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- Restaurateur and Top Chef Canada judge Janet Zuccarini learned all about one of the themes of this season — resilience — from her father at an early age. Giacomo Zuccarini opened Toronto’s Sidewalk Caffè before Janet was even born; a legacy that would shape her outlook on restaurants in more ways than one.
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Feb 4, 2022 · updated February 4, 2022. Restaurateur and Top Chef Canada judge Janet Zuccarini learned all about one of the themes of this season — resilience — from her father at an early age. Giacomo Zuccarini opened Toronto’s Sidewalk Caffè before Janet was even born; a legacy that would shape her outlook on restaurants in more ways than one.
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- Let’s start with the easy ones: who are you? Where are you from? Mom and papa, your heritage, and why food? My name is Janet Linda Zuccarini. I was born in Toronto, Canada, my father was Giacomo Zuccarini, italiano from Abruzzo and my mother was from Germany.
- Beside noticing that all the girls in your family have names starting with “j”, why did you choose to work in the food industry? Take me back to the time when you were a kid, your recollections of family life & food…
- After coming back from Italy, you opened your first restaurant in Toronto, Nervosa. Why Nervosa? (which mean nervous in Italian) Don’t know why, I didn’t choose the name, my partners at the time did, at the beginning I didn’t like the name because of its meaning… but then I tought it was a good name, because, being my first restaurant I was kind of NERVOSA myself.
- What’s the key to be profitable? The numbers… Numbers are key to success. I know a lot of people in the restaurant business who don’t know how to make money, and don’t know how to be there for long.
Jul 16, 2018 · At 12 years old, Janet worked in her dad’s espresso machine business, repairing and hauling heavy machines with her dad constantly telling her, “you can do it.” After high school, Janet backpacked around Europe.
Aug 10, 2023 · At a young age, she learned resilience from observing and watching how her dad ran his business successfully. However, one day, a fateful event occurred when her father, Giacomo, traveled to Italy to visit his mother.
Mar 1, 2024 · “We ate very well at home… we only ate Italian food. And then my father would send his daughters, myself and my two sisters, to work on the family farm in Italy to understand where food came...
Oct 2, 2023 · Zuccarini at home in Toronto with her father, Giacomo, and older sister, Jackie, in 1968 Giacomo worked long days at Zuccarini Importing. When Janet was 14, he told her that he was...
Mar 8, 2023 · My father immigrated from Italy in the 1950s, bringing with him the first espresso machine to Canada. He started his own importing business and from an early age I’d help him sell espresso machines to restaurants and cafes across the city.
