Rebecca LeHeup
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Rebecca loves Ontario and local edibles. She is lucky in her role as Executive Director for the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance because it lets her explore Ontario connecting people across the agriculture and tourism industries.

Rebecca is passionate about the interrelation between food, agriculture, tourism, arts and culture. She was instrumental in developing tourism products including Prince Edward County’s award winning Taste Trail, the annual TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine, the Arts Trail, Countylicious and the buy-local program: Harvestin’ the County.

Born and raised in Toronto, Rebecca spent her summers in Prince Edward County. She still splits her time between Toronto and PEC. Sharing in her adventures are her two sons – Jack and Liam, and her life partner, Andrew Mackenzie.

Blog Entries by Rebecca LeHeup

Chipotle Walks the Talk of Sustainable Food

(1) Comments | Posted July 4, 2012 | 7:11 AM

I remember coming across a video in my YouTube searches that was about the evolution of farming, it was set to the music The Scientist written by Coldplay, sung by Willie Nelson. The message, and the music left me in tears. We have made everything simple...

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Cheese Lovers of Ontario, Unite!

(2) Comments | Posted June 18, 2012 | 4:23 PM

I love cheese. Whether it's extra old cheddar, soft creamy chevre, some squeaky curds or melt-in-your-mouth mozzarella -- I love it all. Oh wait, there is an exception, it must be artisanal cheese.

It's exciting times for a cheese lover in Ontario where there is a renaissance in artisan cheese...

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In Search of the Best Butter Tart

(15) Comments | Posted June 16, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Several weeks ago I put out a Tweet "Who makes the best butter tarts in Toronto?" The conversation created from this one question was remarkable -- in fact, it generated reaction from over 25,000 people with lots of recommendations for Toronto and beyond. More importantly, it initiated the most delicious...

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Room For Everyone At Luminato's Table

(0) Comments | Posted June 14, 2012 | 5:32 PM

This year's Luminato Festival has a new culinary twist -- the Toronto Carretilla Initiative -- an experiential installation by artist Rainer Prohaska. I had the great pleasure of participating in the trial run of #TCIFood (for those on Twitter you can use and follow...

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