Rebecca LeHeup

Rebecca is an influential culinary tourism pioneer. Her passion for place is legend, as is her boundless energy for sharing it. With a keen eye for the unique experiences that visitors seek and a powerful storytelling skill, she engages audiences from her home in Prince Edward County, across the province as the executive director of Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance, and around the globe as a proud Canadian.

Rebecca is an avid runner who loves the great outdoors and spends summers in her historic chicken coop in Sandbanks Provincial Park. Follow Rebecca on Twitter @OntarioCulinary

Andrew Mackenzie

Andrew is a serial entrepreneur and professional brand strategist. Working in the technology, advertising, media and hospitality industries he enjoys the cross-pollination of successful ideas. Although carrying on a stormy relationship with a writing career, Andrew has a deep conviction that storytelling is the foundation to brand development.

Andrew’s personal brand project, which he cofounded in 2005, is Buddha Dog, a platform for the promotion of community economic development through local food. Using the lowly hotdog as a Slow Food ambassador Buddha Dog builds a bridge between children, parents, farmers, and chefs.

Andrew is happiest when out-of-doors, especially with his Terroir Run co-founder and her amazing boys, at their Sandbanks compound.