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Wine is bottled poetry, so much a part of our culture and heritage.
The question is which wine?
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The Team... |
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Geoffrey Johnson, founder, owner, and President -of-all-things-Catered was born and raised in London, England and completed his Chef's training at the Dorchester. Geoffrey runs en Ville with a hands-on approach and has catered many diverse parties in unusual settings including cocktails in a cornfield, coffee and croissants in an elevator, and champagne and caviar in a Bowl-a-rama. A leader in his field, Geoffrey gives seminars for other caterers, wine tasting instructions, and guest lectures at community colleges.
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Daniel Johnson, Vice President Operations, has been with en Ville in one capacity or another since his high school days. Wearing many hats, Daniel has worked in every department of en Ville and knows the off-premise catering business like the back of his hand. Daniel has co-ordinated all styles of events from AGM's and Fundraising Galas to Product launches and Summer Barbeques. Some of Daniel's most memorable events have featured hand- rolled cigars, an Aston Martin and a Pink Chocolate Fountain for J-Lo!
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René Kramer, Vice President Culinary, hails from Zurich, Switzerland. During his qualifying year René was acclaimed Top Apprentice of Mövenpick Restaurants, which enabled him to choose any Môvenpick worldwide in which to practice his art. René chose Toronto. After gaining culinary management experience with the Four Seasons Hotel group, René moved to Bistro 990. René joined en Ville in 1989 bringing a European innovative style of cuisine rarely matched in our city.
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Rui Cardoso - Executive Chef.
Rui joined the en Ville team in 2001 as Premier Sous Chef bringing over 20 years of culinary adventure to the table. Trained in Vancouver, Rui spent the better part of a decade traveling in Asia and Europe gaining first hand expertise in Fusion Cuisine. Rui has cooked for world leaders and royalty, has worked in the finest kitchens of Canada, and opened his own highly acclaimed restaurant, “Curiosity”. Now heading our team of over two dozen chefs and apprentices, Executive Chef Rui is passing on his extensive culinary knowledge to the next generation of master chefs.
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Michelle Jerome
Michelle has devoted her entire working life to our industry. Experienced in all facets, Michelle specializes in and thoroughly enjoys the wedding experience. A wall of pictures and letters of thanks and congratulations adorns Michelle's office wall. Also experienced in corporate hosting, Michelle specializes in the larger events.
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Jackie Morton
joined en Ville bringing over 15 years restaurant and 12 years catering experience along with an extensive knowledge of food and wine. This experience combined with her travel and tourism background has made Jackie a leader in the special events field. Jackie's extensive background has allowed her to plan events of every style and fashion from both 50's and 80's themed "retro" parties to weddings in Muskoka to a Sherry tasting for a Foreign Consulate in Toronto.
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Lalita Evans
Lalita comes to en Ville from the corporate world and the music industry; she brings over 15 years of experience in corporate event planning and managed one of Canada's entertainment landmarks, The Kee to Bala for over 5 years.
She has planned everything; from trade shows around the world to large corporate functions for over 300 guests. Lalita will provide you with creativity, resourcefulness and a love for the details that will ensure the success of your event.
With an exceptional eye for beauty and design, she has an incredible imagination when it comes to themes and decor. Themed spectaculars she has carried out include "The Vegas Extravaganza", "Grooving in the 70s", "Egyptian Nights" and many more. For Lalita event planning is not just her job it is her passion.
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Marie Fisher
Marie joined en Ville in 2004 and is involved in our department dedicated to daily food service for the corporate market. Marie takes orders for and arranges corporate hosting requirements (breakfast and lunches) in excess of 400 - 1200 sandwiches a week and more muffins than we can count! Marie has a vast knowledge of en Ville's corporate hosting menus and can suggest items suitable for any level of corporate hosting including sandwich luncheons, hot and cold buffets and authentic Japanese bento boxes.
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Erin Inglis
joined en Ville in the Summer of 2006 bringing with her extensive customer, food and hotel service experience, not to mention a love for all things culinary! She has jumped in with both feet in attempting to experience every aspect of off site catering from the get-go! All of these things combined give her a solid knowledge of how important timing and accuracy are in this industry in order to pull off some of the most extraordinary of events. Her attention to detail and impeccable organizational skills ensure that your orders are kept on track and on time!
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Viki O'Hagan has been a member of the en Ville family for over 12 years. In Viki's role as controller she keeps her finger on the pulse of en Ville and the industry in general and always knows the details of any event being produced. In en Ville's early days aside from her accounting duties Viki handled our daily catering accounts and service staff department, not many know en Ville as well as Viki does!
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Ralph "the Jack Russell" Johnson was born September 14th, 1995; a smooth haired "Puddin" Jack Russell, now fully grown and weighing in at 18½ pounds. Ralph is typical of the breed; more energy and tenacity than any average human can deal with, a totally disgusting attitude towards life, authority, and other beings. An active member of the Jack Russell Terrier Club of Canada, Ralph is halfway through a certification course which will enable him to work in palliative, geriatric, and pediatric care at local hospitals. He was hoping for the orthopedic surgery department. True to his hunting heritage he has dispatched 2 squirrels to squirrel heaven, later consuming them a la tartare, and is now eying larger game (groundhogs).
If you ever consider sharing your life with a Russell, visit:
It is often said that people resemble
their dogs peculiarities and characteristics. In my case this is true with
the exception of the squirrels!
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