E211 Madeleine Hayles

This weeks guest is Madeleine Hayles who is a sommelier and the owner of Happy Coffee And Wine, a cafe and wine bar in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mads had done several stints at classic restaurants like Terroni and higher end fine dining at Actinolite and Hop Goods Foodliner, but she found her passion working at Midfield Wine Bar. After 4 years there, Mads and several partners opened up Happy Coffee and Wine in 2019 - a neighbourhood spot focused on keeping wine diverse and affordable. The cafe and wine bar is more likely to carry a pet-nat than a barolo, but aren't necessarily a natural wine bar.

More recently, Mads has gotten into winemaking. Mads has done a couple of harvests at Trail Estate Winery in Prince Edward County, and at 2Naturkinder in Franken, Germany. Currently, Mads is working on her own wine project focusing on Ontario hybrid varietals, hopefully to be released in the new year.

Mads is also working on a new collaboration with Jess Maiorano, the chef & owner of Pasta Forever, a specialty pasta shop, Italian grocer & caterer on Dundas West. The new restaurant is named Zia’s Place and is set to open in January 2025.

Links

@happycoffeeandwine

happycoffeeandwine.com

@pastaforeverto

pastaforever.ca

@sugarrunbar

@babylonsistersbar

@the_industry_podcast

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