Victor Ugwueke of Afrobeat Kitchen in Toronto does his take on popular West African food, like Jollof rice, egusi and fried plantain.Little Sister Bakery is a sibling-owned bakery that started out as an at-home business. They now have a more permanent spot at Market 707 in Toronto and have nothing but lovely things to say about the city’s food scene. When creating SuLee, siblings Mike Won and Su Jin Won knew just how important it was to perfect their product: kimchi. As one of the most important dishes in Korean cuisine, the Won siblings have mastered their late mother’s recipe to a tee. But what really sets SuLee apart from other Korean food businesses in Toronto is the customizable kimchi: customers can choose between fresh and fermented, vegan or non-vegan and select their preferred spice level. SuLee was also built in dedication to the siblings’ late mother, Hyun Su Lee, who died in 2018 from cancer. “Now my mother can live on through food,” says Mike Won. Gagandeep Sidhu is a truck driver based in Brampton who had a bad experience with an employer who refused to pay his due wages. He sought help from the Naujawan Support Network (NSN), a Brampton-based group of Punjabi-Canadian activists. They support young newcomers trying to uphold their rights against exploitative employers.
