Contributors
Ivy Knight
Swallow – Editor in Chief and Co-Founder
@Swallow_Food
@IvyKnight
When not hosting 86′d Mondays–a night for the city’s food and wine industry players–at the famed Drake Hotel, Ivy Knight writes about the food scene for various publications, among them the Globe and Mail and Toronto Life. With ten years experience cooking in professional kitchens (in Austin, Texas, Kingston, Ontario and here in Toronto – from Biff’s Bistro to Cowbell and the Drake Hotel), her approach to writing is from a cook’s perspective.
In her six years as a freelance writer she’s interviewed some of the world’s greatest chefs, including Jacques Pepin, Vikram Vij, Fergus Henderson and Anthony Bourdain as well as food personalities Ruth Reich, Kevin Brauch and Calvin Trillin.
Miriam Streiman
Miriam Streiman, an advocate for delicious, sustainable food is passionate about honouring culinary traditions.
After cooking in the hillsides of Tuscany as a post-graduate student in George Brown College’s Italian Culinary Arts Program, Miriam was inspired to move from bustling Toronto and set her roots in the country. Miriam and her husband Neil, are living their dream with the planned opening of Mad Maple this summer. A Country Inn and Agriturismo on their picturesque 100-acre farm near the Village of Creemore. Miriam and Neil’s guests will experience luxurious, comforting accommodations and authentic farm to table experiences.
Believing in the power of communication and expression through arts and media, Miriam also works as a culinary consultant, recipe developer and assistant food stylist for programs on Food Network Canada, CBC Television, CTV and TVOntario.
Miriam also coordinates large-scale public events that celebrate the producers who nourish us, chefs that enlighten our palates and the terroir of Ontario. This past year, Miriam worked with The Canadian Chefs’ Congress as one of the organizers of Foodstock, a grass-roots event attended by over 25,000 to help raise awareness about the proposed Mega Quarry in Ontario.
Miriam is an active steering committee member of Slow Food Toronto, a member of Food Share’s Student Nutrition Recipe Team, a contributing member of Terroir and was a recipient of the Ontario Hostelry Institute’s 30 under 30 Award.
Melissa Yu
Melissa Yu is the new generation of thoughtful food types. Engaged and interested in the movement of new cuisine. In her professional work Melissa is an expert in marketing communication, development and program management in the fields of food and environmental sustainability. In her personal endeavours, Melissa explores the worlds of design and writing about her culinary interests on her own blog mellymadeit.com.
Melissa Yu
Project Manager, Evergreen Brick Works
www.mellymadeit.com
www.twitter.com/mellymadeit
melissakyu@gmail.com
Philipa Croft
Catherine Mangosing
Catherine is a seasoned visual communicator with a fondness for finding smart, compelling and effective ways to (re)define beautiful. She is a senior-level Art Director, formally-trained graphic designer with 16 years of experience, a lifelong food enthusiast as well as a voracious photographer. She’s been in Toronto for a just over a year following 12 years in Brooklyn, New York. She has clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. Good design is borderless.
[ c a t h e r i n e m a n g o s i n g ]catherine@myturtleneck.com
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Kerry Knight
Laura Buckley
Laura Buckley is a cook, recipe developer, food writer and editor. She is a graduate of Queen’s University and the Stratford Chefs School and apprenticed in the kitchens of some of Toronto’s top restaurants. Laura’s work has appeared in magazines including Canadian House & Home, Canadian Living, Homemaker’s and Edible Toronto. She is co-editor of All Stirred Up: Over 150 of the Best Recipes from The Women’s Culinary Network and recipe writer for The G.I. Diet Cookbook. She and has taught cooking classes for Loblaws and the LCBO, and ran a catering company, called Eats of Eden, cooking for rock stars to royalty. Laura is a member of Slow Food, Cuisine Canada, The Editors’ Association of Canada, and a past board member of the Women’s Culinary Network.
Michael Stein
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