E197 Cayley Balint and Sarah Sanders

This weeks guests are Cayley Balint and Sarah Sanders who join us from Kingston, Ontario. Cayley is the Head Chef and Sarah is the Head Bartender at The Frontenac Club in Kingston - a cocktail bar and gastropub located inside a historic 180 year old building which also functions as an upscale boutique hotel. Sarah and Cayley are responsible for serving up craft cocktails and a curated wine list along with preparing globally and locally inspired dishes.

Cayley Balint started her cooking career in 2008 at Atomica, making gourmet pizzas whilst being apprenticed under the head chef next door at Le Chein Noir. Cayley attended culinary school at St. Lawrence, and used her summer co-op placement to travel to Banff, Alberta where she worked at Buffalo Mountain Lodge, part of Canadian Rocky Mountain resorts. This is where she obtained her love and inspirations for Canadian and global style cuisine. Upon arriving back in Ontario, Cayley got a job as a line cook at Aquaterra restaurant. Over the next decade she would work her way up to become the Catering and Banquet Chef of Aquaterra and the Delta hotel, which the restaurant resides within. Cayley joined The Frontenac Club team in August of 2020.

Sarah Sanders has been in the service industry for twenty-one years and behind the bar for eleven. Sarah is originally from Kingston, Ontario, raised in the Thousand Islands and surrounding area. Sarah attended Sheridan College, where she studied several aspects of Art and Design. Sarah’s majors were Fine Art and Textile Design. Sarah started working in restaurants in college, as a nights and weekend job, first in BOH. Years and a few restaurants later moved to FOH, then eventually bartending.

And a big thank you to this weeks sponsors - Civil Pours and Elora Distilling Company.

Civil Pours is a ready to pour, premium cocktail program that blends the highest quality, proprietary ingredients into shelf stable, top selling cocktails delivered to you in draft-ready kegs. All you do is pour, serve, and savour a seamless experience designed to captivate your customer and smooth your service. To get in touch contact sales@civilpours.com or check the website civilpours.com

Elora Distilling Company produces handcrafted, premium products in a grain to grass distillery and the grains are sourced from local farms in Waterloo and Wellington counties. There are over 25 products on the Elora Distilling company’s roster including gins, vodkas, rums, whiskeys, liquors and pre-mixed products. All products are available for wholesale to restaurants and bars. Follow them @eloradistillingco or check out EloraDistillingCompany.com

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