This family business sells to everyone from Mark McEwan to Longo’s

When Kostas and Anastasia Dikeos came to Canada from Greece, they were in search of a better life where they could put family first. Decades later, they’ve found it after establishing a fast-growing family business that supplies chicken and more to some major retailers and restaurants in Toronto. Created 25 years ago, D&D Poultry has

After 15 years and much success, Chef Mark McEwan is moving on from ONE restaurant

There are big changes coming at ONE Restaurant. Today, The McEwan Group announced the sale of its 50% share in ONE Restaurant, turning it over to the new proprietors of the Hazelton Hotel. With this announcement, chef Mark McEwan confirmed that he, too, is leaving the Yorkville eatery. His departure comes after 15 years of

Celebrity chef Mark McEwan’s company files for creditor protection

The company behind one of Toronto’s most well-known celebrity chefs, Mark McEwan, has filed for credit protection after the COVID-19 pandemic brought on a “liquidity crisis” throughout his Toronto restaurants, catering company, and gourmet grocery store, BNN reports. McEwan Enterprises Inc. filed for Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) at the end of September. The company

Mark McEwan on 10 fab food finds

Our resident taste test chef Mark McEwan shares his all time favourite sweet and savoury treats in Toronto. A) Best Pizza Maker Pizza, 1537 Avenue Rd., 59 Cameron St. B) Best Pancakes Fuwa Fuwa, 2471 Yonge St.,­­­ 408 Bloor St. W. C) Best Spring Rolls Lime Asian Kitchen, 3243 Yonge St. D) Best Artisanal Burgers

How to make chef Mark McEwan’s ricotta gnocchi in tomato sauce

As many of us find ourselves cooking at home instead of dining out, we’re sharing recipes from some of Toronto’s top chefs and restaurants. A staple in Italian cuisine is a classic tomato sauce. A truly simple and delicious sauce takes patience and good ingredients. It’s difficult to get really flavourful tomatoes outside the Mediterranean;

Mark McEwan's blog: My game is rabbit

For me one of the main things that makes the advent of fall easier to take — even after a lousy summer like this one — is starting to think about fall foods and the end of year harvest. Right now for me it’s about whiter meats like poultry — and nothing quite so much as rabbit. It’s such a great, underappreciated meat. Tasty, but lean, and when you braise it right, exceptionally tender.

Mark McEwan's blog: A little space to call my own

McEwan Fine Foods has been a huge project and it will always continue to be. As you might suspect it’s not laundry detergent or cat litter brands that get me excited — it’s our food offerings, and above all else our prepared foods. This is the product category in which I always thought Torontonians were badly underserviced.