TORONTO — The Ontario Hostelry Institute (OHI) has announced its 2017 Top 30 Under 30 honourees. The annual list recognizes the hospitality industries’ top young performers, while inspiring future generations of hospitality leaders.
The 2017 Top 30 Under 30 include:
• Hannah Bucchus, assistant general manager, Beaumont Kitchen, Oliver & Bonacini
• Noah Bedard, charcutier & bread maker, The Drake Hotel – Commissary
• Nicole Campbell, brand ambassador & consignment sales, Lifford Wine & Spirits
• Dolphy Chettiar, bar manager, Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill
• Felicia DeRose, executive sous-chef, The Chase Fish & Oyster
• Kailey DeRubeis, assistant manager, Biff’s Bistro, Oliver & Bonacini
• Kyle Forth, chef de cuisine, Brux House
• Appolline Gaignard, assistant housekeeping manager, Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
• Jason Kim, general manager, Malaparte
• Allen Le, sous-chef, Granite Club
• Alexander McMahon, wine director, Fauna
• Karim Mohammadi, student leader, School of HTM, Ryerson University
• Jenny Morris, event producer and marketing partnership lead, The Gladstone Hotel
• Cori Murphy, executive pastry chef, Lavelle
• Alexander Nacinovich, sous-chef, Shangri La Hotel
• Justin Newell, chief steward, Fairmont Royal York
• Cecil Norman, sales representative, Steam Whistle Brewing
• Christie Oreskovich, assistant Human Resources manager, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
• Mathew Payne, chef de cuisine, Treadwell Farm to Table Cuisine
• Alex Pearce, bar manager, Track & Field Bar
• Asa Proveau, brewmaster, Brothers Brewing Company
• Melissa Pulvermacher, Operations & Logistic manager, Cru Wine Merchants
• Kristen Renaud, assistant director of Catering, Fairmont Royal York
• Kitu Sharma, centralized operations and reservations agent, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
• Kevin Sinclair, executive chef, Thompson Hotel Toronto
• Kyle Sloopka, general manager, Kasa Moto
• Nicholas Stark, owner, Stark North
• Andrew Vilhena, hospitality director, Mariposa Cruises
• Adam Weiss, general manager and sommelier, Fairouz Restaurant
• Takayoshi Li, chef de cuisine, Ancaster Mill
The 2017 honourees will be fêted at the OHI’s 2017 Top 30 Under 30 Award Ceremony on March 29 at George Brown College’s Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts in Toronto.
