Watch the interview HERE

On March 23, 2017, Restaurant International hosted its annual Blue & Green Soiree event, featuring a salt-free dinner, live jazz music and a raffle. Algonquin College Chef-Professor Mario Ramsay and student Chef Cynthia Douglas chatted to CTV’s Leanne Cusack about salt-free cooking and the coming to Restaurant International this month.... Read More

Some Ottawa chefs-in-training have a challenge on their hands next week — to make a delicious salt-free supper for a special gala. The Blue and Green Soirée at Algonquin College, an evening to raise money for The Kidney Foundation of Canada, focuses on a salt-free menu to demonstrate a renal-friendly... Read More

Read here how our Culinary students under the direction of Chef Mario Ramsay provided salt-free yet flavourful fare to the second annual Blue and Green Soiree, a culinary evening that focuses on creating better restaurant food options for people with chronic kidney disease.

By CAROLINE PHILLIPS, Ottawa Citizen Future chefs and cooks spiced up the night at Algonquin College’s Restaurant International on Thursday by serving entirely salt-free fare to guests of the Blue and Green Soirée, a culinary evening that focuses on creating better restaurant food options for people with chronic kidney disease.... Read More

Have a look at CTV’s coverage of the event. Watch the Video!

By: CARLY WEEKS, The Globe and Mail Canadian restaurants continue to serve up excessively salty dishes because that’s what consumers want, according to a national food-service industry association. The comments come after a new study was published showing that from 2010 to 2013, many Canadian restaurant chains added sodium to... Read More