Tag: John Placko
Bocuse d’Or Team Canada Wins Silver at Continental Semi-Finals
MONTREAL — Chefs Canada announced that the national culinary athletes to the Bocuse d’Or placed second at the continental competition in New Orleans last...
Chef John Placko Believes in the Waste-Not Want-Not Approach
If you’re looking for John Placko, you’ll likely find him doing a solo act at his recently established production kitchen. These days, the modern...
Culinary World Celebrates Albert Schnell’s Life and Legacy
TORONTO — It was a memorial fit for a king — a king of chefs, that is. More than 200 people attended the recent...
The 2018 Equipment Trends Report
If you’re smart, fast and multi-functional, there’s a place for you in the modern foodservice kitchen. And if you’re easy to use and don’t...
Chef John Placko Creates Unique Cuisine at Pearson Airport
TORONTO — New dining concepts are continuing to pop up at Toronto Pearson Airport, including chef John Placko’s molecular gastronomy concept in Terminal 1,...
Tourism Australia Spotlights Its Food and Wine in Canada
TORONTO — It’s been a month of celebration across Canada as Tourism Australia, Wine Australia and Australian chef John Placko have joined to celebrate...
Dinner Series Celebrates Australia
TORONTO — It was a feast for the senses last night as a select bunch of media and tourism industry types escaped the frigid...
Pick of the Crop: Operators Weigh In on Their Kitchen Must-Haves
Operators, from Hawksworth to Walshand Lettieri, weigh in on their kitchen must-haves John Placko merely opens his closet door to access his stockpile...
An Education in Molecular Gastronomy
ETOBICOKE, Ont .— The movement toward local, back-to-basics food continues to ignite passion among chefs, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a little room...
