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he said. “This is a fantastic cit y to live in and run y our business” he added. Love Love Food Gour m et Foods & Gifts is open Thursda y s fro m 4 p. m . to 7 p. m ., Fri- da y s fro m 11 a. m . to 5 p. m . and on Satur- da y s fro m 9 a. m . to 2 p. m . Love Love Food is located at 10 Fourth Street East, Unit B. Find out m ore about Lacroix’s creation at www.LoveLoveFood.co m . Entrepreneurs in Action is an initiative b y the Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre to profile s m all to m ediu m -sized businesses that have recentl y opened in Cornwall, S.D. & G. and Akwesasne. To see all of the current profiles, please visit the Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre website. The Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre helps s m all business owners and entre- preneurs succeed in Cornwall, Stor m ont, Dundas, Glengarr y & Akwesasne b y offer- ing infor m ation, tools and support during the start-up and growth stages of business operation. The centre also offers se m inars, workshops and networking opportunities that are designed with the entrepreneur in m ind.
GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
In June of 2011, LoveLoveFood.com was launched as a food blogging site, which was a great outlet for owner Tony Lacroi x to talk about something he’s very pas- sionate about: recipes, tips, tricks and yes FOOD! Now how did the Love Love Food pre- serves start y ou m a y ask? Well, in Jul y of last y ear his garden was in full bount y m ode, as in he had too m an y to m atoes to shake a stick at -- what was he to do? His partner suggested he m ake salsa. Good idea he said to hi m self, “but that’s go- ing to m ake too m uch salsa to eat in one sit- ting, no?” Then the idea ca m e of canning it, so it could be kept for later enjo ym ent. He did just that and brought so m e to the down- town far m ers’ m arket where it was a big hit. A m onth later he had a new proble m -- stock. He was alread y sold out of the salsa,
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Tony Lacroix is pictured at his new store, Love Love Food Gour m et Foods & Gifts. The Fourth Street east store is open fro m Thursday to Saturday.
and all of the to m atoes fro m the garden had been used-up. He put his foodie hat on and decided to tr y his hand at m aking jell y . Well that worked out quite well as he now has m ore than 20 varieties of jellies, ja m s and chut- ne y ’s. In October of last y ear, with his passion for food and his extensive background in retail m erchandising and product develop m ent,
Lacroix opened his first store: Love Love Food Gour m et Foods & Gifts. “The store offers the full range of Love Love Food preserves and so m e unique food ite m s like olive oils, pasta sauces, choco- lates, balsa m ic vinegars and gluten free and organic products,” said the burgeoning en- trepreneur. “Support fro m friends and m an y Cornwall business owners has been heartwar m ing,”
New restaurant adds Mexican flavour to Brookdale corridor The Journal jcornwall@eap.on.ca
abl y positive.” Quesada and Quiznos are located on Brookdale Avenue, near Vincent Masse y Drive, one of Cornwall’s busiest co mm ercial areas. “I want to congratulate Mr. Charbonneau on opening this second business in Corn- wall, and I wish hi m the best of luck,” said Cornwall Ma y or Bob Kilger. “We continue to see a significant a m ount of co mm ercial develop m ent on
Steff Charbonneau is proving that good things come in pairs. The Cornwall native recentl y opened Quesada Burritos - Tacos in the sa m e Brook- dale Avenue building that is ho m e to Quiz- nos, the popular sandwich shop he opened in 2011.
A first of its kind in Eastern Ontario, Que- sada is a franchise res- taurant that special- izes in burritos, tacos and other Mexican fare. The restaurant got its start in Toronto several y ears ago, and the co m pan y is cur-
“People are helping to spread the word on Facebook, and the feedback has been unbelievably positive.”
Brookdale Avenue, and this new res- taurant is the latest exa m ple of that.” For Mr. Charbon- neau, the restau- rants represent an opportunit y to give
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back to his ho m etown. Co m bined, the two locations e m plo y 20 people. “I like Cornwall and I don’t plan on go- ing an y where,” said the 40- y ear-old who is also bus y raising two children, Isabella and Isaac, with his wife Stephanie. Quesada is open seven da y s a week and y ou can find out m ore about the restaurant online at www.Quesada.ca. About Quesada Burritos - Tacos The first Quesada restaurant was opened in Toronto in 2004 b y Steve Gill. Quesada is built around producing authentic Mexican St y le burritos, quesadillas, and tacos using the freshest of ingredients and ensuring an unrivalled co m plexit y of flavour.
rentl y in the m idst of an a m bitious expan- sion phase with plans to open 15 new out- lets across Canada this y ear. Charbonneau said he wanted to bring a Mexican food establish m ent to the cit y , and his research led hi m to Quesada. He was i m pressed with the restaurant’s concept of using fresh ingredients and food that are prepared dail y . “If y ou like Mexican and spic y foods, then y ou’ll like this,” said Charbonneau. The new restaurant is alread y generating a lot of interest within the co mm unit y . “The residents of Cornwall have respond- ed quite well,” said Charbonneau. “People are helping to spread the word on Face- book, and the feedback has been unbeliev-
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