Chef Alycia Wahn Martindale on Michelin recognizing her new Toronto restaurant; cooking Creole, Caribbean, and Latin American flavors north of the border; and why she’s scratch-making her own butter and bacon

Chef Alycia Wahn Martindale is cooking up southern flavors north of the border at Conejo Negro (Black Rabbit in Spanish), the massively popular Toronto restaurant she owns with her husband and their good friend. The menu is a combination of Creole, Caribbean, and Latin American cooking. And she is making everything possible from scratch— bacon, butter, pickles and much more. The former punk rock musician says she wants diners to feel the love in her food, which should feel like something someone’s grandmother would make. After little more than a year, Conejo Negro was feted by Michelin with a bib gourmand and an award for outstanding service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices