Christina is a Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Nominated Educator (Spirits), a Prud’homme Beer Specialist and holds WSET Spirits Level 3 and WSET Wine Level 3. She is Co-Owner of Bar Mordecai and the Founder/Owner of STAVE – her school offering beverage certifications, hospitality training and customized tasting experiences for industry and consumer alike.
In addition to her bar and school, Christina is currently a Bar & Beverage Curator for Restaurants Canada Show, a former Director of Programming for Toronto Cocktail Week, and a national coordinator for Speed Rack Canada. She is an avid fundraiser and organizer in the hospitality community, fundraising over $100k over the years for various organizations and charities, as well as a creator of numerous seminars and curriculum.
Christina has taken the industry by storm and has been recognized and celebrated across multiple organizations.
We're enhancing diversity & inclusion within the beverage alcohol industry through the Spirit of Inclusion Initiative.
Christina's recipe for a favourite festive cocktail: a lighter, brighter take on eggnog that's quick to whip up.
Tea time just got a whole lot more fun with this vanilla matcha milk tea recipe from Toronto's equally playful Bar Mordecai.
Christina speaks to why we need to stop separating the hospitality industry from societal structures; why you can't tackle racism without fighting classism and sexism; and how we can take our first steps on the path the change.
Christina Veira and Chef Bashir Munye teach you how to make peanut butter cocktails and peanut stew with king oyster mushrooms.
A round table discussion on the need to dismantle barriers to eradicate discrimination in the hospitality industry.