Brad Royale
Brad Royale is the wine director for Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts and Taste restaurant. He has completed the ISG and WSET programs and judges for the Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards and International Value Wine Awards.
Working New Year's Eve: Step-by-Step
Should you be in the unfortunate position of having to work on the big night, simply follow this step-by-step guide to ensure you still make the most of ringing in the new year.
Despite my habitual employment within restaurants I haven't worked a New Year's Eve (NYE) in about four years. Beautiful luck and fanciful timing I suppose have played a roll in this somewhat freeing escape from a busy restaurant holiday evening. As it has worked out, until this year, the celebrated event has fallen on evenings which were not my normal nights to work (awesome); however this year it fell smack on a Thursday, Bradley's night of the week to work at Divino (blasted). It's not that I don't like working holidays, I do, they tend to be spirited and well enthused and carry a
