Chez Piggy

Chez Piggy is a restaurant in downtown Kingston, Ontario. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Chez Piggy was opened on February 7, 1979, ^[3] by Zal Yanovsky of the 1960s pop group the Lovin' Spoonful and his partner Rose Richardson, who were both avid travellers who enjoyed good food and wanted to create a restaurant reflecting those traits. ^{[1] [4]} The restaurant is located in a formerly abandoned limestone horse stable that was built in 1806. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Now a popular culinary tourist attraction, ^[8] the restaurant is recognized as a local landmark. ^{[9] [1]} Zoe Yanovsky took over as operating owner of both Chez Piggy and Pan Chancho when her father died in 2002. ^{[6] [10]}

A former Member of Provincial Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, Ian Arthur, served as the executive chef at Chez Piggy until his election to the provincial legislature in 2018. ^[11]

Awards

In 2015 it was named Kingston's best-known restaurant by the National Post. In 2016, it received the Ontario Hostelry Institute (OHI) Gold Award. ^[12]

References

1. Sandra Martin (6 June 2014). Great Canadian Lives: A Cultural History of Modern Canada Through the Art of the Obit. House of Anansi Press Incorporated. pp. 212–. ISBN   978-1-77089-906-3.
2. "Chez Piggy Restaurant & Bar: Feeding a Need for Destination Dining - Canadian Business Executive". www.canadianbusinessexecutive.com.
3. Fitsell, Bill (February 8, 1979). "Bill Fitsell's People". The Kingston Whig-Standard . p. 22. Chez Piggy's Restaurant ... opened yesterday at the rear of 68 Princess St. ...
4. "Restaurant takeover - The Journal". www.queensjournal.ca. 3 April 2014.
5. "Chez Piggy rocks Kingston restaurant scene...Rain great news for Australia - Toronto Star". thestar.com.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "Kingston's Frontenac Club Inn reflects city's rich history". 9 October 2015.
7. DK Publishing (2 April 2012). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Canada. DK Publishing. pp. 382–. ISBN   978-0-7566-9149-3.
8. "This Week in Music History: August 13 to 19 – Canadian Music Hall Of Fame". canadianmusichalloffame.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
9. "Kingston Life". www.kingstonlife.ca.
10. Williams, Richard (16 December 2002). "Zal Yanovsky". The Guardian.
11. "Q&A with provincial NDP nominee Ian Arthur". queensjournal.ca. 9 March 2018.
12. "Chez Piggy Restaurant Receives OHI Gold Award". 22 April 2016.

Sources

• Newbury, Victoria, ed. (1998). The Chez Piggy Cookbook: Recipes From the Celebrated Restaurant and Bakery . Richmond Hill: Firefly Books. ISBN   978-1-55209-296-5 – via the Internet Archive.

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