Chez_Piggy

Chez Piggy

Chez Piggy

Restaurant in downtown Kingston, Ontario

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

History

Chez Piggy was opened in 1979 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][3] The restaurant is located in a formerly abandoned limestone horse stable that was built in 1806.[4][5][6] Now a popular culinary tourist attraction,[7] the restaurant is recognized as a local landmark.[8][1] Zoe Yanovsky took over as operating owner of both Chez Piggy and Pan Chancho when her father died in 2002.[5][9]

The current 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.[10]

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.[11]

References

  1. [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. [2]
    "Chez Piggy Restaurant & Bar: Feeding a Need for Destination Dining - Canadian Business Executive". www.canadianbusinessexecutive.com.
  3. [3]
    "Restaurant takeover - The Journal". www.queensjournal.ca. 3 April 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Chez Piggy rocks Kingston restaurant scene...Rain great news for Australia - Toronto Star". thestar.com.[permanent dead link]
  5. [5]
    "Kingston's Frontenac Club Inn reflects city's rich history". 9 October 2015.
  6. [6]
    DK Publishing (2 April 2012). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Canada. DK Publishing. pp. 382–. ISBN 978-0-7566-9149-3.
  7. [7]
    "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.
  8. [8]
    "Kingston Life". www.kingstonlife.ca.
  9. [9]
    Williams, Richard (16 December 2002). "Zal Yanovsky". The Guardian.
  10. [10]
    "Q&A with provincial NDP nominee Ian Arthur". queensjournal.ca. 9 March 2018.
  11. [11]
    "Chez Piggy Restaurant Receives OHI Gold Award". 22 April 2016.

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