London restauranteur completes success story with 'best ribs' win at Ribfest
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It’s been a long road to the top for Jorge Gonzalez. The Venezuelan who has lived in Canada for 27 years is the winner of London Ribfest 2022's overall title for ‘best ribs.’
It’s been a long road to the top for Jorge Gonzalez.
The Venezuelan who has lived in Canada for 27 years is the winner of London Ribfest’s overall title for ‘best ribs.’
“I’m like a phoenix reborn,” says Gonzalez, from Ribbers Row at Victoria Park. “I have an amazing team behind me that all these years, and they're the ones who has made this possible.”
Gonzalez called it a “long-time dream” to get a booth at London Ribfest and Craft Beer Festival in 2021 after trying to get a spot for the past five years. A year later he was finally able to hoist the trophy.
“His story is really amazing,” says Doug Hillier, promoter of London Ribfest.
“We found Mr. Gonzalez working out his food truck in front of a shopping center in Chatham, I asked him if he's doing well and he said he wasn't. We invited him to our Chatham event selling Latino food and he did so well and people loved it,” Hillier added.
