SCARBOROUGH, Ont. — It was a monumental day for 16 graduating members of the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association (ORHMA) Adaptive Cooking Class for persons with disabilities, which honoured participation in the program with a graduation ceremony, held at Toronto’s Delta Toronto East hotel.

The students took part in a six-week cooking program, held at the Delta hotel and led by Romel Griarte, executive chef of the Radisson Admiral Hotel Toronto-Harbourfront. With the help of an occupational therapist, Romel discussed healthy eating habits and budget-friendly recipes, including chicken chili, Mediterranean quinoa salad, apple crumble and oven-friend parmesan chicken.

“We are so proud to put our name on this pilot initiative, as hospitality is simply what we know, and what we do best,” said Fatima Finnegan, director of Corporate Marketing and Business Development for ORHMA, in her opening speech. “Over the last six weeks, we have been mesmerized by the culinary leadership of our executive chef, Romel Griarte.”

TORONTO — Ontario restaurant owners could be faced with low alcohol stock with news that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) workers could be walking off the job Friday morning.

The strike isn’t just a problem for retail customers as full case orders by agents are already being affected due to an increase in demand at the LCBO-controlled warehouses.

MONTREAL — Two Quebec-based hotdog vendors, La Belle Province and Le Petit Québec franchises, are facing off against Revenue Quebec due to unpaid taxes dating back to 2007, reports Montreal’s Gazette newspaper.

According to the paper, Revenue Quebec is after 11 individuals and the two companies claiming unpaid sales and income taxes of more than $5 million between 2007 and 2011.

TORONTO — The sprawling 1891 Gooderham mansion on Jarvis Street in Toronto is the new home of Osteria dei Ganzi, an authentic Italian restaurant.

The 88-seat restaurant and 200-seat outdoor patio, offers casual regional Italian cuisine in a relaxed after-work aperitivo environment.