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Yukon News | Dawson establishment named among best new restaurants in the country

November 8, 2021

A Dawson cafe and restaurant, which brings locally farmed goods to its plates, is being recognized as one of the best new restaurants in the country. BonTon & Company was named in the annual list of best new restaurants produced by Air Canada and OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation provider. Co-owned by Dennis Dunn and Shelby Jordan, the restaurant started as Jordan’s BonTon Butchery & Charcuterie in a small workshop on her property. She processed farmed and hunted meats after training in butchery at Thompson Rivers University, and studying traditional charcuterie at the Italian Culinary Institute in Italy. Read more