Chorney-Booth: Bar Gigi brings top culinary talent to Edmonton Trail

Sometimes, working in an excellent award-winning restaurant isn’t enough for a young chef. Cooking great food and watching people enjoy it is rewarding when you’re in the hospitality biz (it’s kind of the whole point of running a restaurant — there are certainly easier ways to make money) but executing another owner/operator’s vision doesn’t always satisfy the soul. This is why chefs Sandro Chinea and Jaden Kanomata and restaurant wiz Kayla Blomquist left their jobs at the popular D.O.P. to try their hand at ownership with a new restaurant called Bar Gigi. Read More