With a spate of new restaurants and cafés opening over the past 18 months, despite the pandemic, it’s perhaps no surprise that most of our top business stories of the year are food-related. Besides, with delicious dishes comes comfort, something we’ve sorely needed of late.
From overseas cuisine to homemade goodness, and a bike shop to help you work off all of those extra calories, these were the business stories that Doppler readers enjoyed the most in 2021.
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Opening Gangnam Korea a dream come true for local resident
Sunju Lee’s dream of bringing authentic Korean fare to her community was realized in July 2021. Gangnam Korea (pictured above) features Korean fried chicken, dupbap, mozzadogs, and bubble tea.
“Since we are from Korea, my parents are so submerged in their culture and we still celebrate all of the traditional dates and customs,” said owner Sunju Lee. “But living here I have always felt like this area could use a little more diversity and culture with our food choices.”
Muskoka Bicycle Pro Shop has new owners
After years of managing Muskoka Bike Pro Shop, Dale Wenger along with his wife Emma Schofield became its new owners. They took the reins from Fred and Caroline van den Bulk, who purchased the shop after moving to Muskoka from the Netherlands 23 years earlier.
Allora brings Tuscan-inspired cuisine to Huntsville
After Nick and Jess Harris had travelled together in Italy, and eventually got married there, their love for Italian food turned into a dream of opening a Tuscan-inspired restaurant in Muskoka.
The idea for bringing authentic pizza to Huntsville came when the couple had a layover in Verona during their travels, at a pizzeria in the bottom of a dingy apartment building. It took three years of planning and researching to cultivate their vision.
Muskoka Stuffed Cookie Co. a sweet new business for local photographer
During the first COVID-19 lockdown last March, local photographer Kelly Holinshead spent a lot of her time baking, which has always been one of her favourite things to do.
“Ultimately this little cookie company was born from a passion for baking and eating baked goods,” she said of Muskoka Stuffed Cookie Company. “For the longest time, I have gifted family, friends, and even clients with countless boxes of baked goods—especially at Christmas when I used to bake dozens of kinds of squares and cookies and bars to gift people.”
“Yumminess in every bite”: Introducing Slice of Muskoka
Slice of Muskoka Café and Wellness Kitchen is carrying on the good food philosophy of its predecessor, Soul Sistas.
Terry and Rose Wood bought Soul Sistas from Lorraine Morin, bringing Terry’s 40 years of experience as a baker and Rose’s background as a healthy cuisine artist to their new venture.
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