Brindle Café

Brindle is a chef-owned café, bakery, and catering company in downtown St. Catharines. Rooted in seasonal Niagara ingredients, handmade food, and warm hospitality, Brindle brings fine-dining technique to a neighbourhood café, serving house-made pastries, sandwiches, specialty coffee, and thoughtfully prepared lunches. Owners Nicole Douglas and Carlos De Veyra bring decades of experience from some of […]

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The Music Factory

We are thrilled to have The Music Factory as part of the Friday July 17th Friday Night Flights event The Music Factory is a GTA-based band with over 16,000 followers on Instagram and Facebook—find them @tmfband. With each musician bringing years of experience playing big stages across N.A., and a dedicated following, they deliver high-energy […]

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Peter Gamble

Moderator of the i4C 2026 School of Cool: Session 3 Peter Gamble, a lifetime wine industry professional whose career has encompassed roles as a distinguished professional winemaker and consultant, an internationally recognized wine taster and judge, and the founding Executive Director of the VQA, has long worked alongside Canada’s most passionate winemakers to achieve greater […]

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Véronique Rivest, Sommelier

Véronique Rivest joins us this July as Special Guest, School of Cool Keynote and Session 1 Moderator Véronique Rivest is one of the most respected sommeliers in Canada and abroad. Since her very first restaurant job at the age of sixteen, she developed a true passion for wine, food and service. She now counts over […]

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Chef Tim Mackiddie, Smoke and Barrel Niagara

We are pleased to have Chef Tim Mackiddie return as part of the Friday Night Flights culinary crew at Niagara District Airport on Friday July 17th  About Chef Tim Mackiddie, Smoke and Barrel Niagara Born in Niagara Tim was introduced to the world of food and wine at an early age. Tim’s father is a […]

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