This is the 50th episode of the Food Focus podcast. We’re excited to hit this milestone and look forward to talking to many more people about a wide variety of issues related to food. This episode is the first half of Mike’s conversation with Chef Pam Fanjoy. She talks about her food business (restaurant, meals to go, and more) before and after COVID and how her business reflects her values.
OurFoodFuture — by Karolina Salazar
Pam Fanjoy started her career as a clinical social worker and worked throughout the health care sector for 25 years. In 2010, Pam decided to start taking culinary lessons as a personal outlet for some fun and eventually graduated from George Brown College with a Culinary Management degree in 2013. While still practicing social work, she had started cooking prepared healthy meals for professionals, which was so well received that she opened a storefront in Erin in 2014.
Pam later created Fan/Joy, where she refined her line of Gourmet to Go frozen meals and continued exploring the synergies between her two greatest passions: helping youth and families improve their mental health and food. The connection seemed natural to her and she began whisking up recipes with therapeutic techniques that helped people to learn new coping skills, better communication and how to collaborate with others through cooking classes for youth, families, and individuals.
Read the full article: https://foodfuture.ca/business_workstream/post/circular-business-highlight-week-fanjoy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chef Pam Fanjoy receives BMO Grant for her Junior Chef Programs which provide therapeutic support to youth and families during the pandemic
HILLSBURGH, Ontario | November 19, 2020 – The BMO Financial Group announced today that Pam Fanjoy is one of ten recipients of the BMO Grant Program for Women-Owned Businesses for her innovative Junior Chef Programs, which aim to enhance the physical, mental and spiritual health of youth and families.
“I feel honoured to be selected as a recipient of the BMO Grant for Women-Owned Businesses,” said Pam Fanjoy, Chef and Owner, Fan/Joy. “The work we are doing with youth and families in our Junior Chef program is something we are incredibly proud of. Programs like these help us continue our efforts, especially during this unprecedented time.”
The BMO Grant Program for Women-Owned Businesses grant program celebrates Canadian Women business owners’ innovation and resilience during the pandemic. Each business will receive $10,000 and have the opportunity to receive ongoing support through one of the bank’s partners, including a one-year membership with a peer advisory group for women business owners and a one-year certification with Women Business Enterprise Canada.
The selection process included BMO’s strategic partners and an advisory committee judging panel consisting of leaders from GroYourBiz, Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), Women Get On Board, Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada), Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, and Deloitte.
“A large part of supporting the advancement of women is celebrating the contributions made by women leaders, entrepreneurs, and mentors in local communities,” said Erminia (Ernie) Johannson, Group Head, North American Personal and Business Banking, BMO Financial Group. “We’re proud to recognize these women and their ability to innovate in their businesses and persevere during this difficult time. Congratulations to this year’s honourees on all their achievements.”
To learn more about the Junior Chef Programs, please visit https://www.fanjoycentre.com/
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ABOUT CHEF PAM FANJOY
Building on a highly successful career as a clinical social worker, Chef Pam Fanjoy continues to help people & communities by integrating her culinary passion with her 25+ years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families. Pam has a personal life mission to foster joyful, healthy relationships by using delicious, healthy food to facilitate the meaningful connection between others to nourish their bodies, minds, and souls.
Website: https://www.fanjoycentre.com/
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Food Therapy is the place we have delicious discussions about what we eat because what we put in our body matters. They are interviewing chef Pam Fanjoy about using food to treat emotional eating disorders. Also, Pam shares her recipe for Summer Harvest Lasagna!
Listen live on CKTB 610 Talk Radio June 13, 2020, at 11 am.
After the episode has aired, you can also listen to the podcast on the Food Therapy website.
Orangeville Citizen — by Brian Lockhart
They are two rather diverse careers, however Pam Fanjoy, owner and executive chef at Fan/Joy Restaurant and Bar in Hillsburgh, combines her culinary expertise with her career as a clinical social worker to foster healthy relationships during a rather difficult time.
With her restaurant currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Fanjoy is turning to online resources to help others cope with isolation through her Fan/Joy Chef Life Skills Family Program.
This is an eight-week, hands-on and interactive online therapeutic one-hour family cooking class for up to 10 families with children aged seven to 12. Additional classes will be held for 12- to 17-year-olds.
Read the full article: http://citizen.on.ca/?p=17700