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By Viktoria Haack. Burnt trees from forest fires that swept through Waterton National Park in Alberta, Canada. Photographed as ICM (intentional camera movement).

After nearly 17 years working in kitchens throughout the city, Chef Matt Casola emerged on the scene and gave everyone is Sul Tavolo. What began pre-pandemic as a special events company turned into the cities, most delectable, and sought after Burrata. 

Viktoria Haack is a Nikon Ambassador and multi genre photographer. She is deeply influenced and inspired by nature.

“This is a wild horse of Nova Scotia’s Sable Island. The island itself is shifting and changing all the time- and it’s reflective of a healthy ocean. Walking the beaches of Sable Island can be a litmus test, with plastic washing ashore- everything from balloons to plastic water bottles. Still, Sable Island is one of the most beautiful places on earth, where wild horses, grey seals and marine birds work in tandem to create rich biodiversity. Ocean currents and rising temperatures, and the resulting affect on marine vegetation and marine life – all impact Sable Island.” – Sandy Sharkey

Chef Dev is a regular on Cityline, and has partnerships with Food & Drink, eTalk, The Morning Show, Breakfast Television, Canadian Tire and more.

Sandy Sharkey is a wildlife photographer, advocate and guest speaker dedicated to encouraging public awareness and engagement through her images. For over ten years, Sandy has focused on the plight of wild horses: the misfits of the wild, struggling to survive under the pressures of mankind.

Location: Amboseli, Kenya, 2023

About: “Elephants need significant range to browse and as traditional travel routes get cut off by human habitation, they have less and less room to live and feed. Climate change only puts greater pressure on them to make more of less. I’m not sure if this fits into Climate Change or Environmental Inequity, but these things seem to be very intertwined. These elephants were photographed on the dry lake of Amboseli during one of the worst droughts in recent memory.” – David duChemin

Trevor Lui has helped co-create and develop some of Toronto’s foremost food brands, Kanpai Snack Bar, Yatai Japanese Street Food, Shook Noodle, La Brea Food, Fat Rabbit and stackt market collaborations, Makan Noodle Bar, Pop Kitchen, BaoBird and the newest creation, Superfresh Night Market.

David duChemin is a humanitarian and wildlife photographer, best-selling author, and international workshop leader. He’s done assignment work in Ecuador, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ethiopia, Malawi, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Bangladesh, among others. His work can be found at DavidduChemin.com

“This image was first featured in Time, Nat Geo, etc., helping spark the movement behind the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition. It was an image that helped inspire more than six million young people to care for a rare bear on Canada’s west coast. With an assist from Dr. Jane, today the spirit bear is saved, with the entirety of its last intact habitat set aside for protection.” – Simon Jackson

Amanda Ray is the executive chef for the Drake Devonshire Inn located in Prince Edward County, Ontario.

At the age of 13, Simon Jackson founded the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition. For his efforts, he has been named a Hero for the Planet by Time Magazine and was the inspiration for the movie Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story. Simon works to advance nature literacy as the co-founder of Nature Labs.

Location: Iceland

About: “Melting glaciers cause rivulets to form as the water makes its way out to sea along the southern coast of Iceland near Dyrholaey. The country of Iceland is leading the fight against global warming with the use of clean, renewable geothermal resources.” – Deanne Fitzmaurice

It was in 2014 that Chef Patrick Kriss invited Chef Nick Bentley to be a part of his team at Alo. After graduating from Georgian, Bentley moved to Toronto to work for Oliver & Bonacini. Working as Junior Sous Chef at Canoe Restaurant, Nick was guided and educated by highly respected Chef Anthony Walsh and Chef du Cuisine John Horne. Nick worked through various stations at Splendido Restaurant under Chef Victor Barry and Acadia Restaurant under Chef Patrick Kriss.

Deanne Fitzmaurice is a Pulitzer Prize-winning documentary photographer and a Nikon Ambassador.

Location: Jasper National Park, Canada.

About: “An eerie scene from an unusually warm night up on the Athabasca Glacier. We spent hours wandering among the icefall, marveling at the whimsical ice all around us and came upon this stunning supraglacial pool, which we documented for quite some time.” – Paul Zizka

Co-owner of Richmond Station in Toronto, Carl Heinrich is the winner of the Food Network’s Top Chef Canada Season 2, and recipient of the 2015 Pinnacle Award for Canadian Chef of the Year.

Paul Zizka is an award-winning mountain landscape and adventure photographer based in Banff, Canada. Paul’s images have been featured on countless book covers and in a variety of highly regarded publications, including National Geographic, Wall Street Journal, Alpinist, Maclean’s, Canadian Geographic, Islands, and Outdoor Photographer. His client list includes leading national and global brands such as Canon, Apple, NHL, Dell, Arc’Teryx, Panasonic and MEC.

Location: Alaska

About: “Ninety-five percent of brown bears in the United States live in Alaska, and Gates of the Arctic is an important refuge for brown bears adapted to life in the Arctic. The Arctic is changing rapidly, and the potential impacts to brown bear populations are not fully understood. But what we can see is that these bears’ are far more than wild animals. This mama bear just fed on a fresh catch of sockeye so her cub has a chance to nestle into the warmth of her back. They are affectionate, sensitive and utterly devoted. And while we witness brief displays of aggression, paramount to their survival, they never seem to outweigh the precious moments of connection to one another. ” Jacquie Matechuk

Nadège Nourian is the chef and owner of Nadège Patisserie in Toronto, Canada. and a fourth generation pastry chef who has worked in world renowned and Michelin-starred restaurants.

Jacquie Matechuk is an Ambassador for Canon Canada who photographs everything from epic scenery to action wildlife.

Alida Solomon‘s Tutti Matti has received both local and national awards, including the prestigious 2009 “L’Eccio D’Oro” for Osteria of the Year (an award previously won by Mario Batali and Alain Ducasse).

Steve Woods has covered stories in Canadian Geographic and Oceanographic Magazine, and was named Ocean Photographer of the Year in the ‘Human Connection’ category.

Trumpeter Swans in Big Rideau Lake, Ontario by Michelle Valberg.

Aburi Hana is a Michelin star Japanese restaurant in Toronto’s Yorkville. Home to an incredible pastry team.

Michelle Valberg is our 10×10 Photography Direction. She’s a Nikon Ambassador, a Canadian Geographic Photographer-in-Residence, and a Member of the Order of Canada.