Irene Matys

I'm Irene Matys, a Local Farm-To-Table Advocate, Freelance Food Stylist and Food Style Segment Expert on The Marilyn Denis Show at CTV/Bell Media, Recipe Curator, Food Photographer and author of the Spicy Olive website. The name stems from my birthplace Cyprus. There, my family specialized in olive tree farming and cultivation, (and of course my love of hot & Spicy) and is where my deep appreciation of creating new recipes using locally sourced ingredients originated (even though I didn't know it at the time!).