Interview with Executive Chef & Restaurateur Tom Kral
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WEST QUEEN WEST'S TOM KRAL...
"...For almost 40 years, The Prague has been serving Toronto’s Queen West community with its authentic European cuisine. With specialities like schnitzel, goulash, dumplings, various sausages, soups, salads, and pastries, it has become the place for hearty home cooked meals. The eatery is now in the hands of the third generation of the Kral family. Here’s a featured interview with Executive Chef and Owner Tom Kral..."
"...What inspires you to cook?.."
"...I have a passion for creating. Like artists, chefs use ingredients like paint to create their masterpiece. I’ve also always been kind of an extremist, and in the kitchen there can be a lot of pressure at times and you need to be speedy… you can say my days are never boring. I could never have a desk job, I was always good with my hands. There is a certain attraction that I have with food, it must be the idea that we are what we eat. I also like that food is social; it connects and brings people together...."
