Edmonton's Ukrainian Food Spot 'DON'YA' 'Bout to Get Funded on Dragon's Den?! 🤑🔥

The Deets

Alright, listen up, fam! Edmonton's own DON'YA Ukrainian Kitchen is 'bout to pull up on Dragon's Den, and it's gonna be lit! This ain't your grandma's cooking show; this is about securing the funds to go GLOBAL!

So, here's the backstory: back in '22, DON'YA was a spot to donate stuff for Ukrainian peeps moving to Edmonton. But then they were like, "Yo, let's also serve some authentic Ukrainian grub!" And BOOM! They opened their first store in June '23 and now they got two restaurants, serving only the most bussin food.

Now, they're aiming for the MOON. Co-founder Janie Krissa is saying they wanna open 300 stores in the next 10 years! Big dreams, fr fr. But to make that happen, they need that Dragon's Den cash.

The filming goes down after Mother's Day, and the episode will drop sometime between October and January. So, set your reminders, bestie! This could be HUGE for Edmonton and Ukrainian food, period! Plus the restaurant's managed by a mother-daughter duo. Double win!

Also, in other Edmonton news from the Taproot Edmonton, Edmonton City Council wants to fix the traffic in Belgravia. Tim Cartmell, who wants to be mayor, is making a plan for services and safe streets. There was also a vigil for Vancouver attack victims, and Alberta had big voter turnout in the federal election. Health care workers got a raise, and there's a documentary about Edmonton jazz singer Judi Singh dropping at Doxa Film Fest. DON'YA Ukraine's Kitchen will be on Dragon's Den (again!). Two peeps just got appointed to the EPCOR board, and one is leaving. Be careful for garter snakes, y'all. The Oilers are heading to round 2! Lastly, 2S Water won at least $150K in investment at Startup TNT's Summit XI. That's the tea!