How three out-of-work Toronto cooks launched thriving online businesses How three out-of-work Toronto cooks launched thriving online businesses After losing jobs during the first wave, these food workers became entrepreneurs from home By Kelsey Adams Kennedy Sherwood’s bake shop Knead It baked took off in January. Every week a new online food business pops up in Toronto. Back in March 2020, out-of-work restaurant chefs and home cooks experimenting in the kitchen during their newfound, lockdown-induced free time started selling meals of all kinds via online businesses. Some are industrious people whose hours were cut when restaurants pivoted to takeout and delivery. Some are falling back on passions to make a living, and some are just having fun and seeing where things go.