for a day-long celebration of food at the seventh-annual Terroir Symposium.

This year, Terroir’s theme focused on stories, memories and culture, and speakers regaled the audience with tales of family recipes, traditions and pivotal moments from their culinary careers. More than 22 speakers took the stage, including Magnus Nilsson, executive chef of Faviken in Sweden, Gillian Flies and Brent Preston, of The New Farm in Creemore, Ont., as well as Paul Rogalski, executive chef at Rouge in Calgary. They each shared stories about issues such as animal ethics, farming and gastronomy.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Adaptive Cooking Classes are now being offered by the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association (ORHMA) to assist persons with disabilities to improve their ability to cook.

TORONTO — Franchise Times magazine has named seven of Sotos LLP's lawyers to its esteemed list of Legal Eagles in 2013. The annual Franchise Times Legal Eagles list recognizes the best attorneys in franchising, as nominated by their clients and peers and selected after additional research by the Franchise Times editorial board.  

STRATFORD, Ont. — After 29 years of leadership at the Stratford Chefs School, Eleanor Kane is stepping down from her daily responsibilities and will assist in an advisory capacity to the school and its board.