Originally from New Brunswick, Stephanie started cooking and pursued her passion by attending the Culinary Institute of Canada at Holland Collage in PEI.

After graduating, she spent time in Toronto and Australia at such restaurants as Canoe, George and Ultra Supper Club. Upon returning to Halifax, Stephanie sought to work with chefs and restaurateurs who shared the goal to grow and create the “eat local” community and food scene.

Top Chef Canada season 8 Finalist and featured on the Food Network Canadas “Big Food Bucket List” Stephanie went on to create Hop Scotch Dinner Club, a 12-course pop-up tasting experience hosted in restaurants across Halifax while searching for a permanent space to call home.

Winter of 2025 we were able to secure and open a new restaurant space, located in the Hydrostone, Reta’s Restaurant (named after Stephanie’s grandmother) has garnered great praise and attention for being an innovative exploration of what Nova Scotia’s terroir has to offer.

As always, Steph’s ambition is to showcase and celebrate the abundance of local, sustainable fare in an elegant and imaginative way, representing maritime and Canadian Cuisine.