Join us on Friday, April 26, 2024 for a SPICY CreativeMornings Winnipeg Event at RRC Polytech’s Jane’s Restaurant.
This is a bonus event – we are offering a pre-event “behind the scenes” exclusive tour of RRC Polytech’s Culinary and Baking Labs at 7:30am followed by our usual amazing fare featuring speaker Jackie Wild at 8:15am. **ASL Interpretation is offered at both the pre-event and the main event.
THE VENUE: RRC POLYTECH PATERSON GLOBAL FOODS INSTITUTE (PGI)
Join us at RRC Polytech’s Paterson Global Foods Institute (504 Main Street – corner of Main and William in the Exchange District). There is plenty of street parking on King Street (behind the building by The CUBE) or a parking lot just south of the building (McKim Building on Hang Tag). You can enter by the front door on Main Street or at the back door off Bijou Park.
PRE-EVENT TOUR
Meet us at 7:30am at the security desk at the entrance to Jane’s Restaurant for an exclusive “behind the scenes” tour of RRC Polytech’s Culinary and Baking Labs. Explore your inner chef and imagine yourself as a professional baker on this special CM WPG tour!
MAIN EVENT
The Secret Sauce: Spice Up Your Life With Creativity, Culture and Community
Join us at 8:15am at Jane’s Restaurant to explore the CreativeMornings global theme of SPICY, featuring speaker Jackie Wild.
As a young boy growing up in the rural farmlands of Southern Leyte, Jackie’s father spent countless hours in the kitchen alongside his mother, cooking up tasty traditional Philippine dishes. Since immigrating to Canada in the 1980s, he dreamed of opening a restaurant where he could serve the same nostalgic meals from his homeland and childhood.
Over four decades later, Jackie turned this pipe dream into a reality by penning a business plan while on maternity leave from her career in the corporate sector. Taking a collective leap of faith, this father-daughter duo opened Tito Boy Restaurant’s doors to their kababayan (fellow country people) and the broader community in October 2022.
As the first Philippine eatery in the south end of Winnipeg, Tito Boy’s offers a safe, welcoming space for building intergenerational and intercultural connections. The purpose of this communal gathering place is not only about serving delicious food—it’s about sharing and celebrating the lived experiences of our Philippine-Canadian diaspora.
Join us for engaging conversation and delightful bites with Jackie at the upcoming CreativeMornings session. During this talk, she will unpack the unconventional path that enabled her to unlock her creative potential and launch her own business.
About our Speaker: Jackie Wild
Jackie Wild | Founder, Tito Boy Restaurant & Founder, Delight Digital
Jackie Wild is a seasoned communications and marketing professional with over a decade of experience managing successful community-focused initiatives within the public, private and non-profit sectors. As a racialized woman in business, she understands the critical role anti-racism advocacy plays in advancing equitable outcomes for her kababayan (fellow country people) and the broader business community.
In 2022, Jackie launched Tito Boy Restaurant, Winnipeg’s first south-end Philippine eatery, offering traditional and fusion culinary creations. The business, named after her father, Agustin “Tito Boy” Doming, represents the intersectionality of different generations and what it means to be a Philippine-Canadian in the modern era.
A champion of community building, Jackie serves as president of the Manitoba Filipino Business Council, leading their vision to serve as the prime community resource hub for Philippine business people and professionals. Jackie also volunteers as board secretary with the Manitoba Museum, small business advisory council co-chair with The Winnipeg Chamber, interview chair with the Loran Scholars Foundation and board member with the Health Sciences Centre Foundation.
In 2020, Jackie was named one of CBC Manitoba’s Future 40 recipients and featured in the Filipino Journal’s 20 Filipinos to Watch list.
APRIL CREATIVEMORNINGS THEME: SPICY
April’s Theme is SPICY.
When you’re cooking, spices add flavor, depth, and complexity to an otherwise plain culinary dish. Spicy foods interact with receptors in our mouth and can trigger sensations of heat and even pain. Can you handle it? Being open to trying new and bold tastes is a good lesson for bringing daring and originality into all of our creative endeavors. As they say, “variety is the spice of life.”
Our Tucson chapter chose this month’s exploration of SPICY and Sophie McTear illustrated the theme.
