When I was at the University Of Windsor studying for a BFA, I was fortunate to be picked up by the Pollack Gallery. At the time there were only two contemporary galleries in Toronto and not many women artists in them.

A first generation Canadian, born to Italian parents, Chef Rob Gentile’s earliest memories are from his grandmother’s garden and kitchen. As a boy he learned that food was sacred within his family who for generations grew their own produce, raised animals, cured meat, fermented grapes and preserved anything possible.