Dead blonde smith5/9/2023 He has such a great way with talking to people," Bridges says.įor chef and food truck owner Jonny Blonde, Smith was "a friend and a mentor" who paved the way for others in the business in Hamilton. He had a way of talking to people and making them feel very comfortable. "He made everybody feel like they were his friend. It was like we were just hanging out, but we were making sandwiches for people and making people laugh." Graeme made 'everybody feel like they were his friend'īridges believes his brother's "personality and strive for excellence" were what drew people to him. I knew what Graeme expected so, I would try to do that by tenfold. You know what I mean? And so he was so fun to work with. "As much as I thought I'd hate it, it turned out nothing was different for me," Bridges says. (Submitted by Peter Bridges)īridges says he worked with Smith from the day Gorilla cheese opened at Hamilton City Hall in July 2011, until 2017. In this 2012 photo, Smith is seen making his delicious grilled cheese sandwiches. "So, finally, he went to culinary school and sure enough, he came up with a menu … and that's when he started formulating a plan to get together." He'd talk about how much he wanted to start a restaurant," Bridges says. Smith always wanted to be in the restaurant business, his brother recalled.Įver since he was a young … he had this fantasy about having a grilled cheese restaurant. 'Fantasy about having a grilled cheese restaurant' It was just like hanging out with your best friends, but, you know, he just happened to be your brother. "In the later years, we became best friends and it was almost like there was no age gap, if you know what I mean. Peter Bridgesīridges, 38, says while there was a pretty significant age difference between them, they were still very close. He has such a great way with talking to people. Graeme and I shared bunk beds, we shared a room." He made everybody feel like they were his friend. "Graeme was there at my birth, he was there at every single big aspect of my life. It's hard to believe, even though we knew that he had cancer, it still doesn't feel right. (Submitted by Peter Bridges)īridges says life will never be the same without his beloved brother. Former Dragon's Den host Vikram Vij, centre, visited the Gorilla Cheese food truck during the period that he was a host of the CBC television show.
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