Emad Yacoub is no stranger to the kitchen. He spent the early years of his career honing his craft as Executive Chef in several celebrated Toronto restaurants. Later, he was the driving force behind the re-invigoration of Vancouver’s Joe Fortes. It was at Fortes that Emad met Shannon, who was managing that restaurant’s busy dining room at the time, while Emad worked away as Executive Chef in the high-volume kitchen.
After spending several years in B.C.’s restaurant industry, Shannon and Emad decided it was time to make their own move – to realize their own vision of what a restaurant could be. Toronto’s Solo on Yonge St. and Brownstone Bistro were their first successes. Emad’s culinary mastery and Shannon’s vast experience with public relations and management (she spent years working with both L.A.’s Staples Centre and GM Place in Vancouver) led them to rave reviews in Toronto – the pair were well-known in that city’s restaurant scene.
But their true destiny was on the West Coast. When they returned to Vancouver, the first location in the GLOWBAL COLLECTION – glowbal Grill and Satay Bar – made huge waves. They wanted to create a gathering place for friends and family, with worldly cuisine spun from the freshest West Coast ingredients. But what they created was a sensation, and one of the biggest success stories in the Vancouver restaurant world. The rest is history.
