In this new edition of Quick Delivery, we feature interviews with food and restaurant enthusiasts: Mirko D'Agata of Morso restaurant and Catherine Robillard, young owner of Toujours Mikes restaurant in Brossard. Finally, we will revisit the sad events that took place in a restaurant in Madrid, where a fire broke out because of a flambéed dish, resulting in two deaths.
Let's start with the meeting that Le Devoir had with the chef Mirko D'Agata. What the reporter took away from the meeting is that the chef believes that pizza is the best way to attract workers, feed the passion for cooking and delight gourmets.
D'Agata, who won the 2019 World's Best Roman Pizza award, has opened three Morso restaurants in Quebec City that specialize in Roman pizza served al taglio. D'Agata says the pizza represents simplicity, sharing and discovery, and his team's creativity has contributed to the success of his business. D'Agata encourages teamwork by holding pizza-making contests among his staff, with the winners' creations featured on restaurant menus. He also volunteers and supports local producers by purchasing local and seasonal ingredients and maintaining personal relationships with his suppliers.
Let's continue with another meeting, that of Catherine Robillard, the new owner and manager of a Toujours Mikes franchise in Brossard at the age of 25, after working as a waitress and manager for six years. She discovered her passion for customer service and management as she worked her way up in the restaurant industry.
Previously a student teacher, Catherine realized that her passion for working with people could be fulfilled in the restaurant industry. Catherine's friends and customers were not surprised when she became a young restaurant owner. Although she knows that being a business owner is a challenge, she feels fortunate to have supportive friends and family. Catherine hopes to acquire more Mikes franchises in the future as she continues to learn and grow in her role as a restaurateur.
Let's end with the fire in an Italian restaurant in Madrid that killed two people and injured ten others in mid-April. Of the injured, six were transferred to hospital in serious condition. Witnesses reported that the fire started when the waiter set fire to a dish on his plate and the fire spread to the plants that decorated the establishment. Firefighters reacted quickly because their fire station was nearby and several people ran to warn them.
