{"id":107192,"date":"2025-09-12T16:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=107192"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:51:31","slug":"halo-chef-universal-food-with-a-rich-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visionrockland.ca\/en\/affaires\/halo-chef-universal-food-with-a-rich-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Halo Chef: Universal food with a rich culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>It\u2019s a unique restaurant on Rockland\u2019s main street and one that has plans to grow: <span class=\"mark5r83agjo8\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Halo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>, specializing in African- and Caribbean-inspired cookery, has been open on Laurier Street for approaching three years now, and, according to the family who owns the business, they\u2019re looking ahead to further opportunities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne\u00a0<\/span>thing about the restaurant business is that there\u2019s more to it than just preparing food. There\u2019s marketing the business, the financial projections, investments. All of that. Right now, the team is getting their rhythm in terms of operations but thinking about expansion, more exposure, possible franchising and investment so we can revamp,\u201d according to Gorcky Mukendi.<\/p>\n<p>Mukendi takes care of the restaurant\u2019s financial matters, and the \u201cteam\u201d he refers to includes\u00a0<span class=\"mark5r83agjo8\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Halo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>\u00a0co-owners Justin Mukendi and Christine Mukendi, his parents.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Adding food culture to Rockland<\/b><br \/>\nChristine Mukendi, who in early July led the\u00a0<span class=\"mark5r83agjo8\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Halo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>\u00a0team to Afrofest in Toronto\u2019s Woodbine Park to serve their food \u2013 and thereby get out the restaurant\u2019s name \u2013 does the cooking, which she might describe as something like her love language.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCooking is my passion,\u201d she says. \u201cPreparing food and cooking for people is the thing that I love to do the most. I started when I was back home in Congo when I was younger, and I haven\u2019t stopped. I simply brought the culture to Rockland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As business evolves and grows \u2013 that includes catering functions too \u2013\u00a0<span class=\"mark5r83agjo8\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Halo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>\u00a0opens five days a week in the late afternoon only, at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>Customers, says Gorcky Mukendi, range across demographics in what he describes as \u201cactually an almost equal spread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They are considering working toward engaging with a third-party delivery company like Uber Eats, but they need the numbers to balance first; on occasion, they have themselves driven food orders to some of their regular customers.<\/p>\n<p>As for the name\u00a0<span class=\"mark5r83agjo8\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Halo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>, it seems to ring out as \u201cHello\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>!\u201d but the family came up with name as way to blend, in a playful manner, a sense of \u201cangelic\u201d perfection when it comes to delicious food and\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">chef<\/span>, Christine, cooking it.<\/p>\n<p>Husband and business partner Justin says Christine\u2019s cooking started out as a hobby that reaches back to her childhood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFriends asked why she isn\u2019t running a restaurant,\u201d he says. \u201cWe said, okay, it sounds like a good idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The idea took root.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant now has a dedicated following \u2013 several customers came in to collect dinner orders in the short time I was visiting the dining room \u2013 that returns often for the popular smoky charcoal-grilled chicken.<\/p>\n<p>I have thoroughly enjoyed the earthy viande de ch\u00e8vre, and the menu includes makayabu saltfish, along with deep-fried plantain (aloco), and rice that is packed with flavour and colour from heady turmeric.<\/p>\n<p>Kwanga, a traditional dish prepared in Democratic Republic of Congo and throughout Central Africa, is another\u00a0<span class=\"mark5r83agjo8\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Halo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>\u00a0signature dish: cassava (or yuca) is made into dough, wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed to make it tender and slightly sweet.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a dish called samoussa, a variation of samosa, which is a dough pocket stuffed with spiced peas, potatoes or meat and deep-fried; for dessert, you can have a waffle or a p\u00e2te \u00e0 choux (pastry dough) beignet.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Universal foods differentiated by spices<\/b><br \/>\nAccording to Justin Mukendi, the food at\u00a0<span class=\"mark5r83agjo8\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Halo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>\u00a0has a \u201cuniversal\u201d quality that in essence makes it familiar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA chicken is a chicken, right? The difference between chickens from different parts of the world is only based on ingredients and the spices added. Cooks use different ingredients, for instance, at an Indian or Pakistani restaurant,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>It speaks to Christine\u2019s experience cooking at home when she was a kid in Kinshasa: the ingredients she incorporates into the\u00a0<span class=\"mark5r83agjo8\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Halo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>\u00a0menu selections create the unique flavours in a dish that is made with common poultry.<\/p>\n<p>The seasoning for the goat, a popular African and Caribbean protein source, is proprietary however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ingredients for our goat are a secret,\u201d Christine says. \u201cWe marinate the meat for a couple of hours, and then cook it on charcoal. That makes a difference from how other cooks make it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The saltfish is rinsed several times in water and then cooked with bell peppers and onions and is served with kwanga.<\/p>\n<p>There are also Congolese pondu (feuilles de manioc on the menu), a stewed dish of finely chopped cassava leaves, as well as fumbwa, African wild spinach stew; both are staples in Central African cuisine.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Charcoal is a defining feature<br \/>\n<\/b>In answer to the question of which is her favourite dish to prepare, Christine Mukendi is hard-pressed. The chicken, goat and the ribs are right up there, she says, primarily because of her long history cooking them in the family \u2013 but the charcoal seems to be the defining feature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe barbecue with charcoal, that\u2019s what I\u2019ve brought here. It reminds me of the way we cooked it back home. Slow cooked and not rushed is the way the flavour is created.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That flavour, according to\u00a0<span class=\"mark5r83agjo8\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Halo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>\u00a0business plans, will, the family hopes, create more profile for the business as they focus on capturing the palates of the local community and eventually beyond, says Christine Mukendi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRockland and its demographics are growing but also Ottawa. People are more interested in African charcoal cuisine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mark5r83agjo8\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Halo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"mark9k0yg2riz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Chef<\/span>\u00a0is open Tuesday to Friday 4 p.m. \u2013 8 p.m. and Saturday 3 p.m. \u2013 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Food writer Andrew Coppolino lives in Rockland. He is the author of \u201cFarm to Table\u201d and co-author of \u201cCooking with Shakespeare.\u201d Follow him on Instagram @andrewcoppolino.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a unique restaurant on Rockland\u2019s main street and one that has plans to grow: Halo\u00a0Chef, specializing in African- and Caribbean-inspired cookery, has been open on Laurier Street for approaching three years now, and, according to the family who owns the business, they\u2019re looking ahead to further opportunities. \u201cOne\u00a0thing about the restaurant business is that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":107193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-affaires"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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