PEOPLE Centennial adds to leadership team
Dorothy Vo (left) and Alison Iannarelli.
TORONTO — Centennial College’s School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts has added two new members to its leadership team. Executive chef Alison Iannarelli and general manager Dorothy Vo will head operations at the new restaurant and event centre opening this fall as part of the school’s $85 million expansion. Iannarelli was most recently executive chef at the Summit Golf and Country Club in Richmond Hill, Ont. She has held senior culinary positions at the Toronto Island Yacht Club, SIR Corp’s Canyon Creek and the York Downs Golf and Coun-
try Club. She is a graduate of George Brown College’s culinary management program and Humber College’s food and beverage management program. Vo comes to Centennial from Compass Group Canada where she was the assistant general manager of food and beverage operations at the Parkside Student Residence in Toronto. She previously worked for Compass Group in Calgary. Vo is a graduate of George Brown College’s culinary management nutrition program and has a bachelor of arts in food nutrition and economic from Brescia University College.
Ontario Restaurant, Hotel and Motel Association members awarded Members of the Ontario Restaurant, Hotel and Motel Association’s London, Ont., and Simcoe Country branches were recognized at regional events this spring. London hospitality awards were presented at the London Convention Centre on May 9. Winners included: Best Server: Cindy-Lou Dale, Kelsey’s London; Best Bartender: Mike Robertson, Robinson Hall/Thorny Devil; Favourite Bar: Molly Bloom’s Irish Pub; Favourite Restaurant: Olde London Fish and Chips; Favourite Hotel: Hampton Inn by Hilton London; Favourite Hotel Representative: Kathleen Harper, Delta London Armouries Hotel; Supplier of the Year: Sysco Southwestern Ontario; Favourite Event: SunFest London Victoria Park; Ho-
tel of the Year: DoubleTree by Hilton London; Restaurant of the Year: Tony’s Famous Italian Restaurants; Chef of the Year: Mike Pitre from Four Points by Sheraton London; Facility of the Year: Western Fair District; Heart of House: Ramona Lee, Hotel Metro. The Simcoe Country took place at Cranberry Village’s The Bear Estate on April 27 in Collingwood, Ont. Hospitality award winners included: Favourite Server: Rob McGibbon, Kenzington Burger Bar, Barrie; Favourite Bartender: Sarah Williams, Queens Nightclub, Barrie; Favourite Restaurant: Big Chris BBQ Smokehouse, Barrie; Favourite Accommodations Facility: Casino Rama Resort; Favourite Hospitality & Tourism Ambassador: Lori
Hough, Cranberry Village: Cranberry Golf Resort & Living Water Resort & Residences; Favourite Recreational/Tourism Facility: Casino Rama; Hospitality Manager of the Year: Melanie Montroy, Casino Rama Resort; Local Chef of the Year: John Cordeaux, Casino Rama; Industry Recognition Award: Larry Law, Cranberry Village; Foodservice and Hospitality Supplier of the Year: Ryan Traversy, Peller Estates Winery; Heart of the House- Legacy Award: Ken Chynoweth, Casino Rama; Nancy Monk, Nottawasaga Inn Resort; and Debbie Pevrill, Cranberry Golf Resort. Lastly, the 2016 Silver Plate Award winner was chef Marc Bery of Lakeside Seafood and Grill at Living Water Resort & Residences.
John Cordeaux, Casino Rama.
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The Party Trailer is ready to roll MISSISSAUGA — The Party Trailer, a new venture launching this month in the GTA, is ready to fill a wet bar void in the region. Michael Valencic, who operates Toronto Hospitality and installs alcohol-monitoring equipment, said he has been toying with the idea of the mobile bar for several years, before deciding to build the trailer. Valencic said the trailer is ideal for outdoor festivals as well as corporate or charitable or sporting events. “It’s for anybody, anywhere that wants a drink, and doesn’t want to deal with setting up everything,” he said. The trailer is equipped with four beer taps,
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which are chilled by a flash cooler that instantaneously cools draft beer to 33 F. “It cools the line, not the keg. This isn’t a walk in fridge,” Valencic said. The trailer also has four taps for spirits, and is capable of pouring perfect one-ounce shots each time. By partnering with a catering company, Valencic said the party trailer arrives with a liquor license. As well, the trailer is fully stocked with soda, juice, a serving table, ticket table, cash drawer, beer cups and liquor cups. For more information, visit thepartytrailer. ca.