On April 1st it will be 8 years since the doors opened at BYOB Cocktail Emporium on Queen Street West in Toronto. In 2011 BYOB was stocked with only a few bitters, some kitschy drinking related items, vintage glassware and a few refurbished mini bars. Back then the owner Kristen Voisey had zero employees and...
I met Maria Galvan a few months ago when she was visiting our friend Jess Mili in Toronto. She was immediately warm and friendly and interested in what was going on around her. After talking for a few minutes (in both Spanish and English) I realized that she was in charge of a company that...
It’s hard to believe that not that long ago it was difficult to find a great source to buy bitters, bar tools, glassware and syrups for bartenders in Ontario, and even Canada. Donna and Kennedy Pires are a couple who noticed that often when they went to make a specific cocktail or wanted to try...
