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Food for Thought

Savor the stories behind Canada’s most exciting new dining spots. These original pieces highlight the creativity and passion shaping the country’s food scene, offering you a closer look at the restaurants making an impact.

Kinship at the Core of the 2025 Class

Family, by blood and by choice, are the backbone of their decisions both grand and granular.

The names of founder Lenny Moy’s children—Janelle, Evan, and Cailee—fuse into Janevca, the restaurant inside Rosemead House in Victoria. Claire Jacques, in Montreal, honours a pair of grandparents. Vancouver’s June and Lala draw from the co-proprietors’ lineages; Cam Watt’s mother and Keenan Hood’s daughter, respectively. Their most well-known dish, Pasta for Rachel, is the namesake of Chef Connor Sperling’s wife.

The Art of Solo Dining

The Art of Solo Dining

No compromise, just you and exactly what you want to eat, where you want to eat it.

The Taste of Innovation

Innovation revealed itself in many forms this year, in flavour, in form, and in philosophy.

Grace in the Gesture, Precision in the Warmth

True hospitality resists definition. It’s felt more than seen, found in gestures that connect craft to care.

The Full Use Kitchen & the Art of Hyper Local Dining

Sustainability today is less a movement than a mindset — one that shapes not just sourcing, but systems of thought and care

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